New Tenants for the 700 Block of Main
The 700 Block of Main Street is gaining two ground-floor retail tenants bringing more activity to what has been a sleepy block. Avalon Development has signed the first leases at its renovation project at 731 Main Street- the Swan Building.
Document Advantage, a copying, scanning, printing and design firm, is expanding and relocating from the Stokes Seeds Building next door, a previous Avalon Development renovation project. Hair-2-Go Naturally, a salon and spa, is relocating from Allen Street. Both tenants are leasing approximately 2,000 sq.ft. of space and are expected to be moving in this weekend.
The façade of the Swan Building features new terra-cotta cladding, dark bronze aluminum windows and doors, and art glazed transoms. According to Chris Jacobs, head of Avalon Development, 731 Main may be the first new terra cotta building downtown in over 30 years. The remainder of the building is approximately 5,000 sq.ft. of loft-like space featuring high ceilings, exposed brick walls and on-site parking. The space can be leased to one tenant or subdivided. There is also a full basement with high ceilings and exposed brick.
Earlier this month, martini bar Blue Mirage opened in the 700 block taking the commercial space at The Sidway apartments and lofts development.
Get connected: Avalon Development, 856-0810.
A courageous move with the four year Main Street reconstruction project slated to begin right outside their doors. Good luck to them
I would love to see a retailer take over the remaining space to mix up the businesses already available on this block.
In light of the Main St reconstruction project, do the businesses that are moving here as well as the ones next door in the Seeds and Stokes Building have Washington Street access?
John-
Yes, both buildings have rear access from Washington and those all too coveted parking spaces. I should also have mentioned that there are 145 residential units on this block in the Ansonia, Spaulding and Sidway buildings, and hopefully more on the way across the street at the Schmidt and Vernor building sites.
The total project schedule for cars on Main is 4 years. No individual block will be worked on for more than one construction season. The 700 block is the simplest block and would certainly take no more than a summer.