 The firm planned to renovate the building for its headquarters.Renovation began immediately after purchase, and Mindfield planned to occupy the top two floors of the structure, lease the ground floor for retail and a restaurant and dedicate a memorial to Civil War Veterans with renovation progress documented on a blog page.The Republic Tavern opened in February 2015 and was named on OpenTable's "Top 100 Best Restaurants For Foodies In America" in September 2015 and listed on OpenTable's "100 Hottest Restaurants in America" in March 2016.