Burgersmith plans a new location on Siegen

Lafayette-based Burgersmith has plans to open its third location overall and second in Baton Rouge on Siegen Lane just north of TJ Ribs and The Plumbing Warehouse.

Burgersmith operations director Russ Umbricht says the corporation is in final negotiations to lease space from Lake Charles developer Michael Hankins, who plans to build a 6,400-square-foot building on a vacant plot. Burgersmith would lease approximately 3,400 square feet of the building, leaving space for one or two other tenants.

“This is a project geared around Burgersmith,” says Hankins. “So we’re trying to finalize their aspect of things” before pursuing other tenants. Read the full story.