Crofoot building renovations in downtown Pontiac near completion

The rehabilitation of the Crofoot Building, one of downtown Pontiac’s oldest structures, is expected to be complete by June.

The Crofoot Building, located at the corner of Saginaw and Pike streets, has been undergoing a complete gutting for the last year. When finished the building will house two corner bars, a pool hall and live-show venue with a 1,000-person capacity. Blair McGowan, the developer behind the project, sees the venue as similar to St. Andrews Hall in downtown Detroit.

The Crofoot Building was constructed in the 1830s and rebuilt in 1852. A fire in the 1950s destroyed the third floor and the building has recently sat vacant for more than a decade. McGowan, along with help from a $100,000 state Cool Cities grant, is restoring as much of the building as possible to its original 1852 state. 

Source: Blair J. McGowan, owner of the Crofoot Building