The Merchant, one of the most beautiful buildings on Main Street, has lots of history, character, and charm! Originally built as a hotel in the late 1800s. The Merchant includes retail, offices, restaurants, and health & wellness services that promise to be integral to downtown Buford's future. The Merchant building is located in the center of Buford's Main Street, a classic Southern downtown area with brick sidewalks, benches, train tracks, parks, and open spaces.
Along the street, there are upscale boutiques, well-known restaurants, artisans, beautiful historic homes, concerts, and festivals that attract local and regional visitors. Currently available in The Merchant: A buy in a restaurant partnership that is fully built out and renovated, potential concept (Ramen, Sushi, Pho, Tapas, high-end Burger, needs to be suitable to the layout of the restaurant), the restaurant features main dining room with a 35' bar, prep kitchen, storage room, two bathrooms, office and a roof top, the build, hood, appliances, grease trap hardwood floor and high ceiling, new HVAC, new plumbing and plumbing fixtures and millwork.
The Merchant boasts a strong demographic: Within a 5-mile radius, there are close to 120,000 residents with an average household income of over $103,000, plus daytime employment of more than 40,000 people. All these numbers promise to grow significantly over the next few years due to key residential, commercial, and infrastructure development projects currently underway nearby, not to mention Buford's nationally recognized public school system, ranked #1 in Georgia.
