The Ohio owner of multiple restaurants and bars located in The District is eyeing a six-story structure for a small surface parking that sits behind the building housing Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row.

JEN, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED SINCE ARRIVING? WELL, DOUG, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS HISTORIC, A HISTORIC BUILDING. THERE’S A PLACARD ON THE FRONT HERE SAYING THAT THIS BUILDING DATES BACK TO 1880.

A bar has a flat surface like a table, but it isn’t a table. For one thing, it’s built-in. For another, it’s always longer than it is wide. The length can vary according to the situation, but you ...