It’s been an iconic example of what planners and architects like to call adaptive reuse of historic buildings – even though the roughly century-old commercial buildings that opened the door to tax-credit financed redevelopment in Scott’s Addition aren’t everyone’s notion of landmarks of the past – but the neighborhood has been changing.
The closure comes just months after The Circuit's owner sold its building to a local developer. The Circuit was among the first trendy, entertainment-focused bars to arrive in Scott’s Addition.
Scott’s Addition's first planned food hall has become the subject of a legal battle, while a parking lot dispute elsewhere in the neighborhood continues to play out in court.