Jack Jacobs photo)
In a bid to steady its rent for the long run, a Carytown clothing store has become its own landlord.
The owners of AlterNatives Boutique at 3320 W. Cary St. bought the building it calls home from Jim Stevens for $430,000 in a deal that was recorded with the city in early May.
The threat of rising rents motivated AlterNatives owners Ben Blevins and Guadalupe Ramirez to buy in order to better shoulder the costs of doing business. The boutique has operated at that 1,100-square-foot, one-story building for more than 20 years.
“The problem that all the local merchants face is that the property tax and rent payments keep going up while the volume of sales and margins are not increasing,” Blevins said.
Citizen Burger Bar building in Carytown changes hands for $1.5M
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The owner of the restaurant on the eastern end of Carytown has secured its home by buying it. (
Mike Platania photo)
A restaurateur from Hooville has become his own landlord in Carytown.
Andy McClure purchased 2907 W. Cary St., the building where his restaurant Citizen Burger Bar has operated for the last five years.
McClure paid seller Matt Donlon $1.45 million for the roughly 4,700-square-foot building.
“It’s every restaurateur’s dream to own the building they operate in, and I am so happy and proud to be the new owner of this Carytown landmark,” McClure said via text.