A rendering of the planned Pine Hall at Hudson’s Detroit. Credit: Union Square Hospitality Group

New details have been announced for a rooftop bar at Hudson’s Detroit.

Pine Hall is set to open this spring at Detroit’s new tower, named after a popular restaurant inside the old J.L. Hudson’s Department store that once stood on the site until it closed in 1983 and was demolished in 1998.

The bar will be run by New York-based Union Square Hospitality Group, a James Beard Award-winning restaurant group that is also behind the national burger chain Shake Shack. It’s the company’s first Detroit project.

In a press release, Union Square Hospitality Group’s Danny Meyer described Pine Hall as a neighborhood bar.

“Our hope is that Detroiters make it part of their regular rotation, a locals joint that brings people together and fits whatever the moment calls for,” he said.

The bar is expected to seat around 300 guests and include an outdoor deck offering views of downtown Detroit.

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Leyland “Lee” DeVito is the editor in chief of Detroit Metro Times since 2016. His writing has also been published in CREEM, VICE, In These Times, and New City.