The building at 4529 Baltimore Avenue that used to host Tony’s “Just For Men” Barber Shop has recently been listed for sale for $415,000. The 1,760 square feet property includes a ground-floor commercial space, a partially finished basement, and two apartments (a large two-bedroom with a deck and a studio on the ground floor behind the commercial space). It is zoned CMX-2 (Commercial/Commercial Mixed-Use).
The property was for sale in 2013, shortly after the original business owner, Tony Rodriguez’s, passing. Then it was listed for $285,000 but was taken off the market a month later. It appears that Rodriguez’s family kept the business running for a few more years.
The property is listed by MPN Realty, a company that often handles properties in this section of Baltimore Ave.
LoopNet.com, which is also listing the property, provides the following description of Baltimore Avenue:
“The face of Baltimore Avenue has changed dramatically in the last year alone from unstable mom and pop businesses to more professional successful operations. In the last year alone, The Nesting House, Jinxed, Renata’ s Kitchen (formerly Café Renata) and Loco Pez have opened or are in the process of opening businesses in Spruce Hill.”
June 10th, 2016 at 4:31 pm
“The face of Baltimore Avenue has changed dramatically in the last year alone from unstable mom and pop businesses to more professional successful operations. In the last year alone, The Nesting House, Jinxed, Renata’ s Kitchen (formerly Café Renata) and Loco Pez have opened or are in the process of opening businesses in Spruce Hill.”
The person who wrote this lacks understanding of local business climate, geography, and recent history.
June 10th, 2016 at 11:22 pm
I’m deeply saddened by this. Mr. Rodriguez would be heartbroken to know that his family is selling another one of his properties. He previously owned the adjacent building that is now the restaurant Desi Village.
June 11th, 2016 at 11:27 am
Right, because Desi Village, Davis Pharmacy, Gojjo, Queen of Sheba and Fiesta Pizza have been really unstable businesses.
The “professional and successful” Subway on that corner did really well.
June 15th, 2016 at 9:09 am
Yeah, definitely a real lack of understanding (and in my opinion pretty offensive/patronizing) in that description from MPN Realty.
It’s pretty crazy that the asking price on this property increased nearly $150,000 in 3 years… Think there will be any buyers?