What's New at Pinecrest in Orange Village This August
August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026
The studio between Warby Parker and the shoe store went dark sometime in July. No sign in the window explaining why, no farewell post, just taped-over glass where the Orangetheory logo used to be. If you've walked that stretch of Park Avenue in the past few weeks, you've probably noticed it and moved on, the way you notice any storefront gap in a place you visit often enough to stop really looking at it.
By the middle of this month, that gap was expected to be filled. Solidcore was set to open in the former Orangetheory space, and it's the brand's first location in Ohio. That opening is one part of the changing retail mix at Pinecrest, alongside new arrivals and a local retailer's expansion.
Solidcore's mid-August opening was expected to coincide with back-to-school schedules resetting and fall workout routines starting to firm up.
Fitness isn't the only category where Pinecrest is trading up. Aritzia is using the property as its entry point into Northeast Ohio, and Abercrombie & Fitch is targeting a September flagship on site, according to Crain's Cleveland Business reporting on the property's 2026 leasing plans. Jewelry brand Gorjana has an August opening on the calendar. Tecovas, the western boot and apparel retailer, already claimed its first Northeast Ohio storefront here back in January.
Taken together, these retailers add to Pinecrest's fashion and lifestyle mix.
Here's the detail that complicates the story in a good way. Fount, the leather goods and handbag maker that's been a Pinecrest fixture since its early years, is expanding its footprint at the center this summer. But its original storefront isn't staying empty for long. That space is slated to be filled by a yet-to-be-announced national tenant, which means a homegrown Cleveland brand is getting bigger inside Pinecrest at the same time a national name is moving into the address it's leaving behind.
That's worth sitting with for a second. The easy read on a center bringing in Aritzia and Abercrombie is that local and regional retailers get squeezed out to make room. Fount is expanding its footprint at Pinecrest, and its former space is slated for a national tenant. That's a healthier sign for the property than either move would be on its own.
Not every change at Pinecrest this year has been an opening. RED The Steakhouse, the fine dining spot that's operated at the center for years, currently shows as temporarily offline for reservations. One recent reviewer online summed up the reaction of regulars pretty plainly: "Sad to see this location close."
There's no public announcement clarifying whether this is a pause, a renovation, or something more permanent, and speculating past what's actually documented wouldn't do you any favors. What's worth knowing if you're a regular is simply that the booking calendar has gone dark, which is the kind of thing you'd rather hear from a neighbor than discover the next time you try to make a reservation for a birthday dinner.
None of this is happening in a vacuum. Tanger bought Pinecrest in February 2025 for roughly $167 million, and the leasing moves this year add to the changes underway at Pinecrest. Crain's reporting on the 2026 tenant additions notes that Tanger is developing a parcel behind Warby Parker for two more national concepts, building a new 90-space surface lot to support the added traffic, and pushing the property toward roughly 98 percent occupancy once the newest stores open. A Herman Miller location is targeted for around the holiday season, which would add furniture and home design to a tenant mix that already leans hard into lifestyle, fitness, and food.
That occupancy estimate adds context to this year's tenant changes. The fitness studio, fashion flagships, Fount relocation, and RED pause are among the changes to Pinecrest's tenant mix.
Whatever changes on the tenant roster, the seasonal rhythm that's made Pinecrest a gathering spot rather than just a shopping strip hasn't moved. Orange Village's community calendar still runs its music concerts, outdoor movie nights, and a Halloween fun fest through the fall, along with the Salute to Orange, the village's annual fireworks tradition. That's the part of the property that doesn't depend on which national brand signed a lease this quarter, and it's the reason Pinecrest still functions as a place residents return to on a Tuesday evening even when a familiar storefront has changed hands.
If you've lived near Pinecrest for a while, this year has brought a number of changes to the tenant mix. The next few months will show how those changes shape the center.
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