The Bellevue is the mixed-use redevelopment of the old Samis Grotto Temple in Northside. (Mike Platania photo)
After five years in Malvern Gardens, a local menswear shop is heading to Northside.
Homme Essentials has signed on to open at The Bellevue, the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Samis Grotto Temple at 4028 MacArthur Ave.
The move was spurred by the sale of Homme’s former building at 1006 Lafayette Ave., which sold in January for $1.1 million. The buyer was Jane Ellington, who has converted the space into a studio for her yoga business, The Shed.
Homme opened in 2020, selling men’s clothing, footwear and accessories as well as home goods. Owners Alan Long and Christina Campitell said they were anticipating extending their lease on Lafayette but found out their building was set to be sold in late October, just before their busiest time of the year.
Alan Long and Christina Campitell (Courtesy Ethan Hickerson)
“November and December in retail is like our Super Bowl,” Long said. “We immediately started looking. It was a lot of stress, a lot of chaos, but we were ultimately able to make it work.”
They wound up inking a deal at the old Samis Grotto Temple, which sold in 2023 to local developers Ben Adamson and Alex Griffith. Adamson and Griffith are converting it into apartments and commercial space. Homme is leasing about 1,800 square feet, up from the roughly 1,200 it had on Lafayette.
Campitell said the extra space will let Homme expand its offerings, including women’s clothing, which the retailer recently introduced.
“We’ll be able to showcase that a bit more, since we have more space,” Campitell said.
She noted that the business will also be able to expand its stockroom. Homme also sells via its website, with e-commerce making up about 40% of the business.
Homme is looking to open on MacArthur sometime in April. It’ll join gift shop Maven Theory in the building. About 500 square feet of commercial space remains available at The Bellevue. Thalhimer’s Annie O’Connor and Katie Siegel have the listing.
In the meantime, Homme is operating out of the back of record store Vinyl Conflict’s downtown shop. Long and Campitell said that they’ve known Vinyl Conflict owner Bobby Egger through the local retail and music worlds, and that shacking up with Vinyl Conflict until their new spot’s ready felt like a good fit.
“I think we do have some customer crossover, and then we both can bring new customers to each other,” Long said. “It just felt very natural and effortless, even though it’s two very completely different businesses.”
The Shed now owns 1006-8 Lafayette St.
The Shed, meanwhile, is now open in Homme’s former Lafayette space in March.
Jane Ellington
The business was named for its origin during the pandemic as a 200-square-foot fitness studio in a shed in Ellington’s backyard. She later added an online class component before rebranding from The Yoga Shed to The Shed in 2024.
Ellington said she’s been able to build a loyal following of customers who prefer a smaller, more intimate studio setting, but added that she was also ready to make the jump to a proper brick-and-mortar space.
“It’s very much a glam shed. On a cost per square foot, The Shed is much nicer than my house,” Ellington said, laughing. “It just reached capacity.”
With 1,200 square feet on Lafayette, The Shed now has room for eight yoga mats and eight Pilates reformers. Ellington said she wanted to keep the small studio feel, just not shed-small.
“They can have it in their backyard, just not my backyard,” she said.
The Bellevue is the mixed-use redevelopment of the old Samis Grotto Temple in Northside. (Mike Platania photo)
After five years in Malvern Gardens, a local menswear shop is heading to Northside.
Homme Essentials has signed on to open at The Bellevue, the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Samis Grotto Temple at 4028 MacArthur Ave.
The move was spurred by the sale of Homme’s former building at 1006 Lafayette Ave., which sold in January for $1.1 million. The buyer was Jane Ellington, who has converted the space into a studio for her yoga business, The Shed.
Homme opened in 2020, selling men’s clothing, footwear and accessories as well as home goods. Owners Alan Long and Christina Campitell said they were anticipating extending their lease on Lafayette but found out their building was set to be sold in late October, just before their busiest time of the year.
Alan Long and Christina Campitell (Courtesy Ethan Hickerson)
“November and December in retail is like our Super Bowl,” Long said. “We immediately started looking. It was a lot of stress, a lot of chaos, but we were ultimately able to make it work.”
They wound up inking a deal at the old Samis Grotto Temple, which sold in 2023 to local developers Ben Adamson and Alex Griffith. Adamson and Griffith are converting it into apartments and commercial space. Homme is leasing about 1,800 square feet, up from the roughly 1,200 it had on Lafayette.
Campitell said the extra space will let Homme expand its offerings, including women’s clothing, which the retailer recently introduced.
“We’ll be able to showcase that a bit more, since we have more space,” Campitell said.
She noted that the business will also be able to expand its stockroom. Homme also sells via its website, with e-commerce making up about 40% of the business.
Homme is looking to open on MacArthur sometime in April. It’ll join gift shop Maven Theory in the building. About 500 square feet of commercial space remains available at The Bellevue. Thalhimer’s Annie O’Connor and Katie Siegel have the listing.
In the meantime, Homme is operating out of the back of record store Vinyl Conflict’s downtown shop. Long and Campitell said that they’ve known Vinyl Conflict owner Bobby Egger through the local retail and music worlds, and that shacking up with Vinyl Conflict until their new spot’s ready felt like a good fit.
“I think we do have some customer crossover, and then we both can bring new customers to each other,” Long said. “It just felt very natural and effortless, even though it’s two very completely different businesses.”
The Shed now owns 1006-8 Lafayette St.
The Shed, meanwhile, is now open in Homme’s former Lafayette space in March.
Jane Ellington
The business was named for its origin during the pandemic as a 200-square-foot fitness studio in a shed in Ellington’s backyard. She later added an online class component before rebranding from The Yoga Shed to The Shed in 2024.
Ellington said she’s been able to build a loyal following of customers who prefer a smaller, more intimate studio setting, but added that she was also ready to make the jump to a proper brick-and-mortar space.
“It’s very much a glam shed. On a cost per square foot, The Shed is much nicer than my house,” Ellington said, laughing. “It just reached capacity.”
With 1,200 square feet on Lafayette, The Shed now has room for eight yoga mats and eight Pilates reformers. Ellington said she wanted to keep the small studio feel, just not shed-small.
“They can have it in their backyard, just not my backyard,” she said.
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Shacking up? LOL
Welcome to Northside, it’s the BEST side!