Center Harbor renovation

wadden · 04-03-2016, 12:50 PM

What is going in at the former Bay Gulls site in Center Harbor? Building is undergoing significant renovation.

Acrossamerica · 04-03-2016, 02:00 PM

Word on the street is that a combination Massage and Tattoo parlor with an adult book shop will be opening in that space. Evidently that type of business can sustain the high monthly year round rents whereas the 10 week style shops never make enough during the "season" to break even after the rest of the year's rent is paid.

radiocontester · 04-03-2016, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Acrossamerica

Word on the street is that a combination Massage and Tattoo parlor with an adult book shop will be opening in that space. Evidently that type of business can sustain the high monthly year round rents whereas the 10 week style shops never make enough during the "season" to break even after the rest of the year's rent is paid.

April fools was two days ago.

Acrossamerica · 04-03-2016, 02:15 PM

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April fools was two days ago.

And your point is? Relax and enjoy the "new" tenants, they will provide you with all manner of excitement.

Descant · 04-03-2016, 04:51 PM

Shouldn't this be part of the "What do we do with the Weirs" thread. The Weirs barely has a magazine rack, never mind a book store.

longislander · 04-03-2016, 06:02 PM

Maybe it's the Moultonborough Community Center!

The MoBo BoS members aren't great with senses ... like "sense of the meeting" of town meetings. Maybe direction isn't their forte either, the site being rehabbed, being just west of the MoBo town line.

However, the sewer line and sewer pump house are on the MoBo side, right there at the lights.

They certainly do know how to make things stink!

Lakegeezer · 04-03-2016, 08:09 PM

Heard a sandwich shop is going in at the Center Harbor location where Bay Gulls used to be.

longislander · 04-03-2016, 08:27 PM

Do you know Bill, what kind of sandwich shop. It looked like a new facade was being installed.

thinkxingu · 04-03-2016, 08:28 PM

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Heard a sandwich shop is going in at the Center Harbor location where Bay Gulls used to be.

Would LOVE a great sandwich shop. Like Benedetti's in Haverhill or something!

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jeffk · 04-04-2016, 12:18 PM

Asked at Town Hall. They said it is a sandwich shop. Of course I suppose the sandwiches could have tattoos.

AC2717 · 04-04-2016, 01:08 PM

So is Bay Gulls gone?
was there during the pond hockey

longislander · 04-04-2016, 01:15 PM

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So is Bay Gulls gone?

Yes and no!

Bay Gulls is still up the road, in Moultonborough, at the LEE WA plaza.

This is the old Bay Gulls place, in Center Harbor, that moved to MoBo.

AC2717 · 04-04-2016, 02:18 PM

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Yes and no!

Bay Gulls is still up the road, in Moultonborough, at the LEE WA plaza.

This is the old Bay Gulls place, in Center Harbor, that moved to MoBo.

oh ok thank you I was at Bay Gulls at the Lee Wa plaza

TheProfessor · 05-12-2016, 08:38 PM

Anyone know who is opening this shop?

Locals or one of those escaping the big city to come up to beautiful Lakes Region to fulfill their dreams of opening a small business in this highly seasonable area?

A la Sandwich General Store?

bruinsfan · 05-14-2016, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheProfessor

Anyone know who is opening this shop?

Locals or one of those escaping the big city to come up to beautiful Lakes Region to fulfill their dreams of opening a small business in this highly seasonable area?

A la Sandwich General Store?

sarcasm, jealousy, or passive aggressive comments from behind a keyboard?

SAMIAM · 05-15-2016, 09:12 AM

Wish them well....but the façade they installed pretty much ruined the lake view from the first floor of Lavinia's

thinkxingu · 05-15-2016, 10:47 AM

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Wish them well....but the façade they installed pretty much ruined the lake view from the first floor of Lavinia's

I saw that--old west style--but hadn't thought of how it might affect businesses in back. Hmmm...

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tummyman · 05-15-2016, 10:52 AM

You would expect that Planning Boards site reviews and Zoning regulations would address these issues before hand.

Acrossamerica · 05-15-2016, 04:20 PM

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You would expect that Planning Boards site reviews and Zoning regulations would address these issues before hand.

Very few towns have "view" protection ordinances as they are exceptionally difficult to write so as to not be law suit attractive.

thatguyonline · 05-16-2016, 03:58 AM

The building looks great!

I look forward to a new dining option in our town and judging by the extent and quality of the renovations I have a feeling the bar is set much higher than the competition next door, to the left.

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thinkxingu · 05-16-2016, 04:35 AM

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The building looks great!

I look forward to a new dining option in our town and judging by the extent and quality of the renovations I have a feeling the bar is set much higher than the competition next door, to the left.

