Gladwyne Market\u2019s building, located at 359 Righters Mill Rd., was purchased by RMR Property Holdings in April for $5 million, according to property records. In June, RMR Property Holdings purchased an adjacent parcel, 358 Righters Mill Rd., for $10.25 million. <\/p>\n
Gladwyne Market owner Pete Liccio said the building\u2019s new owners want to use the space for something else and told the business they had to vacate. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried to keep it open,\u201d Liccio said. <\/p>\n
Andre Golsorkhi, founder and CEO of Haldon House, the developer of the two properties, said there are no plans to bring residential development or chain stores to the site. Haldon House\u2019s focus will be on creating \u201ca bespoke community hub, that is consistent with historical architecture, and that is distinctly Gladwyne,\u201d according to an email from Golsorkhi. <\/p>\n
The mailing address listed for RMR Property Holdings on property records is the same Bryn Mawr<\/a> address registered to Haldon House. Golsorkhi did not respond to questions about the relationship between RMR Property Holdings and Haldon House. <\/p>\n Golsorkhi said Haldon House plans to work \u201cclosely with existing and long-standing tenants to reimagine their spaces while supporting their continued presence in the village.\u201d<\/p>\n Haldon House is owned by Golsorkhi and his wife, Autumn Oser. Golsorkhi grew up in Bryn Mawr<\/a>. <\/p>\n Michael Daly, president of the Gladwyne Civic Association, said the new owners reached out \u201cproactively\u201d to start a dialogue and offered to attend a public meeting to present their plans. <\/p>\n \u201cOur residents love the village, its historic buildings, and its mom-and-pop shops. They are right to be curious \u2014 even concerned \u2014 about how the properties will be used,” Daly said in an email. \u201cBased on what we\u2019ve heard and seen so far, we\u2019re hopeful that the historic buildings will be preserved tastefully and used thoughtfully. But we are very much in trust-but-verify mode.\u201d<\/p>\n All employees of the Gladwyne Market will be transferred to the Market of Lafayette Hill, one of the Liccio family\u2019s other businesses in the area. The Liccios own the Mainline Marketplace in Wayne<\/a>, the Market of Lafayette Hill, and Knishes & Dishes deli in Lafayette Hill. Liccio said Gladwyne Market has around 11 employees. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not even about the money,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s about the people. It\u2019s about the employees.\u201d <\/p>\n 358 Righters Mill Rd., the second parcel purchased by RMR Property Holdings, is currently home to Homeroom, a cafe by chef Henry Morgan<\/a>. Morgan said the restaurant remains open for business and that he has had \u201cnothing but positive communication with the new owners and are excited about their future plans.\u201d <\/p>\n Inquirer Lower Merion<\/p>\n A weekly newsletter<\/p>\n Want to get Inquirer Lower Merion straight to your inbox every week? Sign up here for our guide to the news, stories, and events shaping life in your community.<\/p>\n The corner of Righters Mill and Youngs Ford Roads, where Gladwyne Market is located, has been the site of local commerce for over a century. Its roots reportedly go back<\/a> to the turn of the 20th century, when it was home to John Breen\u2019s General Store.<\/p>\n The Liccios bought the market in 2009. At the time, the previous owners were experiencing financial troubles and called Liccio, their seafood deliverer, to ask him to take over, he said. <\/p>\n \u201cWe put 15 hard years into that place,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Sarah Keating, a Villanova<\/a> resident who previously lived in Gladwyne for over 30 years, said Gladwyne Market \u201chad the best prepared food ever.\u201d <\/p>\n Though it was \u201cridiculous,\u201d she said, her family bought nearly all of their groceries there. They kept a charge account and made use of the store\u2019s grocery delivery service on busy days. Keating remembers the best bagels in the mornings, sandwiches for lunch, and hot grab-and-go dinners. The regular barbecue nights, complete with ribs and macaroni and cheese, were the best. <\/p>\n On Facebook, residents lamented the closure of the market, which they described as an institution in the small community. Some described \u201cfreshly prepared, delicious food.\u201d Others said they would have \u201cnever survived\u201d without the market\u2019s grocery delivery, which predated now-ubiquitous services like DoorDash and Instacart. <\/p>\n This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at inquirer.com\/donate<\/a>. A list of Lenfest Institute donors can be found at lenfestinstitute.org\/supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min Gladwyne Market, a beloved community grocery store in Lower Merion, is closing. 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