Old Town openings go from retail to Rustic Oven

Commercial real estate folks know that vacant restaurant space gets snapped right up, while other kinds of vacant retail space do not. So putting a new bistro in what used to be home décor and sportswear stores is something of a surprise.

Working from a fresh palette is what owner and operating partner Todd Crisson had in mind when he leased the spaces on College Avenue in Old Town Fort Collins formerly occupied by Homefest and Daisy Sports for his new restaurant, The Rustic Oven: Bistro Americano.

“Rick Callan (managing broker with Everitt Commercial Partners) pushed us to come to Old Town,”…