A+R Goes West

It’s official: We’ve signed the lease on an amazing space on Abbot Kinney in the Cali town of Venice! We’re aiming to open this Westside outpost by October, which is the second anniversary of our first A+R shop, on Silverlake Boulevard. At 450 square feet, it’s also twice the size of the east side store.
We’re particularly excited about the location. Not only is the Abbot Kinney culture the closest to Silverlake’s, the owner and architect of the brand-new, award-winning building is Michael Sant of Sant Architects, whose office is just up the block. He’s taken extreme care in selecting the tenants of the commercial space downstairs and the glass-walled lofts above to reflect the architectural aesthetic and public-private mission of the project. A+R will sit between the new luxe beauty shop Vert, owned by H’wood makeup artist Renata Helfman, and chef Hans Röckenwagner’s yummy 3 Square Bakey + Café. Stay tuned for more…