By Sara Beth Williams–
A new coffee roasting company has plans to open a coffee lounge in the Marketplace at Birdcage shopping center in Citrus Heights.
Locally based mobile coffee roasters Black Sails Coffee Roasters plans to open a permanent coffee lounge location soon, Sunrise Marketplace Executive Director Kathilynn Carpenter confirmed. The business is expected to open in late June in a 2,300-square-foot space at 5925 Birdcage Centre Ln., Suite 102, just behind and across from Jamba Juice.
On a visit to the site of the new shop, Sentinel staff found the interior filled with tables and chairs with a “Coming Soon” sign on the window.
Co-owner Sean McCullough told Sacramento Business Journal that the location will specialize in espresso drinks, cold brew, hot coffee, and tea, in addition to pastries. Currently, the company sells specialty coffee beans online and at local markets throughout the Sacramento region.
McCullough, 38, recently suffered a house fire last month that saw him lose his personal belongings, roasting equipment, and coffee inventory, according to the company’s Facebook page. The destruction of equipment temporarily delayed coffee bean orders.
McCullough and his partner, who also roasts coffee for Mast Coffee Co., lost everything in the fire, including his home and around $15,000 worth of equipment and product.
Five weeks after the fire, McCullough reported that he’s already sourced a new roaster through networking connections made in the local coffee community.
The new coffee shop has been working through the permitting and renovation process since January. McCullough said the design for the Citrus Heights space will see it function as both a lounge and coworking space with hopes of hosting regular live music events and gaming tournaments.
Black Sales Coffee Roasters is the second local coffee roasting company planning to open a permanent location in Citrus Heights, with Station Coffee Roasters announcing plans to open a location in April 2024 on their Instagram account. Station Coffee Roasters’ eventual new location will be the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Antelope Road.
The city confirmed that the project has encountered some “structural challenges,” but city planners and inspectors and Station Coffee Roasters are working toward a solution, and progress is continuing on the remodel of the site.
