Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

RED BANK: COMINGS AND GOINGS DOWNTOWN

freshicas-081016-500x375-1033724Freshica’s, above, and Soul Strong have opened in the West Side Lofts. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

rcsm2_0105081-220x165-9667185

This edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn has news about:

• two new businesses in the West Side Lofts;

• a retailer taking over a building in the heart of downtown;

• and a sizable player in Red Bank’s vaunted antiques district putting its home up for sale. 21-white-080516-500x375-2153183In the former home of Nirvana, at 21 White Street, New York City-based Nemo Tile plans to open a showroom. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

dan-weltman-soul-strong-081016-220x165-5775741Freshica’s has opened in the year-old West Side Lofts building at the corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue.

The store is the second for Freshica’s owner Jessica Dalmedo, who started her organic juice stand in a corner of Fairwinds Deli in Fair Haven in 2012.  While that shop remains open, the the new, 700-square-foot store carries Dalmedo’s signature juices, shakes and smoothies made with fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs, as well as coffee, bagels and more.

• Next door to Freshica’s, Dan Weltman has opened Soul Strong, a personal fitness training room. With the opening, Weltman closed down his prior business, Rumson Personal Fitness, but says all but one or two clients transitioned to the new space.

Weltman said he’s thrilled that his business has access to the West Side Lofts’ parking garage, as well as curb spots on the opposite side of West Front Street.

• With Freshica’s, Soul Strong and furniture retailer West Elm up and running at the 90-residential-unit, Metrovation-owned lofts project, the last piece yet to fall into place is Triumph Brewing Company.

The restaurant’s buildout appears to be moving continually ahead, but Churn has not been able to get an estimated opening date from owner Adam Rechnitz, whose parents, Bob and Joan, founded the Two River Theater next door.

Nemo Tile and Stone is creating a showroom in the former Nirvana clothing store space at 21 White Street. The New York-based company says on its website that it has been the tile supplier for a number of “timeless” structures in and around New York City, including the Holland Tunnel.

Nirvana, you’ll recall, moved to the Grove at Shrewsbury two years ago, but store owner Sunil Amatya has retained ownership of the 4,000-square-foot, single-story building, which adjoins the municipal parking lot.

• The building that houses Riverbank Antiques, at 169-171 West Front Street, is on the market for $1.6 million. The sprawling structure, at the corner of West Street and next door to the parking garage that serves Pazzo and the Red Bank Corporate Plaza office building, covers more than 11,000 square feet in the business retail zone.

“I hate to say goodbye to the building,” said retailer Carla Gizzi, whose late father Charles Gizzi, operated a flower shop at the location starting more than 30 years ago. But “it’s just time” to sell, she said.

No plans for Riverbank have yet been made, said Gizzi, who also operates a shop in Convention Hall in Asbury Park.

The borough’s antiques district has faced shrinkage in recent years, including the loss of Monmouth Antique Shoppes, whose home was demolished in 2012 to make way for the West Side Lofts.

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Partyline
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...