Do you still call it the Warehouse District? Do you still think of the big room off Clare Avenue as Grandview, a place that's closed until further notice? If so, you've been reading the block by its missing piece. Since Grandview went dark, the rest of the block has quietly set up a schedule you could plan a Tuesday around.
Grandview Public Market, which the Sun Sentinel called South Florida's first food hall, closed on July 31, 2025, after seven years. That was fourteen months ago. The replacement still hasn't opened, and a lot of people have treated the whole district as waiting along with it. The businesses around the old food hall haven't been waiting, though, and the developer says that was deliberate.
The Plan Was Always Built Around the Operators
In November 2025, the Palm Beach Post reported that Grandview would come back in January 2026 as a slimmed-down food hall with more focus on events and entertainment. It was part of a larger overhaul of the former Warehouse District, now renamed Caroline Station. The Post put the complex at 85,000 square feet across three blocks along Clare and Elizabeth avenues, east of I-95 and about a mile south of CityPlace. CBS12 reported the same month that the district as a whole was expected to reopen in early 2026.
January came and went. By late July 2026, Palm Beach Illustrated was still calling the food hall's successor, now named WPB Exchange, the thing "coming next." Today, the WPB Exchange website reads "Opening soon at Caroline Station (formerly the warehouse district)" and gives no date. No public explanation for the timeline has been reported, so the honest status is simple. It's coming, and nobody has said when.
Developer Alex Griswold explained the reasoning behind the district to Palm Beach Illustrated in words that describe this gap year well:
"We wanted to create something that the people who already live and work here feel ownership over, not something that flew in from somewhere else and planted a flag. The local operators are the anchor and that was done intentionally."
Griswold grew up in Palm Beach County, and he described the Warehouse District's appeal as a "creative, gritty, authentic energy that existed long before the cranes showed up." The food hall is supposed to be one more layer on top of the anchor. Fourteen months on, the anchor has had the block to itself, and it's holding.
What a Week at Caroline Station Looks Like Right Now
The best evidence is Caroline Station's own published schedule, which runs most days of the week without counting on the food hall at all. Isla & Co., the sit-down restaurant at 1401 Clare Ave. that kept operating right outside the closed hall, carries much of it. Jon Wine The Tasting Room covers most of the rest.
| Day | Where | What's on the schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Isla & Co. | "Girl Dinner" |
| Tuesday | Isla & Co. | Kids' meal offer |
| Wednesday | Jon Wine The Tasting Room | Wine trivia and bottle offers |
| Thursday | Isla & Co. / Jon Wine | Steak-and-martini night / date night |
| Friday | Isla & Co. | Happy-hour beer and wine offers |
| Saturday | Jon Wine The Tasting Room | The Artisan Collective, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Sunday | Isla & Co. | Industry discounts |
Thursday is the busiest night on paper, with Isla & Co.'s steak-and-martini night running alongside date night at Jon Wine. Saturday midday has the most open-ended draw. The Artisan Collective runs for four hours, which leaves time to wander the rest of the block.
The rest of the block also explains why an empty food hall hasn't emptied the district. Caroline Station's directory lists Bindu Yoga & Wellness, The Bungalow by Gypsy, Gypsy Life Surf Shop, Show Pony, Skin at Peace, Love Bandit, and Classic Sofa among its tenants. Show Pony was already open by November 2025, selling 20th-century furnishings, art, and furniture. Skin at Peace opened its own standalone store a couple of doors from the old hall, where customers can watch its skin-care products being bottled from large metal containers. Love Bandit, a vintage-furniture showroom, hosted a New Wave Art Wknd farewell reception on March 8, 2026.
Some tenants predate the rebrand by years. Palm Beach Illustrated covered the Palm Beach Squash Club, with its singles and doubles courts, as one of the Warehouse District's newest tenants back in June 2017. Gather & Seek, the design and event-production studio now leading WPB Exchange, opened when the complex first launched in 2018. And the district has kept adding tenants during the wait. Coniglio Palm Beach, Christina Coniglio's bespoke design and fashion brand known for pareos, caftans, minis, and sets, opened at Caroline Station on February 6, 2026.
