Proceeds of sale of the liquor license of a defunct Union Street bar with a history of violence will go to family of Chicago man killed by a bouncer outside

The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let the landlord of the defunct Sons of Boston/Loyal 9 buy its liquor license as it looks for a more food-oriented restaurant operator to re-open the troubled space.

At a hearing today, Cypress Realty Group attorney Adam Barnosky said that as part of a settlement between the family of Daniel Martinez and the now former owners of the bar over his death at the hands of Sons of Boston bouncer Alvara Larrama, Martinez's family will get all of the proceeds of the sale of the bar's liquor license. Over the past year, the value of a full liquor license in Boston has risen to more than $600,000.

Sons of Boston tried to erase the stain of Martinez's stabbing with a name change, but the new Loyal Nine shut earlier this year, and the board indefinitely suspended its liquor license after an incident in which video appeared to show the bar's manager attempting to strangle his drunken girlfriend in his basement office.

Barnosky said Cypress is currently negotiating a letter of intent with the owner of an "experienced, local food-focused restaurant" to take over the Sons of Boston space. He said he hopes to see a lease "finalized in the next few months," after which the new operator would come before the board for approval of its use of the liquor license.

Barnosky added that the new operator, whoever it is, will have no connection at all with the Sons of Boston/Loyal Nine operators.