Big changes coming to Greyline Station: Venue closing as major tenant expands
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- The Clerestory wedding venue will close at the end of the year at Greyline Station.
- Space Tango plans to move in late 2026/early 2027 and add offices for about 60 people.
- A 40,000‑square‑foot expansion will add loft offices, mezzanines and refresh common.
Big changes are coming to Lexington’s Greyline Station on Loudon and North Limestone.
The Clerestory, a wedding and event venue, announced that it will be closing at the end of the year, saying in a post on Instagram that “it has been an honor to host so many meaningful celebrations, gatherings and moments ... Sadly, Greyline will be taking a new direction, and our chapter will be coming to a close.”
The event venue will be absorbed by a major expansion of locally founded tech business Space Tango, which is already a tenant at the Greyline campus.
According to Space Tango CFO Krystal Maguire, the company is hoping to move into the interior of Greyline Station near the back of the building in late 2026 or early 2027 and occupy the current Clerestory space. The expansion will add offices for about 60 people and allow them to put all of their various operations on one campus, she said.
“We’re beyond excited. We’re growing our business and will continue to do work that supports research and manufacturing in a microgravity environment, on the International Space Station and in deep space,” she said.
The company also plans to hire as they grow, she said.
The new offices will be part of a major redevelopment of the Greyline property, involving a 40,000-square-foot expansion, according to a news release from Needham Properties. The existing space will add loft-style offices on new mezzanines, with glass-fronted workspaces, open floor plans, collaborative areas and modern industrial finishes.
The goal is to “further establish Greyline Station as a hub for innovative businesses, entrepreneurs and community activity,” according to the release.
“When you look at other markets — Charlotte’s Camp North End, Louisville’s NuLu, Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine District — the pattern is clear: the offices people actually want to work in are unique, amenity-rich, and community-driven,” said Chad Needham of Needham Properties. “I believe productivity is better in person, but you have to give people a reason to show up.”
Changes for farmers market, common areas
The expansion will take up some of the space previously used by the Lexington Farmers’ Market in the winter, but the market will remain, just compressed to the front part of the open interior space, Needham said.
Josh England, manager of the Lexington Farmers’ Market, said they are hoping to continue to be part of Greyline during the summer and winter.
“The Lexington Farmers’ Market has now had two exciting winter seasons at Greyline Station. We are hopeful that the construction plans will allow for us to continue to grow there in the future, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty that we are working through at the moment,” England said. “We’re still evaluating what will happen to the Wednesday evening market and to the Winter Market as the project moves forward and more details become available.”
As part of the redevelopment, Greyline’s common areas will also be refreshed to create additional gathering spaces for tenants, visitors, and community events, according to the news release. The work will be done by Northstar Contracting.
Greyline Station will continue to host community programming, including Greyline Social, which is held on the second Friday of each month. It will also host other private and corporate events in the 9,000-square-foot common area.
Originally redeveloped in 2020 from a former Lexington city bus garage, Greyline Station’s interior was home to Julietta Market before that moved out in 2023.
Dozens more Space Tango employees on site will mean more potential customers for new and existing restaurant and bar tenants, which include Bespoken Spirits, North Lime Coffee & Donuts, Old North Bar, Wing Kyng, Darling Wine Bar, Nourished Folks, The Wandering Bock, Rayann’s Popcorn Co. and more.
Becky Lunsford, who is opening a new breakfast and lunch restaurant in Greyline in the spot recently vacated by Chocolate Holler, is optimistic about changes for the area.
“I’m really hoping that Greyline is gonna bring in more people, because there are things that go on here, a lot on the weekends,” said Lunsford. “They’re going to be bringing in some offices, so we’re going to get more people in here, and hopefully we can have more events and stuff, so that more people can come and at least learn of who we are.”
Brian Simms contributed to this story.
This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM.
