Jodi Schwan

jschwan@sfbusinessjournal.com

Downtown business owner Tim Kant has bought the building that most recently was Bogtrotters Irish Pub, Grub & Tap.

He plans to move Eastwold Smoke Shop, which was demolished in December, and Stogeez Cigar Lounge to his new building at 201 E. 11th St.

“Once we get everything remodeled and redone it’s going to be really nice,” said Kant, who also owned Copper Lounge downtown until last fall.

His new property is being remodeled into three distinct spaces. On the far east side will be Eastwold, which currently is operating out of Stogeez. A glass wall will separate it from the new Stogeez.

“All the tables and chairs will go, and we’ll bring in our leather furniture and everything we had at Copper and Stogeez,” Kant said.

The cigar bar will include the existing Bogtrotters bar. On the west end of the bar will be another glass wall, and west of that will be the 201 Cork House, a new wine bar that will include a self-service component.

The casino on the far west end “will turn into a wine tasting room for events, ladies nights, and when reps are in town for invitation-only type things,” Kant said.

Bogtrotters opened in 2015.

Kant, who had been looking for a space for his businesses downtown, said when he learned the building was for sale it became a natural fit.

“I love it,” he said. “There’s a lot to do, but we’ve got parking, and across the street there’s parking. In the summer, we’re going to have outdoor block parties, parking lot parties at least a couple times a month, and the patio is so much bigger.”

He plans to open by March 10 – the same day he started Stogeez in 2004.

Until then, he said he plans to continue operating out of his Phillips Avenue space and might do a one-day event for St. Patrick’s Day there.

The move “makes logical sense for a lot of reasons,” said Scott Blount of Lloyd Cos., who brokered the deal. “Tim had three businesses and this combines Stogeez and the cigar shop which certainly are a natural fit, and his third business in the building will be non-smoking with a high-end wine bar. So he’s just picking up efficiency by combining the businesses into one building, and it’s one block off of Phillips Avenue and it’s already built out.”