St. Louis — Construction is complete for the $3 million historic renovation of the former Langenberg Hat Building in Washington, Mo., at 330 West Front St. As general contractor, Knoebel Construction converted the two-story brick building into a multi-use space featuring six, two-bedroom lofts and Streetside Tacos, a sit-down restaurant on the first floor. The developer was Marquart Landing Properties, L.L.C., and the architect was The Van Hooser Partnership.
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Honolulu — Billabong, one of the surf industry’s most iconic brands, is celebrating the grand reopening of its flagship store at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach on December 1, 2018. Billabong’s goal for its expanded and extensively renovated flagship store is to create an experience that is authentic, reflects Hawaiʻi and highlights the significance of Waikiki to the global surf culture.
Hartford, Conn. — Express Kitchens, a fast-growing kitchen cabinet and countertop retailer in the Northeast, celebrated the grand opening of three new store locations in Southington, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; and Holyoke, Mass., on November 17, 2018.
Los Angeles — Beautycounter, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based leader in safer skin care and cleaner cosmetics, will open its first brick-and-mortar store at 51 Prince St. in New York City. Beautycounter develops and distributes its own high-performing products — including skin care, color cosmetics, advanced anti-aging, kids, baby and personal care collections.
Louisville, Ky. — Brian C. Cornell, chairman and CEO of Target Corporation, has been appointed by the Yum! Brands board to serve as non-executive chairman of the board. Cornell has served on the Yum! Brands board since 2015. He will succeed Robert D. Walter, who is retiring from his role as Yum! Brands non-executive chairman.
Conshohocken, Pa. — On November 19, 2018, David’s Bridal took the expected next step of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Doing so will reduce the company’s debt by more than $400 million and provide significant financial flexibility to support long term growth prospects. The process is expected to be completed by early January.
North Plainfield, N.J. — Levin Management Corporation (LMC) has appointed Stephanie Harris as vice president of leasing, according to Matthew K. Harding, president. This key addition augments LMC’s executive leadership team during a period of strong growth and transactional volume for the commercial real estate services firm.