The closed Streetcar Café is about to replaced with a new restaurant at 10 E. Brookland Park Blvd. in North Side.

The Luncheonette, an outlet based in Shockoe Bottom, has leased the 1,800-square-foot space from the nonprofit Nehemiah Community Development Corp., according to the online Richmond BizSense.

The restaurant initially plans to offer pickup and delivery from the North Side location, although an opening date has not yet been set. On-site meals would be added later, according to owner Brad Barzoloski.

That’s good news for city taxpayers who, under a city economic development program, provided about $120,000 several years ago to Nehemiah to renovate the building to help spark the renewal of the commercial strip centered on North Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard.

And its good news for the development corporation, led by Derek and Cybelle McDaniels, whose dreams of creating a development boom in the area have not gone quite as planned when they opened a coffee shop and bicycle repair outlet in the space in 2015.

Nehemiah’s goal was to spark redevelopment of the commercial districts and to use profits from the coffee shop and bike repair to buy and fix up other buildings. That plan hit a snag after the couple closed the coffee shop last November, and the bike repair shop moved out.

Still, that initial investment and promotion of the area appear to be paying off in new investments.

A mobile phone outlet and a coffee roasting operation are among the latest arrivals, and others are reportedly eyeing retail prospects in the area.

The growing interest was a significant attraction for Mr. Barzoloski.

“A lot is happening in this area, and we feel our outlet is going to be a much needed addition,” he said. — JEREMY M. LAZARUS