![]() ![]() There is an outdoor central courtyard with specially curated plants and lush gardens. The barrel-vaulted shaped grocery store has been restored and converted into Modern Times’ brewery and bar. The home was remodeled and serves as a gathering and event space for food and cocktails. In partnership with Studio One Eleven, Sadeghi and his team combined three separate parcels, a 1911 built three-story Craftsman-style house, a former neighborhood grocery store, and an auto yard. ![]() ![]() He made downtown Anaheim’s City Centre into a lively retail area and transformed a 100-year old abandoned and former orange and fruit-packing house into a thriving and innovative food hall in the Packing District. Sadeghi is the brain behind the LAB Anti-Mall, a counter-culture youth-oriented shopping center in Costa Mesa. The latest is Sadeghi’s Leisuretown that sits a block away from another one of his creations, the Anaheim Packing District, and a five-minute drive from Disneyland and the city’s Resort District. Since the passage of that initiative, the city now has 20 craft breweries, the most in Orange County, city officials said. Tait got rid of some of the lengthy and costly red-tape hurdles of starting a brewery. In 2014, as part of a greater effort to attract more breweries and the spirit industry, former Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait spearheaded an initiative to drive more brewery owners to the city. The new brewery highlights Sadeghi’s ability to transform the mundane into an innovative lively retail and restaurant scene and part of the city’s goal of cementing itself as a “brew city” that rivals well-known craft beer cities such as Portland, Denver, and San Diego. We wanted a club atmosphere," said Sadeghi. “It’s bringing families and neighbors together to meet, talk and have a bonfire. Sadeghi owns the land and helped design it. “These breweries are serving as the new community center in our culture,” said LAB Holdings President Shaheen Sadeghi. Outdoor dining is going to be the next big trend for restaurants, Sadeghi saidĪs the coronavirus pandemic continues limiting indoor eating options, Leisuretown seems like a perfect place for people to lounge and drink beer in a fitting outdoor setting.Sadeghi repurposed the former site that included a mid-century home, a former grocery store, and an auto yard.Leisuretown is the latest retail/restaurant designed by LAB Holdings President and CEO Shaheed Sadeghi.Modern Times Beer's New outdoor craft brewery opened last month in Anaheim. ![]()
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