Childhood neighbor Billy Paladino, now CEO of Ellicott Development and mastermind of the multiuse Pearl Street build, and Cowan – a successful restaurateur – had always dreamed of working together on a major project. But what they didn't plan was the fulfillment would be in memory of a relative and close friend.

"For me, to be [Billy's] partner on the rooftop, to be part of something so special, the only thing to do was to name it after Patrick," Cowan said. "It's been 10 years since he passed, and this probably would have been his bar, he definitely would have been part of it. He was such a different type of person – his energy level was just insane. For me to step in his shoes and to represent him up here, it's just a dream come true."