1933 Lounge by St. Elmo to Join The Gilmore in Gilbert

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 28, 2026--

Thompson Thrift, a full-service, nationally recognized real estate company and one of the nation’s leading multifamily developers, announced today that 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo has signed a lease for an approximately 8,000-square-foot restaurant at The Gilmore, the company’s 35-acre mixed-use development in Gilbert.

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The new location will mark the first 1933 Lounge outside Indiana, bringing Huse Culinary's unique and elevated dining and cocktail lounge experience to the Southeast Valley. Thompson Thrift expects to deliver the space in October 2026, with 1933 Lounge anticipated to open in fall of 2027.

“From the beginning, our vision for The Gilmore has been to create the kind of destination that introduces new experiences to Gilbert and the broader East Valley,” said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner of Thompson Thrift Commercial. “1933 Lounge is exactly that, an exceptional concept backed by more than a century of hospitality tradition and one we know well from our work together in Indiana. Their decision to bring 1933 outside Indiana for the first time at The Gilmore speaks volumes about both this project and the continued evolution of the Gilbert market.”

1933 Lounge is a 21-and-over restaurant and cocktail lounge from Huse Culinary, the restaurant group behind St. Elmo Steak House, an Indianapolis institution founded in 1902 and one of Indiana’s most recognizable restaurants. The 1933 Lounge menu features the iconic St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail alongside sushi, aged steaks and signature cocktails, bringing together celebrated classics and contemporary favorites.

1933 Lounge builds on that legacy with an intimate, speakeasy-style atmosphere and elevated dining and cocktail experience. Named for the year Prohibition ended, the concept draws inspiration from the elegance and hidden lounges of the era while pairing that spirit with modern sophistication. The Gilbert restaurant will introduce the concept to a new market while carrying forward the tradition and hospitality that have defined the St. Elmo brand for more than 120 years.

"We are thrilled to bring 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo to Gilbert," said Craig Huse, CEO of Huse Culinary. "1933 Lounge is a place where exceptional cocktails, great food and genuine hospitality come together in a sophisticated, energetic setting. Gilbert has evolved into one of the most dynamic communities in the country, making it an ideal fit for our concept, and we’re excited to introduce the Southeast Valley to the 1933 Lounge experience."

The signing also marks the latest chapter in an established relationship between Thompson Thrift and Huse Culinary. The companies previously partnered to bring both 1933 Lounge and The HC Tavern + Kitchen to Fishers District, Thompson Thrift’s expansive mixed-use development in Fishers, Indiana.

Located at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Germann Road, just off Loop 202, The Gilmore was designed to bring a new level of dining, retail and lifestyle offerings to one of the Southeast Valley’s fastest-growing communities. The development combines restaurants, retail, office space and a hotel with vertically integrated residential. A Main Street-inspired entrance, pedestrian-friendly walkways and landscaped gathering spaces were designed to seamlessly connect the project’s uses.

The approximately 200,000-square-foot commercial portion of The Gilmore is anchored by a recently opened Safeway and complemented by The Residences at The Gilmore, a 300-unit luxury apartment community set to welcome residents later this year.

“The Gilmore gave us an opportunity to think differently about what could exist in this location,” Boyd said. “Gilbert’s growth, demographics and strong household incomes created an opportunity to curate a mix of restaurants, retailers and amenities that historically haven’t had a presence in this part of the market. With The Gilmore now approximately 90% leased, it’s exciting to see that vision come to life.”

Thompson Thrift continues to maintain an active development pipeline throughout Arizona, with projects including Pointe17 and Refinery at Pointe17 in Phoenix, The Maddox in Buckeye, Stella in San Tan Valley, Southbridge Marketplace in Maricopa, Elliot Tech Center in Mesa and Germann Commerce Center in Queen Creek.

Over the past 40 years, Thompson Thrift has invested billions of dollars into local communities nationwide and has become known as a trusted partner engaged in all aspects of development, construction, leasing and management of high-quality real estate projects across the country.

About Thompson Thrift Real Estate Company

Since its founding in 1986, Thompson Thrift has grown from a locally focused development and construction company into a full-service, integrated enterprise with a national scope. From its offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana; Denver; Houston; and Phoenix the company is engaged in all aspects of development, construction, leasing and management of quality multifamily and commercial projects. The company earned national recognition as a winner of a 2026 Top Workplaces USA award, the latest accolade that reflects the company's ongoing commitment to excellence in the community and workplace. For more information, please visit www.thompsonthrift.com.

