Despite the high rents and cost of labor in West Hollywood new businesses continue to fill many of WeHo’s vacant storefronts.
‘Ministry of Coffee’ will take the place of the former ‘Go Get Em Tiger’, at 8250 Santa Monica Blvd. The chain has locations in Westwood, Sherman Oaks, Downtown Los Angeles and at USC. The business offers an all-day menu for breakfast as well as salads and sandwiches. Drip & Dolce, another coffee / bakery location recently opened at 8807 Santa Monica Blvd. Armonie Cafe also recently opened its doors at 8735 Santa Monica Blvd. at Hancock in the the former Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location.
‘Woof Gang’ has taken the location below the Trader Joes at 8517 Santa Monica Blvd. The new dog bakery and grooming business adds another pet-friendly business to West Hollywood. Another pet friendly business Collar & Comb also recently opened its doors at 8490 Santa Monica Blvd.
In WeHo’s Design District, Guess? Jeans will be opening at the corner of San Vicente @ Melrose. This will be Guess? Jeans flagship location in West Hollywood. Read more here.
Meta Lab is also coming to WeHo’s Design District. Read more here.
Guac Daddy recently opened on WeHo’s east side. Read more here.
Also open on WeHo’s east side is the new Breakfast Company located on Santa Monica Blvd. @ Detroit. Read more here.
First of All also recently opened at the former Marco’s location in WeHo’s mid-city at Havenhurst and Santa Monica Blvd. Read more here.
Along the Sunset Strip, Galerie has taken the place of ‘the Den’. Read more here.
West Hollywood continues to attract new investments from premium tenants.
Larry,
John Erickson touts the numbers of businesses opening in the city. But has anyone actually looked at (a) the number of new businesses opening in the city vs the number shuttering, and (b) the average length of time businesses actually stay in business?
30 businesses opening while 10 close seems like a positive, however 10 opening to replace 30 closing is probably a crisis.
Also, if a typical business can’t make it through a 5-year lease, is West Hollywood going to be seen by someone as a good place to chance their future?
This article just shows that businesses are opening. We report closures too. Has nothing to do with John Erickson. I fully understand the struggles on the street paying $530 dollars per day in rent, and $25 per hour in labor. There is no future for stores like mine, but there is a future it appears in high-margin food or service oriented businesses.
More and more chains will open here as they among the few that can afford both the rent and the cost of doing business in this city (high hourly rate for low skill workers). Mom & Pops can’t survive here. It will either go more high end …or if that fails…a city in decline.
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