Local coffee chain Tierra Mia expects to open its El Monte location in May, according to city officials.

The specialty coffee retailer was recently granted building permits to renovate the former Sweet Daily Cafe at Ramona Boulevard and Peck Road, according to Assistant City Manager Alma Martinez.

Tierra Mia roasts its own coffees and offers menu items including horchata lattes, Mazapan peanut frappes and tres leches muffins. Its website lists 14 locations, including in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Montebello and downtown Los Angeles.

It also plans to open another location in Pomona.

The colorful former Sweet Daily building has sat vacant since the dessert shop shut down in 2017.