An Old Town nightclub has closed, and the owner hopes to replace it with a restaurant
Heroes is not the only Old Town bar that has closed of late.
On the same day that Heroes closed, said Ginny Pearce, the CEO of the Ted Timsah-owned Commercial Property Services Group company, the bar 6 Degrees at 222 N. Washington closed as well. That club also occupied a Timsah property.
Now, Pearce said, the company is looking for restaurant tenants for both spaces, and it’s had a good amount of interest.
Like Heroes, 6 Degrees had been run by partners Husssein Alkasasy, Raed Mansour and Ehab Mansour. The trio took over the management of Heroes in 2017 and started 6 Degrees the following year.
Pearce said she could not discuss the reasons both the businesses closed but said that Timsah is looking for tenants for the spaces who are interested in opening restaurants, not nightclubs. Over the past several years, Heroes — a once popular Old Town sports bar — has become more focused on nightlife.
“We’re trying to get rid of the whole nightlife thing — just trying to maybe get a kind of different atmosphere,” Pearce said.
So far, Pearce said, the Heroes space has gotten interest from national and local restaurant concepts. And a few locals have expressed interest in the 6 Degrees spot, which previously had been home to businesses like The Bullpen and Joe’s Old Town Bar & Grill.
Trevor Stacy of NAI Martens is the listing agent on both properties.
Alkasasy and Raed Mansour have not returned messages about the closings. The partners have had their hands in the takeovers of several other Wichita businesses, including Town & Country and The Chalet, both of which closed after less than a year. At least one of the partners, Raed Mansour, is behind the new Clouds Daiquiri Lounge, which just opened in the former Bionic Burger space at 21st and Woodlawn.
I’ll let you know when Timsah finds new tenants for both of the Old Town spaces.
This story was originally published April 12, 2022 at 10:55 AM.
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