Case study
My Place Cigar Lounge
Warm, atmospheric site for a Rochester cigar lounge — menu, events, and membership, built to be found locally.
- Year
- 2026
- Role
- Solo developer — full build from brand to deploy.
- Status
- Live
my-place-lounge.com
About this project
What it does and how it was built
A brand-forward marketing site for a premium cigar lounge in the Rochester area. The build leans into a dark, textured aesthetic that matches the in-person atmosphere while staying fast and mobile-first. Menu, events, and membership information are presented cleanly, and LocalBusiness schema plus local-SEO structure help nearby patrons find the lounge on Google.
Role: Solo developer — full build from brand to deploy.
Highlights
- Dark, textured brand aesthetic that mirrors the in-person lounge atmosphere
- Menu, events, and membership presented cleanly across desktop and mobile
- LocalBusiness JSON-LD and local-SEO structure for nearby discovery
- Mobile-first build with strong Lighthouse scores across all four categories
- Fast static delivery on Vercel — no page-builder bloat
Measured results
Stack
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Vercel
AI Tools
- Claude Code
Built with AI as a force multiplier — scaffolding, research, content structure, and code review run through these tools across the build.
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