The abrupt closing in late March of the only Quiznos Sub Sandwich shop in downtown Hartford, and one of the few remaining in Connecticut, has prompted its former landlord to revisit his retail-leasing ambitions.
The abrupt closing in late March of the only Quiznos Sub Sandwich shop in downtown Hartford, and one of the few remaining in Connecticut, has prompted its former landlord to revisit his retail-leasing ambitions.
Developer Martin J. Kenny, owner of the eponymous 100 Trumbull St. apartments, said Quiznos shut March 31, vacating its approximately 1,500-square-foot storefront after a decade in that location. 100 Trumbull opened in 2006.
With Quiznos' storefront, and another empty retail suite next door, Kenny has about 4,000 square feet of available retail space. Salute restaurant and a hair salon are his remaining tenants.
To help fill both, Kenny has hired retail-leasing specialists Charter Realty of Westport, the same firm developer HB Nitkin Group used to recruit retail tenants to its Front Street development on Columbus Boulevard, across from the Connecticut Convention Center, and next door to UConn's new downtown campus building on Prospect Street.
“We think they did a great job down there on Front Street,'' Kenny said of Charter. “I like the way they work it. They work it like they own it. We'll take a fresh look at the space and the rents because retail downtown is tough, no doubt about it.''
Kenny had previously retained CBRE-New England to market 100 Trumbull's retail space.
– Gregory Seay
