Construction on a new Topgolf venue in Brighton is delayed, again — likely until fall.
Plans are to build the entertainment venue behind Costco at CityGate off Westfall and East Henrietta roads.
Other development projects at the site, including a Chipotle, a Chick-fil-A and a hotel, all will be getting underway in the coming weeks and months, said developer Matt Lester. He cited the busy construction site as a reason to hold off on Topgolf.
"It's still in play," Lester said. "We're pushing out the start date a little bit just to get some other things organized. The site was going to be overwhelmed with work and construction, and ... it wouldn't have been a opportunity for us to get the work done in an efficient way."
Topgolf is more of an entertainment center than straight-up golf venue, offering interactive golf-related games for all ages and skill levels, along with food and drink. The business recently was spun off from its parent company and cut corporate staff amid declining sales. A company spokesperson said via email that there were no updates to share regarding the project.
At various point the Brighton facility was promised to open as early as 2024, and — most recently — by this summer. The hope now is to get construction started this year, and open in 2026, Lester said.
"It just turned into a ... timing and sequence type of a scenario that having a hotel, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, demo (of a former county public works building) all happening at once, everyone said, 'This isn't going to work. We got to stagger this.' So that's really the spirit of what we're looking at doing."
Other commercial spaces at the site also are filling out, likely to include a new coffee shop opening later this year.
