Officials from Cigar Page and JG Petrucci Co. participate in a ground-breaking for a new cigar store in Bethlehem. (Credit: JG Petrucci Co.)
Ground near a south Bethlehem industrial park has been broken on what developers are calling the “world’s largest cigar store.”
According to a news release from construction firm J.G. Petrucci Co., the new retail facility will feature a retail, bar and 200-seat lounge “experience for discount cigar retailer Cigar Page,” which the release called the “second largest e-commerce retailer in the country.” There will also be an outdoor patio area, a 4,400 square foot humidor, a keg and cooler room, and a second-floor mezzanine level housing the headquarters of Cigar Page parent company Brandshopper LLC.
The store will be located at 1010 Harvard Ave., off Rt. 412, about a half mile north of the busy I-78 interchange for Bethlehem and Hellertown. Expected to open sometime early next year, the building will include a warehouse and offices and will be the first retail location for Cigar Page, which the release said is currently headquartered in Bath.
“Cigar Page aims to make this space the ‘ultimate destination for cigar lovers,’” the release said. “As the fastest-growing cigar retailer of the past decade, the new headquarters and retail space will further spur the company’s expansion.”
The release noted that the “humidor will be the main attraction, boasting a volume of 68,000 cubic feet and housing more than 750,000 cigars.”
The indoor bar will feature more than 40 draft beers, and a highlight of the lounge will be a 26 foot stone fireplace, it said.
“We’ve built an incredible online community of cigar lovers, and this new headquarters is more than a building. It will bring that same passion, connection and culture into the real world,” said Cigar Page COO Alex Goldman.
“Our team’s vision was to build the ‘Big House of Cigars,’ creating the ultimate destination for handmade cigar enthusiasts–a sensory experience expansive in scope, yet warm and inviting,” added the company’s founder and CEO, Keith Meier.
A digital rendering shows what the inside of the new cigar store, bar and lounge will look like. (Credit: JG Petrucci Co.)