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Friday, October 30, 2009
Old Bennigan's Site Dark Again
By Rivkela Brodsky
Copyright © 2009 Albuquerque Journal
First it was going to be a revived Bennigan's and then a sports bar called Allstars. Now, it's unclear what will happen to the building at San Mateo and Academy.
Sandia Foundation, a local nonprofit that owns the property, recently took repossession of the building after Colorado Restaurant Group — the company that was supposed to reopen Bennigan's and later told the Journal the site would become a sports bar — stopped work on the 8,000-square-foot facility, leaving vendors unpaid.
The foundation picked up the tab and “worked with (contractors),” Bob Goodman, executive director of the foundation, told the Journal.
Mike Griego, owner of Paradise Village, an electronic products and services company, said he did more than $31,000 in work there. The foundation paid some of the bill and let them reclaim the equipment.
“Bob (Goodman) was a ten,” he said. “Bob took care of us. I didn't think we were going to get any money out of that deal.”
Renovation work had started at the building back in June but eventually stopped.
“They didn't pay anybody and we all had liens on the property,” Bob Herman, owner and president Bob's painting Inc., told the Journal. The foundation also worked with him to pay for work.
“Sandia Foundation has been exceptionally helpful and admirable in this economy,” he said.
It's unclear what happened to the Colorado Restaurant Group that was leasing the building. Journal calls to the company in Colorado have gone unanswered.
Goodman said he spoke with the company six to eight weeks ago. “The old deal is done and behind us,” he said. “Next time we hope it's more successful. We're optimistic. It's a great location.”
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