Black Moth Bars to launch new retail concept inside vintage Airstream in the Boileryard
In the latest in a string of major new retail leases at Camp North End,ATCO Properties & Management announced today that it has finalized an agreement for specialty bartending company Black Moth Bars, making it the 10th food & beverage retailer to join the one million square-foot site.
This latest deal follows last week’s announcement that Raydal Hospitality’s new food stall concept La Caseta will join the retail lineup on Keswick Avenue, the street that cuts through the Gama Goat Building.
Founded in 2018 by owner & operators Rachel Hopkins and James Little, Black Moth Bars specializes in bringing hand crafted, locally-sourced specialty cocktails to special events such as weddings, corporate parties, and Camp North End’s successful Next Plate dinner series in 2019.
Black Moth Bars’ new 200 square-foot space will pay homage to its roots as a mobile business by operating out of a renovated vintage Airstream camper in the Boileryard. Menu items will include six unique seasonal cocktails using local North Carolina spirits and ingredients like bourbon, boiled peanuts and a rotating seasonal punch.
The Airstream features an outdoor patio area with seating and regular disinfecting during operating hours. Seating arrangements have been reduced and spaced in accordance with North Carolina’s phased re-opening requirements, allowing ample room for visitors to enjoy their drinks outside. It is expected to open in conjunction with North Carolina’s phase two reopening schedule in mid- to late June.
Black Moth Bars is also partnering with the Piedmont Culinary Guild, a nonprofit organization created to strengthen the culinary and agricultural community throughout the Carolinas. A portion of their proceeds will benefit the organization.
On why Black Moth Bars chose Camp North End, Hopkins explained that the move aligned perfectly with their brand and image. “Camp North End is such a unique experience, there’s nothing anywhere like it here in the city,” she said. “We fell in love with the vintage feel and ATCO’s commitment to history and reusing these incredible buildings. We are super excited about our new Airstream space and look forward to serving you this summer.”
Tommy Mann, Development Director at Camp North End, added: “we are thrilled to welcome Black Moth Bars to our Camp North End family and support the growth of a local small business committed to quality and craft.” “This creative concept strategically relies on outdoor, open-air seating, which will be increasingly important in a post-COVID-19 environment.”
In addition to Black Moth Bars, Camp North End’s other notable culinary tenants include James Beard award semifinalist chef Greg Collier’s new restaurant concept, Leah & Louise, James Beard award nominee chef Samantha Allen’s gourmet bakery Wentworth and Fenn, taproom Free Range Brewing, loose-leaf tea bar Birch Fine Tea, healthy food purveyor Chop & Chisel, Noda Company Canteen, coffee bar Hex Coffee Roasters, and food stalls La Caseta, Bleu Barn Bistro and Bow Ramen (opening in June 2020).
Camp North End is also leading the way in terms of healthy building design. In January 2020, the development was one of four trailblazing developments in North America to receive the first Fitwel Community Certification from the Center for Active Design (CfAD), a national building standard that focuses on optimizing holistic health benefits in neighborhood-scale projects.
A Cushman & Wakefield team led by Jessica Brown, David Dorsch and Grant Keyes are the exclusive leasing agents for the office component of the property.
About Camp North End
Camp North End is a state-of-the art creative development that is being designed and curated to cater to today’s most innovative and cutting-edge companies in Charlotte’s up-and-coming North End Smart District.
As one of the largest adaptive reuse projects currently underway in the U.S., the project is transforming a historic 75-acre site where people once manufactured Model T cars and assembled Hercules missiles into a catalytic hub of creativity and ideas.
With over 300,000 square feet of space already redeveloped for work, artistic expression, dining and hospitality, entertainment, recreation and community building, and another 2.5 million square feet on the way, Camp North End's curated development will drive growth at the businesses that join its community. Currently, developer ATCO Properties & Management is undertaking the redevelopment of the Gama Goat Building at 1701 N. Graham Street, and has already renovated and leased 70,000 square feet in buildings facing The Boileryard and The Mount, two of the project’s districts.
For more information about Camp North End, visit the official Camp North End website at https://camp.nc/ or follow along on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linked In at @campnorthend.
About ATCO
ATCO is a real estate investment and ownership platform deploying capital in select cities across the United States, with a particular emphasis on creating value through placemaking and other strategies in urban locations. ATCO seeks to improve people’s lives by creating places where they genuinely want to work, play, or live, and by doing our work with a long-term perspective.
Through eight decades and four generations, ATCO has owned, managed, and developed a diverse real estate portfolio, primarily in and around New York City and also in select markets we target. ATCO presently owns and manages more than 25 buildings ranging from high-rise office and residential towers to retail properties, from one-story industrial structures to a mixed-use former military base. The portfolio of New York City properties includes: 555 Fifth Avenue, 40 Central Park South, 41 West 58th Street, 630 Third Avenue, 381 and 373 Park Avenue South, 515 Madison Avenue and the Atlas Terminals. Nationally, the company owns properties in Charlotte and Chapel Hill, NC; Austin, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Darien, Stamford and Westport, Connecticut. Internationally, ATCO has investments in seven European countries.
