622 6th St N
Texas City, TX 77590

16000 sq. ft. OUTDOOR BAR, MUSIC VENUE, AND RESTAURANT FOR LEASE-- $3000 gross per month plus taxes and utilities.  NO INSURANCE REQUIREMENT--BIG SAVINGS!  Approximately 4000 sq ft undercover, including heated and AC bar building, giant amphitheater-style roof covering a large stage and audience seating area, and a full restaurant kitchen. Seeking a first-class operator, promoter,  and foodservice pro as a tenant. The former “America's Icehouse” and the former "Santana's by the 
Bay" is an innovative outdoor bar concept, located in Texas City, Texas. It has been in operation since July 2014 and closed recently.  It features a  covered, AC and heated bar room, , live music on a large outdoor stage, outdoor movie screens for sports, karaoke, and movies, "the world's smallest three-hole golf course", It is dog friendly. The campus includes a gas fire pit, lots of nice outdoor tables and chairs, a pool-type fountain, pretty landscaping, trees, paving, and gardens. It comprises 16,000 square feet in total, and there is plenty of parking in addition. Most of the equipment and amenities are still in place and are included in the rent at no additional charge.  This includes most bar equipment and refrigeration, tables and chairs, etc. It has a huge, almost brand new walk-in cooler adjacent to the bar and is very convenient during operations to restock.  Everything is newly painted and refreshed, and it meets current occupancy and health code rules.  On-site and included in the rent is a completely equipped restaurant kitchen, housed in a large converted Airstream trailer. It has an eleven-foot hood, with two double natural gas commercial fryers, a natural gas 36 inch chargrill, natural gas burners, and a flat grill. It has commercial refrigeration, a food warmer, triple sink, grease trap, food prep area, storage space, a convection/microwave oven, and toaster ovens. It has much of the equipment and is capable of turning out virtually any menu. The bar itself has innovative architecture made from shipping containers, with tall steel masts and steel outriggers and a system of canopies and sails that makes the venue look like a sailboat race that is about to start. A giant arched roof over the stage and seating area provides protection from sun and rain and offers incredible acoustics. The bar is big, comfortable, and informal.  It is the kind of place that you can come and kick back and relax in outdoor type setting.  This venue also has the potential to be the go-to live music venue for the entire area, especially if augmented by a competent food service program and professional bar service and operation. It can easily handle 500 or more patrons for live music shows and has a professional stage and backstage area. Texas City is a prosperous, family-oriented community with almost 50,000 people, with high employment. It is under-served by quality bars and restaurants. 6th Street (the venue location) is the historic downtown, which has recently been redeveloped by the City with new paving, parking, street lighting, parks, museums, and event/festival venues, coupled with very active economic development and promotion by the City. New bars and restaurants are opening on the street. The Icehouse is 45 minutes from downtown Houston, 6 blocks off Galveston Bay/Texas City Dike, and 15 minutes from Galveston.