From the Ground Up: The Table

Owner: The Sisters LLC
General contractor: Grindstone Construction LLC
Architect: H Design Group LLC
Engineers: Pinnacle Design Consultants LLC, civil; Miller Engineering LLC, structural; and Building Systems Design Group LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 4,200 square feet
Cost: $2 million
Lenders: OakStar Bank and city of Springfield
Estimated completion: August
Description: A landmark 13-story flour mill, built in 1901 and out of operation since the 1970s, provides a highly visible guidepost to The Table, a restaurant being constructed at its foot near the intersection of Chestnut Expressway and National Avenue. Sisters Sheri Perkins and Renee Textor make up the ownership team for the casual-dining restaurant with plans to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Part of the funding mix for the restaurant is an $85,000 loan from the city of Springfield’s Micro-enterprise Loan Program/Business Incentive Loan Program, making funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development available at a 5% fixed interest rate, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting. The development was also approved by Springfield City Council for 25 years of tax abatement for developing in a blighted area of the city.