The former London Plane is in charismatic new hands. One of Seattle’s coolest spaces, and an anchor of its oldest neighborhood, has sat dark for the past few months. Now multi-hyphenate entrepreneur Marcus Lalario and footwear designer Ben Kirschner—who blazed an influential trail at Nike—will remake the space.
The name for this project isn’t yet finalized, but it will essentially combine a flagship sneaker store with a quick-service Italian cafe powered by Mezzanotte, Lalario’s Italian restaurant in Georgetown. Which is to say, Mezzanotte chef Jason Stratton will be the guy behind the menu of pasta and focaccia sandwiches.
This is Lalario’s biggest project to date,
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