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Judge evicts Miami Twp. restaurant, orders liquidation
A U. S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Dayton ruled Thnursday, March 4, that the assets of Cena Restaurant, 2854 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, will be liquidated, and the restaurant property itself reverts back to the landlord, Glimcher Properties.
The order — agreed upon by attorneys for Cena’s owner, Eva Brcic-Christian; Glimcher, which also owns the Dayton Mall; and PNC Bank, successor to National City Bank, which was a creditor of Cena’s — calls for Cena to “immediately surrender the leased premises” to Glimcher, and allows the company to “take any an all necessary actions to compel eviction.” Some of the restaurant’s contents considered collateral for the bank loan will be surrendered to PNC Bank, according to the order, which was effective immediately.
Brcic-Christian said Thursday she was “devastated by the situation that caused the ultimate closure of Cena. Had the break-in not happened, I’m sure we would have pulled out of bankruptcy by the end of the year.”
The restaurant owner said she has not received insurance money that would have allowed her to make timely repairs to the steakhouse. “It is really unfortunate because of the 20 staff members who have been displaced because of this criminal act,” she said..
Cena, which opened in late 2007, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in August 2009 and continued operating through Christmas Eve. It has been closed since a burglary, vandalism and fire Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. No one has been charged in the incident.
Click here for the Feb. 24 story entitled “Creditors push for liquidation of Cena”.
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