The Ravens Club taking shape in ex-Full Moon bar in downtown Ann Arbor

The announcement prompted some communication among the bars’ respective lawyers, culminating in a new name for the Ann Arbor endeavor.

Now Pawlicki and his business partners have abandoned the initial name and plan on opening The Ravens Club by March.

Choosing the new name “took us a long time,” Pawlicki said. “At least three to four weeks.”

But the effort also avoided a potentially long and costly legal battle after the out-of-state owner challenged the original moniker.

“We just really liked the first name,” Pawlicki said. “And this is what we came up with.”

Calling the bar The Ravens Club still evokes images from decades ago, Pawlick said. And he thinks it’ll fit the new décor, which will resemble an establishment from the Prohibition Era.

The name change is just one sign of progress as the partnership moves forward on the effort to open the new bar. It’s been slower than planned, Pawlicki said, as they coordinated the work.

Contractors are starting interior construction this week, Pawlicki said, including building booths.

So far, the team has done some work on the kitchen and bathrooms. Light fixtures also are on order.

“There’s a lot of work that still needs to be done,” Pawlicki said.

But, he added, it’s going to end up with a unique look for the space.

“We’re trying to make it our own,” he said of the longtime Ann Arbor bar space that was operated by the late Andy Gulvezan.

The bar-restaurant at 207 S. Main formerly housed the Full Moon.

Work on the space also includes building a wall between the new bar/restaurant and the former pool table area of the Full Moon, which was in 209 S. Main.

“We’ve sectioned off the other side,” Pawlicki said.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the new wall, the building next door remains available for lease.

The three floors total just under 7,000 square feet, with the rental rate set at $7,000 per month, according to the listing by Jim Chaconas of Colliers International.

Paula Gardner is Business News Director of AnnArbor.com. Contact her at 734-623-2586 or by email. Sign up for the weekly Business Review newsletter, distributed every Thursday, here.