ense ▁required ▁to ▁rev amp ▁the ▁century - old ▁restaurant , ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁land l ord ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁keeping ▁the ▁restaurant ▁open , ▁although ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁le ase ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Working ▁with ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁Community ▁Development ▁Center , ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Building ▁In spe ction ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁renov ations ▁required ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁building ▁up ▁to ▁modern ▁codes . ▁The ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁implementing ▁the ▁rem odel ▁was ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁fund ra iser ▁was ▁scheduled ▁by ▁the ▁Save ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁Co al ition . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁rem od eling ▁had ▁so ared ▁to ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁extra ▁exp ense , ▁couple d ▁with ▁unf avor able ▁le ase ▁cost ▁and ▁timing , ▁meant ▁that ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁re open ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁When ▁Ho ▁and ▁community ▁supp or ters ▁had ▁nearly ▁raised ▁enough ▁money , ▁the ▁building ' s ▁owner ▁announced ▁the ▁space ▁at ▁ 8 1 3 ▁Washington ▁had ▁been ▁le ased ▁to ▁a ▁planned ▁sp a ▁business . ▁Ho ▁tra dem ark ed ▁the ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁name ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁else ▁could ▁open ▁a ▁Sam ▁Wo ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4