“This will include (but is not limited to) a small, 30-person café setup, an evening bar, a concert event with stage and seating, and even possibly an arrangement for art trivia nights.

A combination cocktail bar and dive bar business is slated to open by year’s end in the Midtown-area building last home to Cafe Coco. Beau Gaultier will own and operate cocktail bar Verna in the ...