The Waterfront set to add tacos, shoes and other new stores
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The Waterfront shopping center in Homestead is adding four tenants.
Boards & Baskets, Shoe Fly, Appalachian Running Co. and Shorty’s Tap x Taco are planned to open sometime this summer.
Boards & Baskets is a charcuterie deli which will sell the traditional cured meats, cheese, vegetables, nuts, olives, dried fruits, and crackers — as well as gift baskets and breakfast items. It will be located in the former Eyepolis space, across from the Pittsburgh Improv. Guests can dine in or on an outdoor patio which will be BYOB.
Shoe Fly, a Pennsylvania-based shoe retailer from Tyrone, purchased Gordon Shoes, which was founded in 1885. Gordon Shoes’ lease is up this month.
A subsidiary of Shoe Fly, Appalachian Running Co. is opening its third location in the former New Balance Pittsburgh next to GNC. It specializes in running shoes and carries brands such as Hoka, Brooks and New Balance.
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Shorty’s Tap x Taco, a retro taco bar concept, will open in the former Bar Louie space near the AMC Waterfront 22 movie theater. It’s a sister company of Burgatory, which has a location just across the street.
“We try to create a unique and diverse experience at The Waterfront,” said Emily Wittmer, marketing director. “It is not just a shopping center. We are a community and offer an experience for shoppers and diners as well as plenty of other things to do.”
Wittmer said the vision has always been “to create a center where people can shop, dine, play and work.”
“Being part of The Waterfront’s esteemed retail shops is a major opportunity for us,” said John Myers, Appalachian Running Co. regional manager.
The Waterfront, which sits on land once occupied by U.S. Steel’s Homestead Steel Works, opened in 1999. It is home to more than 70 specialty shops, restaurants, entertainment complexes, hotels, and retailers and is currently 94.8% leased.
“Along with the four additions coming in summer 2021, we have interest from several other potential occupants, including service-oriented operations and restaurants,” said Marty Sweeney, senior vice president of M&J Wilkow, property manager of The Waterfront since 2012.