A new tap room and restaurant by Cazenovia-based Meier’s Creek Brewing Company is planned for 2653 Main St. in Lake Placid.
The tap room will be part of a two-building development, which was reviewed by the Lake Placid-North Elba joint Planning Review Board at a meeting on Wednesday.
The property was formerly the building and parking lot of the Fireside Steak House, and later housed the Valcour Brewing Company tap room. A number of other businesses have existed at that property, including a Kentucky Fried Chicken shop. Michael Phinney, principal of Phinney Design Group, said the KFC structure is still visible inside the building. Phinney said they tried to find a way to reuse the existing structure, but that it ultimately became clear that they would need to start from scratch.
In addition to the tap room and restaurant, which will include a commercial kitchen and spaces for events and catering, the second building on the property will contain four apartments. The plan for the parking lot is to have a total of 14 spaces, including four for the apartment residents, Phinney said.
The project is being designed and managed by Phinney Design Group, a multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design and construction management group that is headquartered in Saratoga Springs but has a location in Lake Placid. Their portfolio includes eight or nine brewery-type restaurants, Phinney said, including the RiverTrail Beerworks that opened this year in Saranac Lake.