October on the Caroline Station Calendar
Beyond the weekly specials, Caroline Station's events page lists a full run of one-off October programming, spread across four tenants:
- October 10: a Charm Bar at The Bungalow by Gypsy, then Comedy Pour at Jon Wine that evening
- October 14: Intro Mah Jongg class at The Bungalow
- October 16: A Night in Little Italy at Jon Wine
- October 17: The Vinyl Listening Experience at Jon Wine
- October 20: Gentle Dynamic Yoga at Bindu Yoga
- October 23: PJ's & Wine movie night at Jon Wine
- October 28: Foundations in Flow at Bindu Yoga
- October 30: Zero Proof Mixology Class at The Bungalow
- October 31: community acupuncture at Bindu Yoga, then Hallo-Wine at Jon Wine
The calendar was dense enough that the district's own pages didn't always match. The homepage and the events page listed different dates for one book-club meeting, so check Caroline Station's events page the day of anything you plan around. No November special events were posted yet as of early October.
That's eleven dated events in a month with no food hall. Mah jongg, vinyl nights, mixology classes, and yoga are the kind of programming the Post said the reopened hall would lean toward, events and entertainment over a long row of food counters. In practice, the operators around the hall are already running that kind of schedule.
What WPB Exchange Will Add When It Opens
WPB Exchange's site describes its focus as "The Culture of Food, Music, Art & Design," and it lists four partners: Gather & Seek, Zipitios, Ramen Lab, and Rust & Wax. According to the Post, Gather & Seek co-owners Danielle Zelaya and Jacqueline Christensen are leading it. Ricky Perez, who founded Zipitios, plans to run two stalls, one Mexican and one serving American fare such as burgers and chicken sandwiches. Louis Grayson of Ramen Lab, a founding Grandview tenant, plans an Asian concept. Rust & Wax is planning a concept called "Great Day," a curated selection of records, books, and lifestyle goods.
Several of those names will look familiar. Two of the three food operators come from the old Grandview, and the studio leading the project has been on the block since day one. Palm Beach Illustrated described the plan as adding "food, events, activations, art, and community programming." Once it opens, the food stalls are the real addition. The events and programming will join a schedule that's already running.
The Same Pattern Across West Palm's Fall Calendar
Caroline Station isn't the only part of town with a fall schedule organized by neighbors and operators. On South Dixie Highway, Parma Palm Beach, an Italian-inspired café and market from the Joseph's Classic Market family led by Joseph J. Acierno, is set for 7170 S. Dixie Highway. In July, the Palm Beach Post reported it would open in September, with sandwiches, salads, coffee, and pastries. Parma's own site now says "Opening Fall 2026," so it's another fall opening without a confirmed date.
The South End has its own dates. The South End Neighborhood Association lists a Halloween block party hosted by Murray Road and East Lakewood residents on October 31 from 5 to 9 p.m., the same night as Hallo-Wine at Jon Wine. The LEEDS Foundation's Party with the Pack fundraiser follows on Friday, November 20, from 7 to 11 p.m. at 435 Southern Blvd.
Up north, the City of West Palm Beach's quarterly Nights in Northwood Village returns Friday, November 27. It's a free market on Northwood Road from 6 to 9 p.m., with 50-plus vendors, art, vintage finds, food, and live music. Jam-X The Band is booked on the 400 block that night.
That leaves a month and a half of plans you can make right now, before WPB Exchange or Parma posts an opening date. The weekly specials at Isla & Co. and Jon Wine start back up Monday.
If you live near Caroline Station and wonder how the district's next chapter could affect your corner of West Palm Beach, I'm glad to talk through what's changing on your blocks, whenever it's useful to you. Sarah Gandrey is here when you're ready. Let's Connect.