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I think it's supposed to be a sub shop, so not much of a "dining option," and if you're referring to the Mug on the Bay, I've been quite a few times and like it a lot. The only reason we don't go more often is location--like the BBQ guy just off 23, we're either coming or going to camp and it's never the right time!

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thatguyonline · 05-16-2016, 06:12 AM

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I think it's supposed to be a sub shop, so not much of a "dining option," and if you're referring to the Mug on the Bay, I've been quite a few times and like it a lot. The only reason we don't go more often is location--like the BBQ guy just off 23, we're either coming or going to camp and it's never the right time!

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The Bay or the Mug on the Bay is terrible.

thinkxingu · 05-16-2016, 06:20 AM

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The Bay or the Mug on the Bay is terrible.

Ummm...OK. You said it, so it must be so.

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hd333 · 05-16-2016, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by thatguyonline

The building looks great!

I look forward to a new dining option in our town and judging by the extent and quality of the renovations I have a feeling the bar is set much higher than the competition next door, to the left.

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Anyone have a picture?

donnamatrix · 05-16-2016, 11:36 AM

I heard that the fellow that used to be chef at Castle in the Clouds has taken over this space and is going to have a lot of prepared meals "to go" .... to take home and heat/eat.

paintitredinHC · 05-16-2016, 01:08 PM

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The Bay or the Mug on the Bay is terrible.

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phoenix · 05-16-2016, 02:43 PM

that would be great

thatguyonline · 05-17-2016, 06:33 AM

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Indeed it is. I enjoy thinking for myself.

04-03-2016, 12:50 PM	#1
wadden Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 74 Thanks: 18 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Center Harbor renovation What is going in at the former Bay Gulls site in Center Harbor? Building is undergoing significant renovation. Last edited by wadden; 04-03-2016 at 12:51 PM. Reason: Title should say harbor not Harboe

04-03-2016, 04:51 PM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,039 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 1,519 Times in 985 Posts	Wrong thread? Shouldn't this be part of the "What do we do with the Weirs" thread. The Weirs barely has a magazine rack, never mind a book store.

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Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,657 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 342 Thanked 618 Times in 278 Posts	Sandwich shop Heard a sandwich shop is going in at the Center Harbor location where Bay Gulls used to be. __________________ -lg

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AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,522 Thanks: 747 Thanked 344 Times in 257 Posts	So is Bay Gulls gone? was there during the pond hockey __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

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donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Take out place I heard that the fellow that used to be chef at Castle in the Clouds has taken over this space and is going to have a lot of prepared meals "to go" .... to take home and heat/eat.

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Acrossamerica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 133 Times in 66 Posts	Word on the street is that a combination Massage and Tattoo parlor with an adult book shop will be opening in that space. Evidently that type of business can sustain the high monthly year round rents whereas the 10 week style shops never make enough during the "season" to break even after the rest of the year's rent is paid.

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04-03-2016, 06:02 PM	#6
longislander Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 501 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Maybe it's the Moultonborough Community Center! The MoBo BoS members aren't great with senses ... like "sense of the meeting" of town meetings. Maybe direction isn't their forte either, the site being rehabbed, being just west of the MoBo town line. However, the sewer line and sewer pump house are on the MoBo side, right there at the lights. They certainly do know how to make things stink!

04-03-2016, 08:27 PM	#8
longislander Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 501 Thanks: 43 Thanked 93 Times in 70 Posts	Do you know Bill, what kind of sandwich shop. It looked like a new facade was being installed.

04-04-2016, 12:18 PM	#10
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,130 Thanks: 201 Thanked 421 Times in 239 Posts	Asked at Town Hall. They said it is a sandwich shop. Of course I suppose the sandwiches could have tattoos.

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05-12-2016, 08:38 PM	#14
TheProfessor Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,062 Thanks: 17 Thanked 326 Times in 198 Posts	Anyone know who is opening this shop? Locals or one of those escaping the big city to come up to beautiful Lakes Region to fulfill their dreams of opening a small business in this highly seasonable area? A la Sandwich General Store?

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05-15-2016, 09:12 AM	#16
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,837 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	Wish them well....but the façade they installed pretty much ruined the lake view from the first floor of Lavinia's

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tummyman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 780 Thanks: 233 Thanked 631 Times in 228 Posts	You would expect that Planning Boards site reviews and Zoning regulations would address these issues before hand.

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thatguyonline Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 12 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The building looks great! I look forward to a new dining option in our town and judging by the extent and quality of the renovations I have a feeling the bar is set much higher than the competition next door, to the left. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,520 Thanks: 58 Thanked 266 Times in 187 Posts	that would be great __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future