The McD in Belmar was actually a political thing back then. They (the bidder) bid on a "restaraunt" - then bought in McD - much to the dismay of the Town. If I recall- the successful bidder - cleared about 25k/summer buy "flipping" the lease. As a wise ass 19 year old back then...I tried the same thing with my lease on the BW in AP. I met with one of the aquistion managers on the corner of 1st ave and the BW - since I had the middle unit on the 1st Ave pav, and while the corner units were empty - he thought it was interesting- but then pointed to the the 'digger acrosss the street - and told me to get him that corner instead. Beer after beer at the 'digger...and we talked to chuck...end of story.
You have to know how a seasonal business works - whether it be coney island, Wildwood, Cape May or AC. It depends how much of the "boardwalk" feel people will be comfortable with. Bring people and a seasonal business will do quite well and beyond. The old dream was to work for 4 or 5 months on the boardwalk, then take some time off and regroup for the next season. It could be hot dogs, candy, rides etc etc. When people are there, businesses will survive and it doesn't have to be chains... Seaside and point - IF you can find a stand - you pay upwards of $35 or more sq ft. Redbank hit over $50/sq ft with talk to go as high $100sq ft. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/