A Canadian-based restaurateur (Allure Events, Inc. / 12800 Hall Rd LLC) is proposing a high-end steak and sushi bar and grill at the former Chili’s site, 12800 Hall Road, with an enclosed cigar lounge and a separate but adjoining hookah lounge. The project involves roughly $1.5 million in tenant improvements to fully renovate the 5,400+ sq ft building, update the façade, re-landscape the site, and bring parking and site elements up to current codes, all under a Planned Unit Development to permit the otherwise non-allowed hookah use in an O-3 High-Rise Office Commercial Service District. On May 13, 2026, the Planning Commission debated the concept; a motion to recommend approval failed (2–3), and the Commission then voted to postpone the case to June 10, 2026 to allow a full board and further policy discussion. Since City Council has not yet acted and the PUD agreement, detailed site/engineering plans, ventilation systems, state tobacco licenses, and potential Zoning Ordinance changes are still pending, there is ongoing design and implementation work ahead. This presents significant opportunities for architectural and engineering services, restaurant build-out contractors, kitchen and bar equipment suppliers, ventilation and air quality specialists (for cigar/hookah areas), as well as consultants familiar with Michigan smoke-free and health licensing requirements to support the owner as the project advances toward final approvals and construction.

Project includes cigar and hookah lounges separated from the dining area, late-night hours (to 1–2 a...