A popular Birmingham night spot is moving further downtown in January.

Carrigan’s Public House, also known as Carrigan’s Philanthropub, will be taking a place in The William, located at 1911 3rd Avenue N. Carrigan’s has been a staple of downtown life since 2013 and is currently on Morris Avenue.

Owner David Carrigan said the move will take place sometime after New Year’s.

“The space will be a little more intimate, but with a lot of the same design character,” he said. “As far as menu, we’ll have the same full cocktail program. The bar side will be familiar. The food we will upgrade a little, and put a few more sharable items, a little elevated, a little nicer.”

Staple foods such as the burger, corndog and house cut fries will remain.

The restaurant will be open all six days, with lunch offered. The move allows a certain downsizing, but with more of a focus on quality, he said.

“We were one of the first full-on restaurant bars, and we’ve kind of watched things change downtown,” Carrigan said. “We’re adjusted to what we’ve seen that’s changed in the market. Some of that’s post-COVID, some of that’s saturation with other options.”

One entrance will be through a back alley as well, which Carrigan’s hopes to light and reactivate.

“It’s something new and exciting that has been successful in other cities,” he said. “We have the buildings and infrastructure to do it.”

The William is a redeveloped building originally constructed in 1905 as a furniture store which has been converted into a mixed-use development. It takes its name from a department store that was once located there, as well serving as an homage to Carrigan’s father of the same name.

The building includes 27 residential apartments styled as boutique-living. Residents will get personalized concierge services, such as cleaning and laundry services.

After redevelopment, the William has a 65-foot interior atrium across all five floors, with nine apartment units to each floor. Two apartments each face the street and the alley, while the other five get exterior lighting from the atrium.

“That allows natural daylight on every floor,” he said.

There will also be space for retail shopping and a private rooftop cocktail bar run by Carrigan’s, which will serve as an event space similar to one at the present Morris Avenue location.

“We want to have some private cocktail evenings, reservation only, and mixers for the tenants,” he said.

Carrigan said the move goes hand-in-hand with his hopes for downtown walkability.

“We’re really excited about being in the city center,” he said. “Maybe that’s not a primary motivation, but it’s an indirect motivation. My passion is for downtown adaptive reuse projects.”

The apartments are preleasing and slated to open Jan. 1. For more information, visit the website.