A 26-unit condo project rising in downtown Kirkland has locked down its ground-floor retail lineup, pairing a Japanese-inspired café with a niche perfume boutique as the development works toward a mid-2027 opening. Central Peak Residences, developed by Cordillera Homes at 177 Central Way, is slated to begin occupancy in July 2027.
The two signed tenants are Hako San Café & Bar and The Drydown, according to The Business Journals, which reported that Cordillera Homes signed the Japanese-inspired cafe and the fragrance boutique for the building's ground floor. Hako San is expected to occupy about 3,060 square feet of that ground-floor space, according to WhatNow.
A Café Aiming for Summer 2027
Hako San Café & Bar will join Central Peak Residences in downtown Kirkland, per the same outlet's reporting, with the business hoping to open in mid- to late summer 2027. That timeline would put the café's debut close to the broader project's expected July 2027 occupancy start, though the café's own opening date has not been independently confirmed beyond that stated goal.
Search-result listings from The Registry Pacific Northwest Real Estate separately describe Hako San as signing on as the anchor retail tenant at the project, and describe The Drydown as filling the second and final ground-floor retail space. Those specifics come from low-confidence snippets and have not been verified against full reporting, so Hoodline is noting them with that caveat rather than treating them as confirmed lease terms.
A Perfume Boutique Expands North
The Drydown, a niche perfumery, confirms on its own website that it plans to launch its second location in 2027 in Kirkland, Washington. The company describes its original shop as San Diego's first niche perfume boutique, which opened in 2025, making the planned Kirkland spot its first expansion beyond that home base.
While The Drydown's own page confirms the 2027 Kirkland launch timeline, it does not independently verify a lease specifically at Central Peak Residences — that detail traces back to the Business Journals report and the lower-confidence Registry listings. Together, the available reporting points to a 26-unit building with both of its retail slots now spoken for well ahead of its doors opening.
No information has been provided on construction progress, project costs, or lease terms beyond the tenants' stated plans, and neither tenant's exact opening date has been confirmed beyond the targets described above. For now, downtown Kirkland shoppers and future residents alike are left watching the calendar tick toward a 2027 debut for both the condos and their new ground-floor neighbors.
