Finnigan's Wake price tag falls to $4.5 million
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
Somebody please buy it and fix the stupid misspelling in the stupid name?
If anyone's interested in buying Finnigan's Wake — I've daydreamed about doing it just to change the fifth letter from an i to an e — it looks like the owners have knocked $500,000 off the price tag for the epicenter of bro-bar-dom since it was initially listed for sale at $5 million last September.
Fantastic opportunity to own an Iconic piece of Philadelphia History. FINNIGAN'S WAKE. ... Currently a thriving 3 story restaurant/Catering establishment with a lower basement level that contains additional pub with dining area.
They also mention the two hard-won permissions Finnigan's current owners extracted from the city over lots of NoLibs protests and petitions as a selling point:
Bill #120395 has given Bodine St. has vacated parcel for the City and is permitted for outdoor seating Bill #120396 has given a permitted ability to allow balconies/ability to deck the rooftop for the next owner... and very much more.
For more on the Ballad of Finnigan's Wake, check out our archives of the bar's epic battle for a roofdeck that they never built.
