Former site of Ronnies Seafood and Ice Cream sold for $3M, as Auburn approves plans for car wash
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Ronnies Seafood and Ice Cream operated for 67 years before closing in March 2024. A car wash is now being proposed for the site.
The former site of a Auburn seafood restaurant, which operated for more than six decades, has been purchased for $2.9 million, with the purchaser pitching a car wash facility for the site.
Regency RE Investment LLC of Andover purchased 861, 871, 873, 879 Southbridge St. and 16 Hill St. ― five parcels comprising 3.5 acres of land — in deals finalized on Thursday, according to Worcester District Registry of Deeds records. The properties were purchased from the Richard J. and Dawn L. Lemansky Trust of Auburn.
The property at 871 Southbridge St. is the former location of Ronnies Seafood and Ice Cream. The business operated for 67 years before closing in March 2024, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page.
Regency is proposing a 4,800-square-foot car wash for the site, which it expects to service about 375 cars per day. The proposal was approved by a 5-0 vote at the Auburn Planning Board meeting held on Feb. 11, according to meeting minutes.
The five properties were given a combined 2025 tax evaluation of $2.01 million, according to Town of Auburn property records.
Michael Jacobs of Worcester-based NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs represented the sellers in this transaction, while Roberto Cordero of CBRE Boston represented the buyer.
Eric Casey is the managing editor at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the manufacturing and real estate industries.
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