Berkeley Ace Hardware has decided not to move to the former Andronico’s site at 1414 University Avenue and it appears that a used clothing store may be taking over the 25,000-square foot space instead. After negotiating a lease with the property’s owner, Keenan Land Company, Bill and Virginia Carpenter, the owners of Berkeley Ace Hardware, decided not to make the move. Instead, the store appears to be staying put, despite the fact that it will sit in the center of a construction zone as the Acheson Commons, a 205-unit residential development, is built around it. The Carpenters are on vacation and were not available for comment. But in August, they had reached a “fundamental agreement” with Keenan, according to realtor Michael Korman. Once the lease had been inked, the Carpenters had three weeks to sign it, but never did, according to a source familiar with the negotiations who asked not to be named. The store that may be moving in is Savers Thrift, a 56-year old Washington-based company with 290 stores around the country, including locations in San Jose, Redwood City, and Milpitas. The stores carries everything from used men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and accessories, to housewares, electronics and […]
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