NextGen Development purchased the firehouse at 1626 N Capitol St NW in 2008 with the sole intent to create LeDroit Park’s staple nightlife establishment. The three-story, 10,000-square-foot space will become home of 2020 Martini at Engine Co. 12, a restaurant concept by Twyla Garrett of Cleveland-based Garrett Entertainment Corp.

The first floor will serve brick-oven pizzas, baked in an imported Italian oven sculpted with a fire engine facade. That floor will also include a small pasta bar and a sushi bar.

Plans for the second floor call for a lounge atmosphere with live music performances, where pizzas and sushi will be delivered by a glass-enclosed conveyer belt resembling a ladder. Twyla is also developing a proposal for nearby XM Satellite Radio to have occasional broadcasts from a mini-studio she and NextGen would outfit.

The third floor will be devoted to the Mocha Fusion Coffee Lounge, an espresso bar. And finally, a rooftop deck will offer tapas.