It seems that former “Top Chef” contender, Timothy Dean, is set for another setback to his career: the buildings that house his Fells Point restaurant – the Prime Steakhouse – are up for a bank foreclosure auction next month.

Owned by the Dean-controlled MTD Realty LLC, the home of Prime Steakhouse at 1717, 1719, 1721 East Avenue will be auctioned on September 16. This is according to a listing spotted at the Jonathan Melnick Auctioneer’s website. Though Dean is not available for comment, his attorney Stephen Prevas has given word to media.

Before joining “Top Chef”, Dean had a fairytale-like story of a dishwasher rising to being a protege’ to Jean-Louis Palladin then a Washington restaurateur. His rising star, though, encountered a few setbacks.

Almost at the same time, Dean’s Washington restaurant plus Baltimore-based Timothy Dean Bistro and Timothy Dean Lounge (both in the same location as Prime) closed down. The month of May saw Dean and his real estate company was slapped with a $1.3M judgment in a case filed by a bank.

Days after the said judgment, T.D. Bistro inc. filed for Chapter 11, with assets of $0 to $50,000 and liabilities between $100,001 and $500,000. Dean tops the list of creditors with unsecured claims. MTD Realty, in the meantime, had an outstanding credit of $50,000.

As if those weren’t enough, Dean had to file an $8M lawsuit against National Harbor in Prince George’s County. He claims fraud and breach of contract regarding a terminated restaurant venture in the said place.

Dean was hoping that his stint at “Top Chef” will re-ignite his initial luck. Though getting axed from the show on its sixth week, Dean says the show actually helped boost the hype for Prime and that a new branch is on its way to being opened at the Boulevard.

The next few weeks will show what the future holds for Prime Steakhouse and its owner Timothy Dean.