Entrepreneur Ramone Crowe is opening a coffee house inside TechTown’s
Tech One building, located at 440 Burroughs at Cass. Construction is
set to begin on the Java Exchange the first week of March, with Crowe
anticipating a grand opening in April. The cafe will feature
coffee drinks, hot and cold sandwiches, veggie wraps, free wireless Internet and three desktop workstations.
TechTown, 12 city blocks
bounded on the north by the Grand Trunk railroad, on the south by I-94,
on the west by the Lodge Freeway and on the east by Woodward Avenue, is
a high-tech business incubator. The research and technology park
recently announced that five new tenants have signed leases in addition
to Java Exchange, bringing the total number of resident companies to
21.
Crowe decided to relocate his business, the Wall Street Cafe on East
Jefferson, because he liked how “the
environment in TechTown is nurturing for start-up businesses."
"I like the
incubator concept," he says. "I also like the demographics in the area: young,
old, students, corporate—a mix of various fields. That kind of
diversity will drive my business.”
The 1,600 square-feet space also boasts 133 free parking spots – part
of the Techtown package. “My guests won’t have to fear
the meter maid!” he says. The Java Exchange will be open Monday – Saturday 7:00
a.m. – midnight.
Source: Ramone Crowe, Java Exchange
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