Monroe Street Changes

My office is on Monroe Street, so I spend a lot of time driving on Monroe.  If you do too, you have seen the changes happening up and down the street.

Some exciting changes are in store!  You may have seen "The Monroe" building going up in place of the old Town and Country service station on the 2600 block of Monroe.  Retail space on the first floor and apartments above are a nice improvement to the area.  Two long-time Monroe Street retailers have moved into the "The Monroe".  The Knitting Tree is now located at 2630 Monroe St. and the Monroe Street Shoe Repair is occupying space at 2630 Monroe St.

The 2500 block of Monroe is also under construction.  The space previously occupied by The Knitting Tree and The Monroe Street Shoe Repair is being renovated to house Collectivo Coffee with plans to open in early 2015.  Collectivo Coffee currently has one location in Madison on N. Pinckney at Tenney Plaza on the Capitol Square.  The Monroe Street location will provide a full-service café offering breakfast and micro-brews.  The design of the new coffee shop proposes an open floor plan with large exterior windows to invite customers to connect with the sidewalk atmosphere of the location.

Additional changes are coming to Monroe Street on the 3400 block of Monroe St.  More on those changes in an upcoming post!