Sunny and Spacious Yoga Studio in Norfolk, Virginia.
tl;dr
- Space
- A 79 sqm (850 sq ft) ground floor studio for rent at 115 W 25th St Suite B in Norfolk's Williamston–Woodland Historic District, finished with exposed white brick, skylights and a painted wall mural. The industrial shell and street level frontage make it a move-in ready brand activation space with a secondary breakout room included.
- Best For
- Strongest fit for photo shoots and video production using the in-house camera and lighting rig, followed by creative workshops and wellness classes, pop-up shop and temporary retail weekends, small showroom space for collection previews and buyer appointments, and evening networking or private events for roughly 40 to 60 guests. Available to book by the day or book by the week.
- Standout Features
- Overhead skylights plus daylight across the open main floor, which removes most of the lighting spend on a one day content studio hire. Also included: exposed white brick and a painted mural that read as finished backdrops on camera, resident video equipment and integrated lighting, a second smaller room usable as changing or styling space, multiple entrances allowing separate guest and crew flow, and step-free handicap accessible entry with bathroom, WC, furniture, air conditioning, heating and wifi.
- Location
- Postcode 23517, a five minute walk from the 25th Street and Church Street bus corridor and roughly ten minutes on foot from the Tide light rail connections toward downtown Norfolk, with kerbside loading directly outside for van unloading. The immediate streets are low rise warehouse and light industrial stock near Myers Field and Maury High School, quiet during set up and easy for guests to find and park.
- Availability
- Minimum rental is one day, with brief-based pricing available on request rather than a published day rate. We advise three to four weeks lead time in Norfolk and six weeks or more for spring and autumn press day and sample sale periods, when spaces at this address typically book fastest.
- How to Book
- Enquire with your dates, format and guest numbers and we reply within 24h with a confirmed hold and a costed proposal, with no charge until confirmed. Permit paperwork, staffing and fit-out coordination are handled by the Fashion Week Venues team on the brand's behalf, so request availability now to secure your dates.
about this space
This 79-square-meter commercial space is located at 115 W 25th St Suite B in Norfolk, Virginia. Currently functioning as a yoga studio, the interior features exposed white brick walls, skylights, and a painted mural. The layout provides an airy atmosphere situated on the ground floor with street-level access. An additional smaller room is also available within the premises. The property is equipped with essential utilities, including air conditioning, heating, and wireless internet. Practical amenities consist of a bathroom, water closet, and furniture. Technical equipment, such as video equipment and integrated lighting, is also present. The space benefits from natural daylight and is designed with industrial elements. Accessibility is supported by multiple entrances and handicap-accessible features. This versatile venue is suitable for various uses, including conferences, meetings, photo shoots, and retail events. It can also serve as a gallery, showroom, or shared space for food-related activities. The total area size is approximately 850 square feet. All mentioned features are intended to support professional and creative operations within this unique Norfolk location.
what's included
- daylight
- industrial
- lighting
- wc
- handicap accessible
- multiple entrances
- air conditioning
- bathroom
- furniture
- heating
- video equipment
- wifi
- ground floor street
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how to book this space
- 01
Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 79 sqm floor plan and amenities for Sunny and Spacious Yoga Studio in Norfolk, Virginia, then note the window you want in Norfolk. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
- 02
Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. Pricing on this space is quoted on request.
- 03
Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Norfolk.
- 04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
- 05
Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Norfolk.
activation ideas
Editorial and Brand Shoot
This works because the skylights deliver soft overhead daylight across the full 79 sqm without a single HMI on the call sheet. The exposed white brick and the painted mural give you two finished backdrops on opposite walls, so a stylist can cover a look book in one room. The smaller second room takes rails, hair and makeup. Kerbside loading outside means a crew of eight to twelve unloads in one trip.
E-commerce Shoot
Strong choice for high volume product days because the daylight is consistent enough to shoot 60 to 100 SKUs without relighting between setups. Brands running e-commerce shoots in spaces like this typically build one cyc corner against the white brick and keep a second station on the mural wall for lifestyle frames. The integrated lighting handles late afternoon fill, and the second room stores steamed stock out of shot.
Video Production
Video works here specifically because the resident video equipment and lighting rig are already in the room, which removes a full day of kit hire from the budget. The 79 sqm ground floor footprint comfortably holds a two camera interview setup plus crew of six to ten, and the multiple entrances let talent arrive separately from the grip load in. Note that this is a soft acoustic environment, so plan for lavs rather than boom in a live room.
Creative Workshop
Well suited to hands-on sessions because the open floor takes six to eight worktables for 20 to 24 participants with clear circulation, and the bathroom and WC are inside the suite rather than shared. What makes this work for workshops specifically is the daylight, which matters when people are working with colour, fabric or ceramics. Furniture is included on site, and additional tables and seating can be brought in through furniture rental for larger cohorts.
Masterclass
Adequate to good for a ticketed masterclass, mainly because the room seats roughly 40 theatre-style with a demonstration position under the skylights. In practice the in-house video equipment handles same-day capture for a paid replay or social cutdown without bringing in a separate crew. Step-free street entry and handicap-accessible access make ticketed public sessions straightforward. Beyond 45 seats the sightlines tighten, so keep it intimate rather than pushing capacity.
