With his 80th birthday approaching, owner of Allston's Silhouette Lounge to retire; new owner vows to keep the place the same

The Boston Licensing Board could determine time whether to o.k. the merchantability of the Silhouette Lounge, 200 Brighton Ave. successful Allston to an proprietor of a section real-estate interest - who promises to marque nary changes to the watering hole.

Fred Starikov, who would wage $400,000, chiefly for the bar's liquor license, is an proprietor of City Realty, which has an affiliated task that has been buying up dives and different bars successful the Boston area since 2018. Starikov would commencement arsenic the Silhouette's manager - and has received certification successful however to minimize the risks of barroom patrons getting overserved.

At the hearing, longtime proprietor Joseph Eliseo said it was simply clip for him to retire, with his 80th day coming up adjacent year.