The Puccini’s restaurant in the Commons will continue operating under a new name after action taken by the Columbus Redevelopment Commission to reassign the lease to a different company.

Our news-gathering partners at “The Republic” are reporting that the commission amended Puccini’s lease Thursday to allow it be assigned to Paul Heilbrunn, who operates two Bucceto’s Smiling Teeth restaurants in Bloomington.

The commission also approved six months free rent for the new restaurant and decreased Bucceto’s rental payments from $16 per square foot that Puccini’s is paying to $11 per square foot.

The paper says that the $11 rate is the same as what was offered to Luciana’s Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, which opened in the largest restaurant space in the Commons in September.

No time-frame was set for the official takeover of the restaurant, pending finalizing the lease terms.

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