Limelight Adds Jewelry!

(picture via Brooklyn Flea)

Greenpoint jewelry store Old Hollywood is the latest addition to the highly anticipated Limelight Marketplace. The only jewelry vendor in the shopping center so far, Old Hollywood will share a 12,000 SF space with J. Sisters Salon, a sneaker gallery, a gourmet market, LeSportsac, and Brocade Home.

The Greenpoint neighborhood shop plans to stay open, but the Limelight store will include 15 new designers like Tom Tom Jewelry, Elizabeth Street, and In God We Trust. Old Hollywood’s owner says she loves the new location, and that it looks like something “Tim Burton would have designed.”

Limelight is expected to open April 29th, and I can’t wait!

-Caitlin

Still Waiting on Limelight Marketplace

New York shoppers are bursting with anticipation for the upcoming Limelight Marketplace in Chelsea. The three-story mall plans to open April 29th, which is only a little over a month a way. Boasting over 60 shops, the ex-church,  ex-nightclub will home the very first Hunter boots store, LeSportsac, LuLu Denim & Sneaker Gallery, Brocade Home, and Selima Optique, among others.

The food will be just as amazing, with Brooklyn pizzeria Grimaldi’s, Cupcake Stop, and It’s Sugar opening too. Visit the marketplace at 656 Sixth Avenue at W 20th Street from 10am to 9pm on opening day in just a few weeks!

-Caitlin

Limelight Marketplace Update

The church-turned-nightclub-turned-shopping mall has finally set a date for its grand opening. The 20th Street and 6th Avenue spot will open on April 29th to the public. Some talked about retailers include a spin off of Dylan’s Candy Bar, Sabon, Hunter Boots, and Cupcake Stop. Visit the website for more info and pictures.

-Caitlin

Limelight Marketplace News

Limelight Marketplace, ex-church and ex-nightclub, now shopping center has filled 45 out of its 60 available spaces, according to the Real Deal. One of the most notable new tenants is “It’s Sugar,” a spin off of Dylan’s Candy Bar, who plans to home the world’s largest gummy bear among other bins of candy. The bear will weigh 5 pounds, and sell for $40 if you want to try to go into a state of sugar comatose. Other future shops include Hunter Boots, Sabon, and baby store Silly Souls. The store is expected to open for the holidays.

-Caitlin

Limelight Marketplace News

The soon-to-be Limelight Marketplace

Once a church, then a club, and a soon to be shopping mall, the three-story Limelight Markeplace will home 80 shops. Upcoming stores include Hunter Boots, Caswell Massey, J. Sisters Salon, and the Cupcake Stop (of course). Limelight will open in March, as opposed to the original plan of before the holiday season. Two larger restaurants will also be food options for hungry shoppers. According to Time Out New York, marketplace president Jack Menashe said, “It’s going to be an international entertainment destination.”

-Caitlin

From Pray to Play to Pay?

The 163-year-old landmark building, which was once a Chelsea church, then a nightclub called Limelight, could be a shopping mall by Christmas. “The Limelight Marketplace” will home 80 different high-end shops and one restaurant. The residents of the neighborhood are happy to see the nightclub go, as it was often an epicenter for drugs and crime, but are skeptical about the new mall, considering that the mall is just a jumping off point for putting in another club.

The New York Post reported that Jessica Shrier, the spokeswoman for Limelight Marketplace assures residents that the space will “absolutely not” be a nightclub, and “There will be one fine-dining restaurant with liquor, but there will be no dancing, no cabaret whatsoever.” Shrier says the marketplace will be a great place for the community as it will be creating jobs for locals.

Still, the community is worried that adding shopping stores will add more banners to the outside of the church, which will take away from the church’s character. Shrier bounced back by saying “We understand all of the concern, but what we are trying to do is bring a fresh shopping area to this long-empty location.” Then adding,  ”There’s going to be nothing else like it.”

Limelight Marketplace: Hot new shopping destination to liven up the community? Or commercialized shopping mall ruining an important landmark fixture? Let me know what you think.

-Caitlin