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On The Record: Local Dive Bar Gets Sold
Watering hole, The Pub, is off the market
Good morning subscribers. ⛄ This is your Wednesday, Jan. 28, Rye Record newsletter, curating some of the latest headlines across the city of Rye.
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Off the market. A local group has purchased downtown Rye’s oldest watering hole, The Pub.
Local restauranteur Tim Cacase, who owns Rafele and Gordito, is a member of the acquiring group called 3 Elm Place, LLC, a name derived from the location of the tiny 713-square-foot bar — on 0.02 acres — nestled between Starbucks and Al Dente Pizzeria.
The deal was finalized on Jan. 22, according to sources. It is unclear how much the bar sold for, although the asking price was listed at $975,000.
Seller DJ Schack, who had owned The Pub since 2018, said, “It’s a great place with a storied history and I am very happy to be passing it on to some people who care about that.”
To read more of David Hessekiel’s reporting, click here.
The Pub on Elm Place has been sold. It is unclear how much the transaction went for, but the asking price had been nearly $1 million. Photo David Hessekiel
-Today’s newsletter is curated by Camille Botello
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