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Redevelopment in “New Jersey’s Greenwich Village”…Red Bank
Ted
Nov 07, 2024 06:29PM
Nestled cozily in the heart of Red Bank, New Jersey, today, one will find The Galleria. The Galleria Red Bank. A quaint collection of offices, restaurants and boutiques. Found in “New Jersey’s Greenwich Village.” It took 10 years to build that Galleria…early in the Twentieth Century. And it wasn’t called The Galleria, at that time.
Between 1907 and 1917, The Galleria – originally known as The Eisner Building – was constructed with a specific endgame in mind. And that early Twentieth Century endgame for The Eisner Building was not thought up with similar planning to how The Galleria is utilized today.
The Galleria today? It’s a repurposed Red Bank centerpiece. Located where Bridge Avenue meets West Front Street. The original plan for The Galleria? For The Eisner Building? That original plan didn’t include any restaurants. Nor did that original plan include any retail outlets. Rather, that original plan for The Eisner Building was…textiles. A textile factory.
During World War I and World War II, The Eisner Building was a Red Bank stalwart…though not one which espoused trendy retail “DNA.” Rather, during both World Wars, The Eisner Building possessed quite a different industrial “DNA.” It functioned as a supply chain for American military equipment. Flight suits, military uniforms, gas masks. Wartime supplies. This was the original “DNA” for what is today The Galleria. The wartime purpose for The Eisner Building extended on through both World Wars. Manufacturing. Supplies for American soldiers. This was The Galleria – I.e.: then, The Eisner Building – in the early-to-mid Twentieth Century.
Today, there are eight retail outlets located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. Today, there are four restaurants located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. Buffalo wings, pizza, Thai food, Mexican food. All can be had today at The Galleria. No, you won’t find gas masks there…
Going back thirty years ago to when this transformation in Red Bank first took hold – in the early 1990’s – circumstances for The Galleria were quite different. At that time, The Galleria had not yet been redeveloped.
Today, there are five offices located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. That early Twentieth Century factory which long ago produced military uniforms, which once “majored” in textiles? That “DNA” has long since been repurposed. Redeveloped. Now “majoring” in office space. In restaurants. In retail.
In 2024, The Galleria is a 100,000 a square foot rustic multi-purpose retail center. One which owns a classic design. Situated on just about three acres. Complete with its own Farmers Market. A Farmer’s Market which begins each year on Mother’s Day…extending on through November.
While in 2024 The Galleria is most certainly a Monmouth County favorite among shoppers – not soldiers who are in need of supplies – The Galleria also serves as a Monmouth County example for what real estate redevelopment efforts can (and do) look like.
Between 1907 and 1917, The Galleria – originally known as The Eisner Building – was constructed with a specific endgame in mind. And that early Twentieth Century endgame for The Eisner Building was not thought up with similar planning to how The Galleria is utilized today.
The Galleria today? It’s a repurposed Red Bank centerpiece. Located where Bridge Avenue meets West Front Street. The original plan for The Galleria? For The Eisner Building? That original plan didn’t include any restaurants. Nor did that original plan include any retail outlets. Rather, that original plan for The Eisner Building was…textiles. A textile factory.
During World War I and World War II, The Eisner Building was a Red Bank stalwart…though not one which espoused trendy retail “DNA.” Rather, during both World Wars, The Eisner Building possessed quite a different industrial “DNA.” It functioned as a supply chain for American military equipment. Flight suits, military uniforms, gas masks. Wartime supplies. This was the original “DNA” for what is today The Galleria. The wartime purpose for The Eisner Building extended on through both World Wars. Manufacturing. Supplies for American soldiers. This was The Galleria – I.e.: then, The Eisner Building – in the early-to-mid Twentieth Century.
Today, there are eight retail outlets located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. Today, there are four restaurants located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. Buffalo wings, pizza, Thai food, Mexican food. All can be had today at The Galleria. No, you won’t find gas masks there…
Going back thirty years ago to when this transformation in Red Bank first took hold – in the early 1990’s – circumstances for The Galleria were quite different. At that time, The Galleria had not yet been redeveloped.
Today, there are five offices located in the once-a-textile-hub Galleria. That early Twentieth Century factory which long ago produced military uniforms, which once “majored” in textiles? That “DNA” has long since been repurposed. Redeveloped. Now “majoring” in office space. In restaurants. In retail.
In 2024, The Galleria is a 100,000 a square foot rustic multi-purpose retail center. One which owns a classic design. Situated on just about three acres. Complete with its own Farmers Market. A Farmer’s Market which begins each year on Mother’s Day…extending on through November.
While in 2024 The Galleria is most certainly a Monmouth County favorite among shoppers – not soldiers who are in need of supplies – The Galleria also serves as a Monmouth County example for what real estate redevelopment efforts can (and do) look like.
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