The Fitzgerald apartment building in Midtown has lost one of its commercial tenants.Noona’s, a restaurant at 1203 W. Mount Royal Ave. that specialized in pizza, pasta, wraps, burgers and crafted cocktails, closed permanently effective Nov. 1.“This Noona’s Location is Permanently Closed,” a sign on the front door reads. “Sorry For Any Inconvenience.”The restaurant was opened in December of 2018 by Phil Han, the entrepreneur behind Dooby’s and Sugarvale in Mount Vernon. It replaced a branch of Two Boots Pizza, and many of its entrees had Korean and Southern influences, including kimchi pork belly pizza.A sign on the door of Noona’s announces the restaurant’s closure. Photo by Ed Gunts.“I don’t think you’re going to find that anywhere else,” Han told The Baltimore Sun.Han’s goal was to fill the need for a casual but distinctive dining spot close to Mount Vernon, Bolton Hill, the Maryland Institute College of Art campus and other parts of Midtown.“We hope to be a really cool, just go-to neighborhood spot,” Han told reporter Sarah Meehan.In South Korea, ‘noona’ is a word that a younger man calls an older woman if they’re in a friendly, informal relationship. It could be what a younger brother calls an older sister, but it’s also used more broadly than that. It’s what Han has called his sister.Han sold Noona’s more than a year ago to a new owner, who installed a TV behind the bar and gave it more of a sports bar vibe. After the change, Bolton Hill residents started referring to it as ‘new Noona’s,’ as opposed to ‘old Noona’s.’Named after former Bolton Hill residents F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, the mixed-use Fitzgerald building at 1201 W. Mount Royal Ave. contains 275 apartments, 24,000 square feet of retail space and a 1,245-space garage.Opened in 2010 by The Bozzuto Group and others, The Fitzgerald is now owned by an affiliate of MCB Real Estate, the company that has proposed a $500 million redevelopment of Harborplace if voters approve its plan in the city election on Tuesday.Another street-level tenant that left The Fitzgerald was a 20,000-square foot Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Superstore. MCB Real Estate, Midtown Baltimore and Bloom Arts Strategy this fall announced plans to transform that vacant space into The Fitzgerald Activation, a creative hub for local artists and makers. Fall 2024 artistic partners include Wordsmith and his organization, Rise with a Purpose; Ernest Shaw; Kelly L. Walker; M.A.G.I.C. Center of the Arts; Birch & Pen; Oh to Dream; The Stylette and Good Quemistry.Also open at The Fitzgerald is The Brass Tap, a craft beer bar at 1205 W. Mount Royal Ave.