Sample Sale
This suits an invite or email-led sample sale rather than a walk-in one, since West 25th Street carries no passing retail footfall. Operationally the space is efficient: 79 sqm holds around 14 to 16 double rails plus a folded table, with the smaller room converted to fitting and queue overflow. Multiple entrances give you a separate exit so buyers are not crossing the entry queue, and a single till point clears 40 to 50 shoppers an hour.
Temporary Retail Pop-Up and Brand Activation
A credible short-term commercial space for a weekend or week-long pop-up concept, with street-level access, an unbranded industrial shell you can dress hard, and a landlord context that tolerates early build calls. Plan for a merchandised capacity of 25 to 30 shoppers at once. The second room works as stockroom and staff base, and card and inventory setup runs through point of sale and payments so you capture transaction data from day one.
Art Exhibition or Gallery Showing
The white brick and skylit ceiling do most of the gallery work already, which is why this reads as a viable exhibition room rather than a converted studio. Usable hanging wall runs comfortably support 18 to 25 mid-scale works, and the painted mural should be treated as a fixed element to hang around rather than compete with. Daylight hours favour daytime viewing, with the integrated lighting carrying evening openings for 50 or so guests.
Influencer Event and Networking Evening
Good for an invite-led evening of 40 to 60 standing guests, helped by a quiet block after six that makes arrivals calm and parking genuinely available. The mural wall functions as the content moment without building a set, and multiple entrances separate guest flow from catering access. Creator lists, briefs and content rights for a Norfolk or wider mid-Atlantic guest mix are handled through influencer marketing if you need reach beyond your own database.
use cases
location
the neighbourhood
Photographers, independent apparel labels, tattoo studios, furniture makers and small production companies are the working tenants of this pocket of Norfolk, occupying the low warehouse stock that runs between 25th Street, Church Street and the Norfolk Southern tracks. Within a short walk you have the brewery and maker cluster around the Chelsea and Railroad District, the design and print shops that service Ghent's independent retailers on Colley Avenue and 21st Street, and the gallery and glass programme energy pushing north from the NEON District and the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. Selden Market on Granby Street has trained a generation of local founders in short residency retail, and those graduates now look for exactly this kind of raw ground floor room when they outgrow a stall. In our experience handling venue sourcing across mid-Atlantic secondary markets, this is the part of Norfolk where crews, stylists, prop suppliers and set builders actually live and work, which shortens every call sheet you write.
Cost per square metre and creative control are the two reasons brands take a space here rather than on Granby Street downtown, inside MacArthur Center, at Waterside District or out at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Downtown Norfolk and the oceanfront both deliver volume footfall, but you pay for it in rate, in landlord restriction and in an audience skewed toward conventions, naval personnel and holiday traffic rather than the design-literate local buyer. Here you get an unbranded industrial shell you can dress hard, kerbside loading directly outside, and neighbours who will not complain about a 6am build. What you do not get is passing discovery, so this address suits invite-led formats: a press day location, a buyer appointment venue, a content studio hire, a workshop series or a ticketed sample sale with an email list behind it. Norfolk International is roughly twenty minutes by car and Amtrak connects to Washington, which matters if you are flying editors in. Model your day rate and crew spend through our budget calculator before committing to a multi-day hold.
Arriving on West 25th Street feels closer to a working yard than a shopping street, and that is the point. Mornings bring trades vans, dog walkers cutting through toward Myers Field and parents on the Maury High School run, so the block is active early and then settles into a slow commercial rhythm by mid morning, which is when appointment-based showroom traffic moves easily and parking is genuinely available. Afternoons pick up again around school and shift changes, then quieten sharply after six, giving evening private events a calm, controlled arrival. The suite itself sits at street level with multiple entrances, so guest flow and crew flow can be separated cleanly, something our production and build team leans on when a shoot overlaps with a preview. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that the skylights and white brick do most of the styling work. Be clear on the limitation: this is not a walk-in retail street, there is no tourist footfall, and brands needing maximum street visibility should look downtown instead.
getting here & street life
the neighbourhood
The Williamston–Woodland Historic District encompasses a light industrial area of Norfolk, Virginia. It is roughly bounded by Omohundro Avenue on the west, 18th Street on the south, Church Street on the east, and the Norfolk and Southern Railroad tracks to the north. The area was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and features a mix of architectural styles, from modest commercial styles to Moderne and Art Deco structures. Most of the buildings are either warehouses or light industrial plants, ranging in height from one to three stories. The land for much of this area was owne
- Myers Field · 502 m
- Southern Bagging Company · 540 m
- Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery · 607 m
- Matthew Fontaine Maury High School · 738 m
frequently asked
Yes, this 79 sqm ground floor studio at 115 W 25th St Suite B is available for pop-up shops and temporary retail runs in Norfolk. The street-level frontage means shoppers walk in without stairs or a lobby, and the open main floor takes rail, plinth and till layouts without any structural work. The exposed white brick and painted mural give you a finished backdrop, so most brands spend their fit-out budget on fixtures rather than wall treatments. In our experience handling short-term retail in converted studio spaces like this one, a Thursday to Sunday run performs better in Norfolk than a single trading day, and you can book by the week if you want a longer presence.
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