New tenants for 721 Broad Street

Anyone driving down Broad Street will be hard-pressed to overlook a massive renovation that is taking place at 721 Broad Street, a former one-story building occupied by Triumph, a mental health counseling agency, that has now morphed into a striking two-story building with the help of BLOK architecture and its principal, Sasha Berghausen.

Well, it looks like the renovations are almost over and several new tenants are moving into the building. First, Sasha reports that a boutique shop will be occupying the front of the building. Next, American Dance Festival will be moving its offices into the building, together with a new bakery concept -- allegedly called Hummingbird -- the brainchild of Army Tornquist of Watts Street Grocery. And, finally, the Outsiders Gallery is growing and will be adding a second location, dubbed "Outsiders Too," projected to open on August 1. (While on the subject of Outsiders, check out their appeal for funds to refurbish the old space and add to the new space here)

Adding to the excitement, the former parking lot between 721 Broad and Nataraja Healing Arts will be turned into an outside patio and exercise deck.  Read more about this project here.

It is amazing how just one building has the potential to transform a formerly hum-drum stretch of Broad street into a vibrant community space!

New Bakery and More Coming to 725 Broad Street

Following up on my previous post about overhaul of 725 Broad Street by BLOK Architecture, Nha of Nataraja Healing Arts, its next-door neighbor, has recently told us of two important developments with the two properties. First, the proposed bakery on the first floor of 725 Broad Street is going to be called Hummingbird and will be run by Amy Tornquist, the owner and operator of the Watts Street Grocery. Furthermore, Nataraja is getting a deck and an out doorplatform that will be open to anyone to use for picnics, coffee/tea breaks, studying and, of course, yoga. The completion is scheduled for the spring.