In neighborhoods like Hawthorne and Graduate Hospital, residents yearn for more retail and commercial options in the neighborhood. In Bella Vista, the staggering number of restaurants and shops, along with the presence of the Italian Market means that one fewer commercial space doesn’t make much of a difference. We give you 770 S. 7th St., home for years to Italian restaurant Cent’anni, which saw the business close a few years back. Now, thanks to a tip from a reader, we’ve discovered that the building is being gutted.

One off the corner

First floor

You can see the demolition through the windows

We spoke with one of the demo guys, from Mr. Clean demolition, who explained to us that the former restaurant would be turned into a single family home. He…