Business of the Month - December 2006:
Northville Square

Longtime Northville residents Bob and Margene Buckhave purchased the building and have taken it back to its roots as an indoor mall under the original name of Northville Square. Bob and Margene also developed Old Church Square at the corner of North Center & Dunlap Streets, which is home to Margene’s Stampeddler Plus Memories.

Northville Square is the new main attraction, right on Main Street.  Occupying half a city block, over 90,000 square feet is being transformed into the hippest place to eat, shop, and work.  Every square inch will be filled with one-of-a-kind shops, boutiques, restaurants, and cafes.  After much anticipation, the shops of Northville Square are beginning to open for business with more set to open by the end of December or early 2007.

Don’t be left out in the cold.  Enjoy the Square’s enclosed, climate-controlled “street-scape” environment.  Upon completion the Square will offer a central water feature, customer concierge service and outdoor dining areas. Enjoy on-street parking or free all day parking in the lot behind the Square.   Let the holidays fill you with the joy of shopping at the Square!

Belli Couture
Main Street Level, Suite 200
Phone:  248-344-2840

Belli Couture, a designer maternity boutique provides an upscale, personalized shopping experience for maternity clothes and accessory items.  Belli Courture offers clothing for every month throughout your pregnancy and occasions from designer denim to professional attire to evening wear and basics such as lingerie and swim wear.  Co-owners Stephanie Mullen and Christa Davis are committed to offering maternity clothing that fit the whole way through and make pregnancy an enjoyable experience.

A variety of price points are available.  However, style abounds as evident by items from Citizens of Humanity, Habitual, Bella Dahl, Liz Lange and Maternal America.  A highlight already causing buzz among early shoppers are diaper bags from Petunia Pickle Bottom and Mia Bossi.  Dads will even find a selection of bags for their trips with baby.  Shoppers will also find spa and skin care products, a small section of baby gifts, nursing tops and a variety of transitional pieces.

The hallmark of Belli Couture’s business philosophy is highly personalized customer service.  To accommodate busy life styles, clothing can be brought to the home for viewing.  In keeping with the warm, inviting atmosphere of the store, the owners offer daily refreshments to shoppers.  Husbands and friends can relax on couches and chairs while the mom to be shops. 

Overall, the goal of Belli Couture is to help pregnant women find clothing that is stylish, sexy, comfortable and couture so that the pregnancy becomes them.

Belli Couture participates in the new First Fridays Fashion Walk.  Twelve of downtown Northville’s fashion conscious shops are open the first Friday of each month from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in conjunction with the First Fridays Art Walk.

NOMI
Main Street Level, Suite 201
Phone:  248-449-3200
Website:  www.nomionmain.com

NOMI will offer a sophisticated warm ambience with exquisite contemporary cuisine presented by Executive Chef Jason Jones, fruit fusion cocktails, and a start-of-the-art sound system with an ever evolving roster of events.  Open daily for lunch and dinner, corporate events and private parties.  Opening soon!

Madilu & Ethan, Too!
Main Street Level, Suite 210
Phone:  248-349-5294

Madilu & Ethan Too! is a baby to big kid boutique currently in Grosse Pointe and expanding to Northville.They offer apparel, shoes, gifts, toys and children’s design services for newborn through age 10.Carrying classic lines such as Hartstrings, Lilly Pulitzer, Sweet Potatoes and Ralph Lauren but also fresh trendy lines like Appaman, Shilav, Wild mango, Umi, Paul Frank, Tea, Cakewalk and Haven.Also featuring “Bratt Décor” Nursery furniture and bedding  showroom.They have a little bit of everything and as always every gift that leaves receives free gift wrap and gift receipt.

Madilu & Ethan, Too! participates in the new First Fridays Fashion Walk. Twelve of downtown Northville’s fashion conscious shops are open the first Friday of each month from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in conjunction with the First Fridays Art Walk.

Solid Grounds Coffeehouse
Main Street Level, Suite 222

An inviting, warm with a “linger a while” atmosphere where you can enjoy espresso, gourmet specialty coffees and traditional spiced chai tea.The light menu of appetizers, sandwiches, salads and soups will have an ethnic flair. Tempting cakes, brownies and cookies will satisfy any sweet tooth. Open mic nights and Free Wireless Internet are a few more reasons to visit. Open soon!

Pure Barre
Main Street Level
Website:  www.purebarre.com

The Pure Barre Technique (PBT) might just be the magic potion you've been looking for. PBT fuses Lotte Berk exercises, dance, and Pilates to create the most intense and effective 55-minute workout there is. The class begins with a warm-up and light weight work in the center of the floor. Then it moves to the ballet barre to focus on the thighs and seat, and finishes off with abdominal work - under the barre and in the center of the room. Each strengthening section of the class is followed by a stretching section in order to create strong, long, lean muscle without the bulk, while increasing range of motion. The goal of PBT is to quickly transform the body into one of equal balance, strength and flexibility. Source: www.purebarre.com

Pure Barre will also carry high end work out apparel and shoes from popular brands such as yoga-inspired apparel by Lululemon, Puma, Fila, and So-low.

Pure Barre has five locations. Northville Square joins Michigan facilities in Birmingham and Rochester with a new location to open in February/March 2007 in Saginaw. Pure Barre also has facilities in Lexington, KY, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland.

Carrie Rezabek is the founder and sole owner of Studio Surge, Pure Barre, Figure8apparel.com, and her charitable foundation Live N' Give. For more information, please visit the Pure Barre website.  Opening January/February 2007

Main Street Bank
Cady Street Level, Suite 100
Phone:  248-449-3700

Main Street Bank will be headquartered in Northville Square.  Main Street Bank will lease approximately 10,000 square feet in the southwest corner at Cady and Wing Street.

Main Street Bank will have its Administration, Operations, Commercial Lending and Retail Mortgage Lending Groups located in Northville Square along with a small Retail Presence.

Main Street Bank is Northville's only Community Bank. Started in 2004 Main Street Bank has grown to $140 million Bank in two and a half years. The move to Northville Square will allow main Street Bank to continue its commitment to the Northville Community and to continue to grow.  Opening soon!

Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists
Cady Street Level, Suite 120
Phone:  248-347-1168

Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists is an outpatient rehabilitation practice that specializes in orthopedics and sports medicine.  We are a team that is dedicated to providing the highest quality care in a friendly and encouraging environment.  Each patient receives one-on-one treatment that is based on the most current medical technology.  Our state-of-the-art equipment combined with manual techniques continues to yield optimal results for patients.

Since 1994 physicians have referred their patients to Plymouth Physical Therapy Specialists facilities because of unprecedented quality of care provided by the staff.  Many of our therapists are board-certified orthopedic clinic specials.  Our therapists are all members of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Michigan Physical Therapy Association.

Seven convenient locations: Plymouth/Canton, Novi, Northville, Livonia, Livonia East, Wixom, and White Lake in addition to providing sorts medicine services to area high schools.