Owner Tracy Roadarmel closed the restaurant for personal reasons, Troppe said. Roadarmel could not be reached for comment.

Featuring American Continental cuisine with an Asian influence, Jacob Good was a key component in Troppe's development of the historic district at East Market Street and Maiden Lane.

``I don't think they closed for lack of a solid clientele,'' Troppe said. ``I think there had been some ebbing and flowing, like you have with a variety of businesses.''

Troppe said he is confident of finding a new tenant soon.

``There's a number of different operators who are looking at a different concept there,'' he said.

He said the new restaurant might have an ``Italian flair.''

``I've heard a couple of people looking at the revisitation of an old tearoom,'' he said.

Jacob Good had 5,000 square feet, enough to seat 150 for dining and another 20 at the bar. A banquet area downstairs had room to seat another 90. Employment at the restaurant was not available.

Aaron Hervey, co-owner and co-chef at the nearby Crave restaurant, said a quick replacement of Jacob Good would be good for business.

``From the inception of our project, we realized there were two target markets,'' he said. ``They were a little pricier than we were. It was a good synergy.... We always thought it was a positive thing.''

Hervey said business has been good and he expects to get a ``slight bump'' with the Monday closing of Jacob Good.

Hervey's partner at Crave is co-owner and co-chef Deanna Akers.

Troppe's development in the area started with the Everett Building and moved to the United Building, at 1 S. Main St. Jacob Good moved into the Hermes building in 2003. There are 17 buildings in the historic district, which consists of the area around Main and Market streets and North High Street.

Troppe is trying to establish a ``new urbanism'' by combining entertainment, arts and dining in the area. The Akron Art Museum is being renovated nearby.