In a very quick development, the space previously occupied by recently closed East Williamsburg bar Alaska has already been claimed. A new bar at the location has been in the works for about eight months, and the owners Michael Rabasco, Franco Barrio, and Fernanda Ribeiro hope to open the doors to the public as early as next week. The new concept? A “rock and roll bar” called Wayward Social.

Rabasco explains that while the new owners want to make the place their own, they won’t change it drastically: they want to “maintain the great things that were Alaska but clean up the other parts.” The walls are being freshly painted and more candlelight will be added, as well as a vintage jukebox with over 100 albums, but the goal with the upgrades is to maintain Alaska’s character.