Optimist Hall is a popular mixed-use development with a food hall located just outside Uptown in the Optimist Park neighborhood.
What to expect: The $60 million redevelopment of an old mill includes 83,000 square feet of office space occupied by Duke Energy, a 22,000-square-foot food hall, and an additional 32,000 square feet of anchor restaurant and outdoor space.
- It seats about 650 people inside and outside, and it has ample courtyard, patio and lawn space.
- The layout is a giant U with the food hall in the left arm, larger anchor restaurants along the right arm, and a dog-friendly central courtyard in the middle.
- There is free WiFi and parking is free for the first hour and a half. After that, a visit will cost you $5 for an hour and a half to three hours and $18 for anything over three hours.
- It has a total of 25 tenants (not including Duke Energy).
Flashback: Optimist Hall’s historic mill building, once one of the largest producers of gingham textile in the country, dates back to 1892 and features nods to the past in everything from the paint color to original flooring and fire doors…
Coming soon:
- Marina’s Tapas — A Spanish tapas food stall by the owners of Customshop in Elizabeth will open summer 2024…
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