PHOTO BY COLE DITZEL (FROM OUR TANQUERAY'S CLOSING NIGHT PHOTO GALLERY)
The basement bar space that housed Tanqueray’s for decades is now on the market following the bar’s closure at the end of April. The space is located in the historic Metcalf Building at 100 S. Orange Avenue [GMap], a 1923 Chicago-style brick building that was one of Orlando’s first high-rises and served as Disney’s initial Orlando headquarters in 1964.
Ben Kuykendall, vice president of brokerage services, said the building’s ownership is looking for a bar or nightlife operator, but ideally wants a tenant that will also have daytime use to match the elevated character of the recently renovated Metcalf Building.
Under current City Hall policies, if a bar or nightclub closes in downtown Orlando’s Entertainment Area, the new business must reopen in that same space within six months to retain its grandfathered status and zoning permit. However, Kuykendall was confident that they could work with City Hall to extend that window with the right tenant. A similar extension was recently offered to the owners of properties on Church Street who were looking to renovate their buildings prior to looking for new tenants.
The Metcalf Building recently completed over $1.5 million in improvements, including full elevator modernization, a new TPO roof system, upgraded HVAC, water source heat pumps, and circulation systems. The work was completed in the second quarter of 2026. For the first time in the building’s 103-year history, elevators are being upgraded to connect directly to the basement bar area, and a new restaurant concept called Tropix is moving into the former bank space on the first floor.
The 10-story, approximately 38,384 SF building sits at the corner of Orange Avenue and Pine Street, kitty-corner to the long-awaited Parliament House 2.0 project, is one block from the Kia Center, and a quick walk away from City Hall, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, SunRail, and Lake Eola.
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Check out this photo gallery by Cole Ditzel (Instagram | Website) from the closing night of Tanqueray’s HERE.
