The building at 4120 Second Ave. has undergone quite a bit of changes over the past eight years. In 2014, the aging Tom Boy Market shuttered for good in that space to make way for the relatively short-lived Will Leather Goods, a high-end luxury leather goods store that met its demise in spring 2019.

Later that year, plans for Sauce, a Neapolitan pizzeria helmed by Heirloom Hospitality Group (operators of Townhouse in Birmingham and Detroit, Prime + Proper, and Cash Only Supper Club), were announced — a spot initially characterized as a “Palm Springs-inspired” Italian restaurant and store. A spring 2020 opening never materialized, but now comes an announcement about the space’s latest incarnation: Mad Nice.