Speakeasy and three other Black-owned businesses won’t open in Camp North End, after all

“The changing economic climate and construction costs have impacted the feasibility of BayHaven Restaurant Group launching four new concepts,” a statement sent to Axios read.

Why it matters: All four businesses would have been Black-owned and Black-managed, all backed by four-time James Beard Award nominee Greg Collier and his wife Subrina.

Context: Axios first reported the news of the in four businesses last February. The four were supposed to open last summer, but construction delays kept pushing the opening back.

The four businesses were:

• B.A.D. (Beyond Amazing Donuts) — a shop led by former Leah & Louise pastry chef Jasmine Macon.
• Bird is the Word — a counter-service shop with a chicken-centric menu imagined by Greg.
• The Abyss — a speakeasy from award-winning Leah & Louise mixologist Justin Hazelton.
• Passage Seafood — a seafood restaurant that would’ve connected to the Abyss.

What’s next: Macon, the owner of Beyond Amazing Donuts, will continue to look for a permanent home for her doughnut pop-up.

• The Colliers still plan on opening Uptown Yolk in South End this spring.
• Camp North End leadership will look for other tenants to fill the spots the four businesses would have occupied, per CBJ, which first reported the BayHaven update Friday.