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  • Theodore Alexander hosts grand opening at new LI store | Long Island Business News

    Global luxury furniture brand Theodore Alexander will host a grand opening celebration next week for its first Long Island store that opened last month.  

    The new Theodore Alexander store, which will host a grand opening event at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, was built in a 41,393-square-foot space above the Whole Foods Market in Kimco Realty’s Munsey Park Plaza shopping center at 2103 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset. The space was formerly occupied by a Bed, Bath & Beyond store which closed in 2021. 

    The grand opening will feature Bobby Berk, the original design expert on Netflix’s hit series “Queer Eye.” Berk will host a meet-and-greet and sign copies of his book “Right at Home,” which will be given to the first 200 guests. The event will also feature live music, champagne, light bites, as well as contests, giveaways and showroom tours, according to a company statement. 

    Known as the Theodore Alexander Manhasset Design Center, which opened on Sept. 11, it is operated by an international third-party investor, according to the furniture manufacturer. 

    “For nearly three decades, Theodore Alexander has served the designer trade community by creating exceptionally crafted pieces and building a legacy of trust, quality, and lasting creative design,” Theodore Alexander President Ed Teplitz said in the statement. “We now extend that same elevated experience to Manhasset, one of the nation’s most sophisticated luxury markets, which is made possible by the commitment of a private investor. We invite the public into our world of design to experience our craftsmanship firsthand, and we look forward to building lasting relationships with the people who will live with and love our furniture every day.” 

    Founded in 1996 by Paul Maitland Smith, a pioneer of high-end furniture production in Asia, Theodore Alexander has been selling its luxury home furnishings through other retailers and dealers throughout the world. The new Manhasset store is part of the company’s effort to open Theodore Alexander stores in areas with attractive demographics. It is located just across the street from Americana Manhasset and around the corner from the showroom of luxury furniture brand Arhaus. 

    Interior designers will have access to trade pricing, the full fabric library and digital product catalog along with designs showcased on the floor, offering an opportunity to have giving their clients a chance to check out the furnishings before purchasing, according to the statement. 

    The Theodore Alexander Manhasset store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. 

    Jordan Domroe of Parallel Realty represented the tenant, while Gene Spiegelman, Jeffrey Rosbash and Morgan Singer of RIPCO Realty represented the landlord, Kimco Realty, in the lease transaction. 


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  • Ex ‘Queer Eye’ Host Bobby Berk Got Called Out by Co-Star Karamo Brown for Announcing HGTV Show in Wake of ‘Queer Eye’ Ending: ‘Girl, the Day After?’

    Interior designer Bobby Berk was one of the original five hosts of Netflix’s reality show “Queer Eye” — aka the Fab Five — but left after the Season 8 in 2023 and is now set to host his own HGTV show. There was some awkward timing earlier this summer with Berk’s HGTV announcement and the news that “Queer Eye” would be ending after the upcoming Season 10.

    Netflix announced on July 9 that “Queer Eye” will end after the 10th and final season, and the next day on July 10 HGTV revealed Berk would be hosting a new show, titled “Junk or Jackpot?” Berk addressed the backlash over his announcement with People and revealed that his former “Queer Eye” co-host Karamo Brown called him out over it.

    “I have to say, I swear on my mother’s life, my show announcement date was set. No, this was planned. Show announcements don’t happen on a whim,” Berk said. “Even Karamo was like, ‘Girl, the day after?’ I’m like, ‘No, no, no. I promise you it was already planned.”

    Berk said that he had no idea that Netflix would drop the “Queer Eye” news less than 24 hours before his own announcement.

    “Some people were like, ‘Couldn’t you have waited?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, yes, but no,” he said. “I mean, [Netflix] could have easily given me a heads-up on when that was going to be announced. I mean, I was on the show for [eight] seasons, but yeah, it’s fine.”

    For the first eight seasons of “Queer Eye,” Berk co-hosted with Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness. In the wake of Berk’s exit, he was replaced by HGTV interior design expert Jeremiah Brent, who will complete two seasons on the show before it ends.

    Filming for the 10th and final season of “Queer Eye” has already begun in Washington, D.C., and Season 1 of Berk’s “Junk or Jackpot?” will premiere later this year.

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