Building materials shop TileBar planning showroom at former Carrabba’s in Short Pump

The space had been home to Carrabba’s for a decade. (Mike Platania photo)

A new “bar” is in the works for a vacant Short Pump restaurant building, but not one that serves beverages. 

TileBar, a building materials shop out of New York, is looking to open a showroom at 11237 W. Broad St. in West Broad Village, according to planning documents filed with Henrico County. 

It is planning to open in the freestanding building that had housed Carrabba’s Italian Grill, which closed last year after a decade in West Broad Village. 

Founded in 2009, Tilebar sells tile, stone and vinyl surfaces, as well as other kitchen and bath building supplies. It currently has two showroom locations, in New York and New Jersey, with four other locations planned, including in D.C. and Raleigh. 

TileBar filed its plans with Henrico earlier this month to convert the roughly 6,100-square-foot former Carrabba’s building. TileBar spokespeople declined to comment for this story, and the development’s landlord, CTO Realty Growth, did not respond to requests for comment by press time. 

It’d be the second new-to-market architectural supply shop to come to the area in recent years, as Spanish materials company Cosentino is converting an industrial building on Arthur Ashe Boulevard into a showroom. 

Since CTO acquired West Broad Village in 2022 for nearly $100 million, the commercial side of the development has seen a bit of churn.

Last year, Burger Bach closed its location there, and that space was quickly snapped up by Detroit-style pizzeria Emmy Squared Pizza. Ford’s Garage, a Ford Motor Co.-themed restaurant, is now open in the former MPM Tiki Bar space. Fogo de Chão, a Brazilian steakhouse, opened last year in the old Kona Grill. 

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