Sunday, September 24, 2006

Renovation to make bank into nightspot

Edythe Jensen
The Arizona Republic
Sept. 23, 2006 12:00 AM

His design faced some roadblocks, but Neils Kreipke finally got the green light to turn an old downtown bank building into a future city nightspot.

Kreipke, a partner in Desert Viking Holdings, has purchased and renovated several historic downtown buildings, including the old Arrow Pharmacy where work is under way. He is also building San Marcos Commons, 79 new townhouses with retail, restaurant and office space on 15 acres southwest of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue.

Now, he plans to turn the former Bank One building at 8 S. San Marcos Place in the core historic downtown area into a restaurant and late-night gathering place.

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