Geary, who moved to the Woodbridge neighborhood next to Wayne State University and Midtown as a 22-year-old from Salem Township in 2000 after spending a couple of years in Ann Arbor, is selling the neighborhood bar on Trumbull Avenue and some other property with an asking price of $1.225 million.

It is expected to remain open under any new ownership, continuing to serve beer, sandwiches and other food and drinks.

The listing price also includes a vacant 1,300-square-foot building and small 0.2-acre parcel across Merrick Street along Trumbull. James Tumey, senior commercial agent for Detroit-based The Loft Warehouse, is marketing the property for sale.

"I have enjoyed this immensely and Woodbridge Pub has been really good for me and the neighborhood, but not without some sacrifice, so I'm ready to pass the torch to somebody who wants to take what we built and grow it to the next level," he said, sitting at a table in the bar Thursday afternoon.

Geary also owns a handful of houses in the neighborhood and said he hopes to work on other real estate and construction projects.