After a flurry of demonstrated community concern, the sale of the Capitol Hill OddFellows building to developer Ted Schroth was finalized in January of 2008, and his company seemed to want to put the whole uncomfortable matter behind them when touting the glorious financial potential of the space:
"The OddFellows Building presented us with an incredible opportunity to restore one of the neighborhood's most cherished icons," said Ted Schroth, the project's developer. "It has been an exciting and rewarding project to be a part of, and we are very excited about the tenants who have already chosen to make the building their home. We are looking forward to finding the right mix of remaining retail and office tenants to share in this remarkable piece of history."But while development projects are fizzling all over town, the OddFellows business venture seems to be humming along on track. Perky new businesses have been moving into the renovated spaces at a constant rate. OddFellows Café settled in last year and Molly Moon’s ice cream parlor opened this summer, along with a chi-chi children’s clothier this month. Century Ballroom Café introduced their Tin Table restaurant sister-business this year and welcomed The Academy of Burlesque to share their class studio space as of September 1.
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