More tenant changes are on tap in the shadow of the Capitol on on Congress Avenue.
Middle Eastern restaurant Marakesh Cafe & Grill, at 9th and Congress, closed its doors and has a sign indicating its looking for a new location, but its fate is questionable.
Going in place is a new addition to the Austin market, a health food eatery called Muscle Maker, according to Cody Lyon, a reporter at the Austin Business Journal.
FastCasual.com reports it will open in October.
Meanwhile, Capital One Bank is taking over the long-empty first floor of the historic Littlefield Building, at the northeast corner of Sixth and Congress, this fall.
I walk up and down Congress Avenue several times a week during the day, and the Capital One Bank signage on the windows now visible is something new.
That’s a bonus for Tom Stacy, who also owns the Scarbrough building across the street. The first floor of Scarbrough was also long vacant — barring SXSW when it was invaded by Apple marketing wizards — but now has Brooks Brothers posh menswear moving in.
I wonder if he dropped his lease rate or the market is heating up?
Regardless, more store fronts along Congress Avenue is a great addition and the corridor has long been the target of economic development efforts.
^^omgggg
The space at 912 Congress Ave has been leased by Lomography, an analogue camera gallery and retail store. It should be opening by end of Oct. They currently have 4 locations in the US 2 in NY and 2 in CA. They will host exhibits, workshops, mixers, and operate as a retail store for the analog cameras they design and produce.
Thanks, Cameron. Keep us posted on Lomography. Great to have you here!
A general store is the most needed type of store in downtown. We just need to keep cheerleading the idea.
^^Agreed. Lets hope they put something BIG in the AMOA spot…
Sadly, [another] bank like this, that is limited to business hours, is not the highest and best use of one of Austin’s busiest pedestrian intersections.