Hillsdale’s Hometown Hotspot is for sale. Courtesy | ERA Reardon Realty
Hometown Hotspot in Hillsdale — home of Market House, Bigby Coffee, and Sharon’s House of Pancakes — and its Hudson sister location are now on the market for $5.5 million and $8 million, respectively.
“We are completely honored to be a big part of Hudson and a big part of Hillsdale for 85 years,” said Brett Boyd, the owner of both Market House locations.
Boyd hopes to retire and spend more time with family, Brittany Ostrowski, a real estate agent from ERA Reardon Realty, told The Collegian.
“He doesn’t want to disappoint anybody, but he’s also looking out for his wife’s best interests, and they just want to enjoy their farm,” Ostrowski said.
Boyd hopes to sell the Hillsdale and Hudson properties together. The stores are doing well financially, with the exception of Hillsdale’s Market House, because of the saturated grocery store market in Hillsdale, according to Ostrowski.
“Hudson has been kind of taking care of Hillsdale for a long time, making money and pumping it back into Hillsdale, being creative, reducing the footprint of the grocery,” Ostrowski said. “Trying to get it to be profitable, and with the competition, it’s been hard for them.”
The properties are being sold with two liquor licenses, Ostrowski said. All of the businesses within Hometown Hotspot are part of the sale since Boyd and his wife, Brandy, are the franchise owners.
“We’re searching for an open-minded investor who is willing and isn’t afraid to take on these other already-established businesses, outside of the grocery space,” Ostrowski said.
Boyd said selling one or both of the properties would depend on the buyer’s willingness to continue their tradition of giving back to the community and to keep the current employees.
Ostrowski said she hopes a new owner will take over within the next year. While searching for a buyer, Boyd said he and his wife will continue to run the locations.
“We appreciate everybody’s business,” Boyd said. “We appreciate our employees, and we certainly appreciate the communities of Hillsdale and Hudson and look forward to full steam ahead at Market House in the meantime.”
