Property Description
Rare opportunity to acquire the Hainesville General Store — an established operating business together with the real estate from which it has built its identity. Located at 283 U.S. Highway 206 in Sandyston, New Jersey, the offering combines a highly recognizable Route 206 commercial property, two adjoining tax lots totaling approximately 1.758 acres, an approximately 3,520 SF building, and an established general store, deli, bakery and prepared-food operation.
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The property consists of Block 1101, Lot 13 and Block 905, Lot 5, offered together as one package. The site provides approximately 150 feet of frontage on U.S. Route 206, surface parking, outdoor customer areas, commercial kitchen and food-service infrastructure, storage areas, and a whole-building standby generator reported by the Seller to power the building and refrigeration equipment during outages.
The approximately 3,520 SF wood-frame building dates to the late 1800s and retains the distinctive character and atmosphere of an authentic country general store. Approximately 1,190 SF of first-floor space supports the primary retail, deli, kitchen and customer-facing operation. The approximately 1,315 SF second floor provides additional flexibility and may be occupied by the owner as a residence or used/leased for an approved business use. Approximately 1,015 SF of basement area provides storage, utilities and operational-support space.
The property's authentic architecture and long-established roadside presence distinguish it from a conventional retail or restaurant property. Exterior areas include parking, porch/deck areas and a lawn/picnic area that can support customer seating and seasonal use. The property is not represented as a formally designated historic landmark.
ESTABLISHED OPERATING BUSINESS INCLUDED
The Hainesville General Store is considerably more than a traditional convenience store. Current operations combine general-store retail, breakfast and made-to-order food, deli meats and cheeses, sandwiches, prepared foods and salads, bakery products, catering, platters and dessert trays, online ordering, lottery, ATM and other ancillary customer services.
The opportunity is particularly attractive to an owner-user because the purchaser can acquire both the commercial real estate and an established operating platform rather than purchasing a vacant building and developing a business from the ground up. Subject to the final asset list and transaction documents, the sale may include the established business name, customer relationships, operating history, website and telephone presence, recipes and product know-how, vendor relationships, equipment, displays, furniture and saleable inventory.
ROUTE 206 LOCATION & MARKET REACH
The property occupies a visible position along U.S. Route 206, the principal north-south corridor serving this portion of Sussex County. Its customer base extends beyond the immediate residential population and includes local residents, commuters, contractors, hunters, anglers, campers, hikers, seasonal visitors and other pass-through customers.
The Route 206 corridor provides access toward Milford, Pennsylvania, as well as major recreation destinations including High Point State Park, Stokes State Forest, the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Appalachian Trail access points. This combination of local demand, commuter traffic and recreation-oriented traffic broadens the property's effective trade area beyond conventional neighborhood demographics.
ADDITIONAL SITE & GROWTH POTENTIAL
The inclusion of two adjoining lots totaling approximately 1.758 acres provides additional flexibility. The Seller advises that the side/through-street area is also under the ownership/control of the Hainesville General Store. Subject to title, zoning, site-plan and governmental approvals, the combined property may offer opportunities for future expansion, additional commercial activity, parking or complementary uses.
Additional potential includes greater utilization of the second floor, reclaiming underused interior cooler space, expanded catering and prepared foods, seasonal outdoor sales, recreation- and tourism-oriented merchandise, institutional food-service opportunities, and expanded digital ordering and marketing. These opportunities are not represented as projections and should be independently evaluated by a purchaser.
The Hainesville General Store represents an unusual opportunity to acquire the real estate, established operating business, equipment, inventory and goodwill in one integrated owner-user acquisition. Unlike purchasing a vacant commercial building or starting a new operation from the ground up, a purchaser can acquire a recognizable property and an operating platform with existing infrastructure, customer recognition and multiple revenue channels.
Broker-Indicated Package Value: Approximately $857,000, subject to Seller approval, final offering terms, allocation of assets and purchaser due diligence.
Joseph Krumpfer
Krumpfer Realty Group, LLC
