Irish pub planned in former Macy’s building downtown

Meehan’s Public House will open a restaurant in the former Macy’s department store building in downtown Atlanta, the owners of the building said.

Meehan’s, an Irish restaurant and pub owned by Atlanta-based 101 Concepts, has locations in Sandy Springs and Vinings. The downtown restaurant at 180 Peachtree is expected to open in November.

The new location will be 4,200 square feet with a Peachtree Street entrance and interior entrance to the lobby of the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.

108 Peachtree Retail Group, a partnership of Atlanta investors, bought the former Macy’s building in July 2008 and is redeveloping the building as a mixed-use retail, dining, entertainment and special events center.

— Joe Guy Collier