![]() ![]() Lalario greets the electricians and project manager with “what’s up, party people?” In a group that favors sensible construction-site shoes, he sports a special-issue Nike collaboration with the Japanese brand sacai (two soles, two sets of laces, even two swooshes). An in-house cafe will serve pasta, focaccia sandwiches, and drinks the retail side of the equation will include a magnificent wall of sneakers and an in-house clothing line. One that weaves together some major tenets of his unusual career: streetwear, Italian food, and an unerring sense of vibes. The Hometeam will be Lalario’s biggest project yet. Outside, chirping birds and the sound of construction form a soundtrack of choppy optimism. But on this spring morning, brown paper still covers the tall windows. It takes more than a single venue, no matter how culturally astute, to invigorate a neighborhood. If all goes well, Lalario will give the area a new kind of hub, not to mention a massive dose of cool. Now Lalario’s reopening this light-filled corner space as a combination cafe, clothing store and soon-to-be sneaker emporium called the Hometeam. The pandemic halted that upswing, an undeniable civic success story. This address spent 10 years as the London Plane-a cafe larder and florist that anchored Pioneer Square’s recovery a decade ago. It grants him access to a vintage brick building on Occidental Square, the prettiest block in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood. The newest key in Lalario’s collection is oversize and brass. ![]() Lalario, the onetime nightlife entrepreneur, had put his partying days behind him. “Just to remove the temptation.” But after the pandemic’s onset, his new director of operations at Lil Woody’s gave him a set of keys to each of his burger joint’s three standalone locations. “I would always end up at one of my bars after hours drinking.” Usually he’d hand them off to a general manager. Marcus Lalario never used to want keys to his businesses. ![]()
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