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We finally have an answer to a questions we\u2019ve been following for years: What\u2019s next for the former Tokyo Seoul restaurant on Erie Boulevard in DeWitt? <\/p>\n
The once-popular restaurant, specializing in Korean barbecue, sushi and Japanese hibachi, closed in 2017.<\/p>\n
NewsChannel 9 | localsyr.com has taken calls and emails through the years from viewers upset with the condition of the run-down building and wanted to know if there were any plans to improve the property.<\/p>\n
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Fast-forward to 2024: property records show it sold for $750,000 to 3180 Erie Blvd LLC. The address listed for the LLC is tied to Syracuse-based real estate company Icon Companies.<\/p>\n
That development company is the same group that owns Canalway Commons, at the intersection of Erie Boulevard and Bridge Street. That\u2019s the plaza where the new Chick-fil-A is located. <\/a><\/p>\n Icon Properties President Graziano Zazzara Jr. confirms he along with the Giamartino family (who own Tully\u2019s and CopperTop Tavern) own the property.<\/p>\n He said the former Tokyo Seoul will be demolished this month to make room for a new building that will have more than one tenant.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n He also said a halal restaurant chain will open in one section of the building. The other tenants have not been announced.<\/p>\n Zazzara said the building is expected to be completed this summer.<\/p>\n The area in and around the intersection of Erie Boulevard and Bridge Street has become a magnet for development. Chick-fil-A<\/a>, Shake Shack\u00a0<\/a>and CopperTop<\/a> all opened last year. There\u2019s also a plan to to tear down the old Mixer\u2019s Grill to build a Taco Bell.<\/a> The developer behind that project hopes demolition can begin in April.<\/p>\n