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The Swift Building is located at 621 Waverly St. and faces the Heights Hike-and-Bike Trail. (Rendering courtesy Michael Hsu Office of Architecture.)

Merit Coffee, Escalante's to debut as The Swift Building's first restaurant tenants

By Cassandra Jenkins

In an Oct. 13 news release, officials with Radom Capital announced that Merit Coffee and Escalante's will be the first two restaurant tenants to be located inside the historic Swift Building development.

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