Capitol Hill resident and long time business owner on the Hill (not to mention a CHS sponsor) Leslie Lippi answered some questions for us on her reasons for moving B-BAM off Capitol Hill. She also reveals some of her favorite food and drink places on Capitol Hill:
I understand that B-Bam may be moving? If so, have you been able to find space to relocate to?
Yes — we are moving on up to a deluxe office in the sky (just kidding it’s on the water).we are moving our offices and showroom to Lake Union – Westlake Ave N. We have a beautiful space with a 180 degree view right on the water and its all windows and gorgeous! We are very excited. We will only be taking RETAIL orders via our website www.b-bam.com. Corporate customers or any customers interested in placing large bulk orders can set up a meeting at our new offices. Please email us at [email protected] or call us 206-329-0499.What are the reasons for the move?We need more space and a different type of space. 80% of our business is corporate or large orders. 20% is retail one-off orders and of that 20% only 10% walk into our retail location. We are moving to a non-retail location. It’s at the end of a pier on Lake Union and has great office and showroom space as well as production but we will no longer have a retail or walk in location. All retail orders will have to be placed online and shipped out.Your thoughts on Capitol Hill changing (some say becoming more gentrified) . . . has it been good for business?I have had a business and lived on capitol hill since 1991 so I have seen a lot of changes. And, in the end, change is almost always good! The businesses and the landscape has changed significantly but the people and the attitudes are still as great as ever and that is what makes capitol hill special.Some memorable slogans people have printed on their t-shirts?Most people print inside jokes on their t-shirts so while it’s hilarious to them and their friends – you and I have no idea what they are talking about. ;)Where you like to get a cup of coffee/tea in the neighborhood?gosh… so many good ones oddfellows, cafe petit rosa, and vita.Favorite place to lunch in the neighborhood . . .rancho bravo tacos, and honey holeFavorite place for cocktail – your favorite cocktailI love Makers Mark Manhattans!! and I think they love me back. There are so many great places for a cocktail on the hill…. Barrio, Quinns, Lobby Bar, Wildrose, Tin Table and more!How important is it to have an online presence for your business?It is very important. And moving forward it will be even more important since that is how we will process all of our orders.Any information you would like to share with our readers . . .B-BAM! <3 Cap Hill and although we will no longer be working up here - we will be living and playing here until the end of our days!
Plain please. T- shirts. Yogurt. Coffee. Black tea. Condoms.
Sounds like business has been good. Add decoration and now it is 25.00.
sad to see it moving off the hill, more salon I suppose, like we could use more of them. Howabout a moratorium on salons, pricey boutiques, pet food store (and dogs/cats huge pollutants really) and coffeeshops. Another hardware store (love you Pacific), a decent later-night bodega with fruits and veggies–don’t make me truck to one end of or the other please–seriously though, functional diverse storefronts make a hood alive. maybe I’ll do one!
Emerson is a local business – I am glad to see their success – great haircuts – none better on the Hill, and reasonable.
I agree variety is cool. Very hard times for some.
that’s a little pricey isn’t it, even if you toss in the shampoo and blow-dry hell even a buzz cut @$20 seems like a lot…I have absolutely nothing against emerson–glad to see it succeed there for certain–but a brother oughta get a real haircut a more than one place on the hill for $20 plus tip eh?