Home to neighborhood hotspots Walrus & Carpenter, Barnacle and Staple & Fancy, the historic Kolstrand Building on Ballard Ave. has sold for $9.9 million. King County records show the buyer is the Keyser Living Trust. The early 1900s brick building was once a marine supply business. After it was bought in 2008 for $1.9 million, …
The Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Ave NW) is celebrating it’s first anniversary since the major remodel and they’re throwing a party open to the public. This Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. in the back parking lot of the building, there will be live music, grilled oysters, raw oysters, Rain Shadow Meats hot dogs and …
Wine enthusiasts now have a place in Ballard to store their wine. The final business in newly refurbished Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Ave NW) is now open. The Cellar wine storage recently opened in the basement of the building. “The 100% subterranean location creates the ideal natural cellar environment,” according to the website. People can …
The newest restaurant in Ballard opened its doors on Sunday evening in the newly refurbished Kolstrand Building (4739 Ballard Ave NW). Staple & Fancy Mercantile, created by popular chef Ethan Stowell, offers two ways to order: ala carte off the daily menu or his $45 chef’s choice dining experience. The second option is a four-course …
The Dutch Bike Co. just opened in the Kolstrand Building (4737 Ballard Ave. NW), but what about those restaurants? Staple & Fancy, chef Ethan Stowell’s new restaurant, has applied for a sidewalk cafe permit. Work is still underway inside the restaurant, but we’re told that Staple & Fancy should open in the next couple of …
The first business is open at the renovated Kolstrand Building. Dutch Bike Company moved into the space at 4741 Ballard Ave NW over the weekend, one day after the city granted the building owners their Certificate of Occupancy. David Schmidt of Dutch Bike Co. tells us that they first signed on to move into this …
Named for a newly-exposed old brick wall in the Kolstrand building (4742 Ballard Ave), chef Ethan Stowell is opening “Staple & Fancy” in the refurbished building on Ballard Ave. Stowell, who hit the Seattle restaurant scene a few years ago with Union, has opened several more restaurants around town including Tavolata, How to Cook a …
The renovation of the Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Ave NW) has begun. The Kolstrand Building before work started. We took a tour of the early 1900’s building, where several businesses will soon be moving in. Ballard’s TurnStyle, Duo PR, and Dutch Bike Company have all signed leases, owner/developer Chad Dale tells us. A personal wine …