A mezzanine was built as part of the conversion of the space from The HofGarden into Harry’s. (Photos courtesy Mike Guyer Photography)
The owners of the Hofheimer building in Scott’s Addition are reinventing the property’s namesake restaurant.
The HofGarden, a German-style beer garden that had operated in the building at 2818 W. Broad St. since 2017, will be replaced this week by Harry’s at Hofheimer.
Named for a pair of English bartenders of the early 20th century – Harry Craddock and Harry MacElhone – Harry’s is a cocktail-focused bar and restaurant.
The debut of Harry’s is the first part of a multi-phase renovation of the nearly 100-year-old Hofheimer building that’s being taken on by owner Carter Snipes and partner Natalie McNamara.
Natalie McNamara and Carter Snipes
In 2015 Snipes bought and converted the building into a restaurant and event space, and made room for other tenants including Peter Chang restaurant, which remains in its first floor space. Snipes opened The HofGarden in 2017, to capitalize on the popularity of the building’s event space and rooftop, but the lack of a full-size kitchen limited its food menu.
Earlier this year, Snipes and McNamara shuttered The HofGarden and began converting the first floor into Harry’s, something Snipes said he’d been considering since before the pandemic.
“I never really built out that first floor space,” Snipes said. “The beer, pretzels and pizza model (at HofGarden) is a very simple concept. You don’t have to have a really substantial kitchen. This was an opportunity to come in and do the entire first floor like you would on an initial rebuild.”
With a menu heavy on small plates and shareable dishes such as tuna tartare along with plenty of cocktails, McNamara said they’re hoping Harry’s can fill a gap in Scott’s Addition’s food and beverage scene.
“Scott’s Addition doesn’t really have a cocktail bar. It’s a lot of breweries and traditional restaurants,” she said. “We’re in a pristine spot location-wise and get a lot of foot traffic…and what we’ve found is that people don’t necessarily want a place where they have to sit down and have a full-course dinner. They just want to pop in, have a cocktail and some things to share.”
The buildout for Harry’s included adding a mezzanine level to the first floor. Renovations on the Hofheimer building’s second-floor event space are ongoing and set to wrap early next year. Also planned for 2024 is a renovation of the building’s 3,000-square-foot rooftop, which will also operate under the Harry’s brand.
Once completed, Snipes said this latest renovation of the 14,000-square-foot former rug cleaning facility will cost over $1 million.
“It’s a total remodel,” he said. “Everything in there is brand new – the electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hood, walk-ins.”
Harry’s is set to get dozens of new neighbors soon, as a seven-story, 73-unit apartment building is currently rising next door at 2820 W. Broad St. Local firm Bank Street Advisors is behind the project, which has been dubbed Soda Flats.
A mezzanine was built as part of the conversion of the space from The HofGarden into Harry’s. (Photos courtesy Mike Guyer Photography)
The owners of the Hofheimer building in Scott’s Addition are reinventing the property’s namesake restaurant.
The HofGarden, a German-style beer garden that had operated in the building at 2818 W. Broad St. since 2017, will be replaced this week by Harry’s at Hofheimer.
Named for a pair of English bartenders of the early 20th century – Harry Craddock and Harry MacElhone – Harry’s is a cocktail-focused bar and restaurant.
The debut of Harry’s is the first part of a multi-phase renovation of the nearly 100-year-old Hofheimer building that’s being taken on by owner Carter Snipes and partner Natalie McNamara.
Natalie McNamara and Carter Snipes
In 2015 Snipes bought and converted the building into a restaurant and event space, and made room for other tenants including Peter Chang restaurant, which remains in its first floor space. Snipes opened The HofGarden in 2017, to capitalize on the popularity of the building’s event space and rooftop, but the lack of a full-size kitchen limited its food menu.
Earlier this year, Snipes and McNamara shuttered The HofGarden and began converting the first floor into Harry’s, something Snipes said he’d been considering since before the pandemic.
“I never really built out that first floor space,” Snipes said. “The beer, pretzels and pizza model (at HofGarden) is a very simple concept. You don’t have to have a really substantial kitchen. This was an opportunity to come in and do the entire first floor like you would on an initial rebuild.”
With a menu heavy on small plates and shareable dishes such as tuna tartare along with plenty of cocktails, McNamara said they’re hoping Harry’s can fill a gap in Scott’s Addition’s food and beverage scene.
“Scott’s Addition doesn’t really have a cocktail bar. It’s a lot of breweries and traditional restaurants,” she said. “We’re in a pristine spot location-wise and get a lot of foot traffic…and what we’ve found is that people don’t necessarily want a place where they have to sit down and have a full-course dinner. They just want to pop in, have a cocktail and some things to share.”
The buildout for Harry’s included adding a mezzanine level to the first floor. Renovations on the Hofheimer building’s second-floor event space are ongoing and set to wrap early next year. Also planned for 2024 is a renovation of the building’s 3,000-square-foot rooftop, which will also operate under the Harry’s brand.
Once completed, Snipes said this latest renovation of the 14,000-square-foot former rug cleaning facility will cost over $1 million.
“It’s a total remodel,” he said. “Everything in there is brand new – the electrical, plumbing, mechanical, hood, walk-ins.”
Harry’s is set to get dozens of new neighbors soon, as a seven-story, 73-unit apartment building is currently rising next door at 2820 W. Broad St. Local firm Bank Street Advisors is behind the project, which has been dubbed Soda Flats.
Congratulations Natalie and Carter! Can’t wait to try it!
Looking forward to it as well! Congrats!