About Huse Culinary

Huse Culinary is an Indianapolis-based hospitality company that develops, operates and supports a portfolio of upscale restaurants, retail food and spirits brands. The company is built around the legacy of St. Elmo Steak House, which has served guests in the same downtown Indianapolis location since 1902 and is home to the world-famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail, served at every Huse Culinary restaurant. Known for its aged steaks, chops, seafood, and professional service, the family of brands also includes 1933 Lounge by St. Elmo, Harry & Izzy’s, The HC Tavern + Kitchen, St. Elmo Foods and Prime Aged Spirits. For more information, visit HuseCulinary.com.

1933 Lounge by St. Elmo to Join The Gilmore in Gilbert

SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlinks yet, but decided to cut short the flight.

SpaceX said the spacecraft would reenter over the Pacific and splash down north of Hawaii three hours after blasting off from Texas. The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight, spanning six full laps around Earth, to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.

The spacecraft almost didn't make it to orbit after one of its engines shut down too soon. But with everything else working well and the bad engine no longer needed, flight controllers decided after several tense minutes to proceed as planned.

“Starship is orbital,” Mission Control announced to cheers.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman congratulated SpaceX on reaching orbit and “managing every step in a safe, responsible and especially inspirational way.”

Founder Elon Musk’s showpiece rocket — the biggest and most powerful ever built — carried 26 of the latest and most advanced Starlink satellites to join the 11,000 older models already providing internet service. They popped out of the spacecraft one by one, drawing more cheers from the SpaceX crowds looking on from the launch site at Starbase, Texas.

The decision to end the flight early came soon afterward. No reason was provided.

It was Starship’s 14th full-scale launch from Texas’ southern tip in three years. The earlier test flights ventured no farther than the Indian Ocean halfway around the world, often crashing in flames and briefly skimming space.

This time, SpaceX was intent on circling the globe from an altitude of 170 miles (275 kilometers) — not just once but six times over almost 10 hours, ending with a Pacific splashdown near Chile. While Starship achieved the proper orbit zipping along at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph), flight controllers opted to play it safe and bring it back several hours sooner, after just a couple laps.

The first-stage booster was never meant to return to the Starbase launch site either, instead dropping into the Gulf of Mexico within minutes of the morning liftoff.

SpaceX wants to ensure that everything works before flying Starship back to Starbase. If the spacecraft breaks apart over land and rains debris onto people, “our popularity would diminish very rapidly,” Musk said at a business summit earlier this month. “That’s why we’re being extremely cautious here.”

Depending on the findings from Monday's orbital debut, the next Starship could return to the launch pad with giant mechanical arms grabbing the hovering spacecraft. If the catch works — Musk gives it even or slightly better odds — then SpaceX will refly the spacecraft by year’s end or early next year.

The 407-foot (124-meter) rocket was designed from the start to be fully reusable — a key to lowering launch costs. SpaceX managed to salvage the last Starship from the Indian Ocean in July. Engineers modified the newly launched Starship’s heat shield based on hands-on inspections from the recovered spacecraft, which is being tugged back to Starbase.

SpaceX is pressing hard to certify Starship for orbital flight, a vital step toward moon and Mars travel.

NASA’s Artemis III mission is coming up as soon as next summer, a triple-launch docking exercise in orbit around Earth between an Orion capsule full of astronauts and competing lunar landers. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Moon will blast off first, then Orion — which will close in for a linkup — then Musk’s Starship for a docking with Orion once Blue Moon is unleashed.

The next mission — Artemis IV slated for no sooner than 2028 — would have astronauts landing on the moon in either Blue Moon or Starship, whichever is ready first. Subsequent moonshots will alternate between the two billionaires’ landers.

Musk originally developed Starship for Mars, intending to launch scores of them with the red planet’s first settlers. For now, he plans to focus on the moon and use Starship to haul satellites into orbit by the truckload, phasing out the company’s frailer Falcon 9 rocket within several years. A second Starship launch site is nearing completion at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center and a third is planned for Louisiana.

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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A man watches at sunset as SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Seagulls fly near the site of SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

David Orr camps out near the site where SpaceX's mega rocket Starship, behind right, is preparing for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

David Orr rides his bike past SpaceX's mega rocket Starship as it is prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)