BEFORE 8PM. MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 69. BROUGHTON STREET ... BETWEEN MONTGOMERY AND JEFFERSON STREETS ... WILL BE CHANGING DRASTICALLY ... UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. WJCL 22 NEWS' LYDIA - BLACKSTONE IS THERE LIVE. THIS IS AN ABRUPT CHANGE ... FOR THE CURRENT BUSINESSES LOCATED THERE./// FOR SURE, AS THEY WERE TOLD THEIR LEASES WERE NOT RENEWED AND THEY HAD TO GET OUT IN A WEEK... BUSINESSES HERE SAYING THEY JUST WANT A REASONABLE TIME TO PACK UP AND FIND SOMEWHERE NEW. "I REMEMBER THIS PLACE BEING A BUSY STREET, THEN BECAME A GHOST TOWN, YOU KNOW, AND NOW BECOME BUSY AGAIN." ((DAVID HUYNH, OWNER, ENVY NAIL BAR)) BROUGHTON STREET HAS SEEN MANY CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT THIS ONE DAVID HUYNH, OWNER OF ENVY NAIL BAR SAYS HE DIDN'T SEE COMING. "WE'VE BEEN HERE SIX AND A HALF YEARS AND WE WERE PLANNING TO STAY ANOTHER TEN, 20 YEARS HERE. AGAIN, WE WERE BLINDSIDED. AND AS NOW, OUR PLANS ARE TO ACTUALLY LEAVE DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH." ((DAVID HUYNH, OWNER, ENVY NAIL BAR)) 5 BUSINESSES ON BROUGHTON GETTING LETTERS SAYING THEY HAVE ONE WEEK TO LEAVE. "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY COMMERCIALLY TO MOVE A LOCATION WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME, THREE DAYS - A WEEK. THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND GAVE ME TWO WEEKS, BUT I STILL IMPOSSIBLE. I'M ASKING FOR 30 TO 60 DAYS." ((DAVID HUYNH, OWNER, ENVY NAIL BAR)) THEIR BUILDING WAS SOLD AFTER THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIED, IT WENT TO BANKRUPTCY COURT WHERE IT WAS AUCTIONED OFF AND SOLD TO THE RHINO COLLECTIVE. THE GROUP OWNS SEVERAL SAVANNAH RESTAURANTS LIKE... THE VAULT, COCO AND MOSS, AND FLOK TO THE WOK. THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING: THEY WEREN'T THE ONES TERMINATING THE LEASES, AND THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE BUILDING WENT BANKRUPT. THE OWNER OF ENVY NAIL BAR SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW THE LEASE WAS TERMINATED UNTIL MAY 24TH, MEANING THEIR BUSINESS WOULD HAVE TO VACATE DOWNTOWN. "BY LEAVING HERE, I'M LEAVING ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF MY SALES." ((DAVID HUYNH, OWNER, ENVY NAIL BAR)) THEY HAVE FOUND A NEW LOCATION IN POOLER THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT BUT IN THE MEANTIME HE'S WORRIED FOR HIS EMPLOYEES. "IT'S A HARDSHIP ON THEM. YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I'M FINE. BUT FOR ALL MY EMPLOYEES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM ((DAVID HUYNH, OWNER, ENVY NAIL BAR)) WE ARE STILL FINDING OUT NEW DETAILS ABOUT WHAT COULD BE COMING HERE TO THIS BLOCK OF BROUGHTON SO KEEP CHECKING IN AS WE FIND OUT MORE. AS FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LEAVING HERE, THEY ARE PURSUING LEGAL ACTION TO GET A MORE TIME GREG? LYDIA - BLACKSTONE REPORTING LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. THANK YOU./// YOU CAN SEND US QUESTIONS ABOUT NEW BUSINESSES ... TRAFFIC ... AND OTHER TOPICS INVOLVING OUR FAST-GROWING COMMUNITIES ... TO BOOMTOWN AT WJCL DOT COM. AND CHEC
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Downtown Savannah Changes: Broughton Businesses ordered to vacate on short notice by new owners
'We were blindsided': business owner speaks out after abrupt change in lease
The end of Broughton street right near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will be changing drastically with new ownership to a large block of buildings.David Huynh, the owner of Envy Nail Bar, says he was told he needed to vacate within five days. “We've been here six and a half years, and we were planning to stay another ten, 20 years here. We were blindsided. And as now, our plans are to actually leave downtown Savannah.” said Huynh. He's not the only one having to leave with properties located at 322 Broughton St. Unit A, composed of 310, 312, 318, 320, and 322 Broughton St., were purchased by The Rhino Collective LLC through bankruptcy court auction.Huynh says the previous owner of the buildings passed away, but he and other tenants were told that they were going to be able to stay.TRENDING STORIESGoFundMe set up after Beaufort County crash that killed grandmother, daughter, 4-year-old grandsonMissing in South Carolina : Police searching for missing and endangered Bluffton man'War Zone': Witness said masked gunmen showed up at South Carolina party, killing 2, injuring othersNow, he's asking for a reasonable amount of time to pack up his business.“It's impossible for somebody commercially to move a location within that timeframe, three days a week. They came back to me and gave me two weeks, but it's still impossible. I'm asking for 30 to 60 days.” said Huynh.It was purchased by the Rhino Collective, the group owns several Savannah restaurants; like The Vault, Coco and Moss, and Flock to the Wok.They released a statement saying that they weren’t the ones terminating the leases, and that happened when the building went bankrupt."The Rhino Collective LLC recently purchased the Broughton Street property from the bankruptcy estate of the property’s former owner, New Broughton Street, LLC. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, the former owner requested authorization from the Court to sell the Broughton Street property free and clear of all encumbrances, including any leasehold interests. It is our understanding that the former owner provided notice to the tenants of its intent to sell the property without leases, and the tenants were given an opportunity to object in court.The Court entered an Order authorizing the former owner to terminate all leases and sell the Broughton Street property free and clear of the leases. This Order had already gone into effect, and all leases had been terminated, prior to The Rhino Collective’s purchase of the property.The former owner informed the tenants that their leases were terminated and that they must vacate the premises on or before May 31, 2024. However, The Rhino Collective LLC has reached out to the tenants and is currently working with them to reach a mutually agreeable move out date." - The Rhino Collective LLCHuynh says he didn’t know the lease was terminated until May 24th via email, meaning their business would have to vacate downtown.“By leaving here, I'm leaving about two-thirds of my sales,” said Huynh.They have found a new location in Pooler that is currently being built, but in the meantime he’s worried for his employees.“It's a hardship on them. You know, for me, I'm fine. But for all my employees, it’s impossible for them," said Huynh.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
The end of Broughton street right near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. will be changing drastically with new ownership to a large block of buildings.
David Huynh, the owner of Envy Nail Bar, says he was told he needed to vacate within five days.
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“We've been here six and a half years, and we were planning to stay another ten, 20 years here. We were blindsided. And as now, our plans are to actually leave downtown Savannah.” said Huynh.
He's not the only one having to leave with properties located at 322 Broughton St. Unit A, composed of 310, 312, 318, 320, and 322 Broughton St., were purchased by The Rhino Collective LLC through bankruptcy court auction.
Huynh says the previous owner of the buildings passed away, but he and other tenants were told that they were going to be able to stay.
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Now, he's asking for a reasonable amount of time to pack up his business.
“It's impossible for somebody commercially to move a location within that timeframe, three days a week. They came back to me and gave me two weeks, but it's still impossible. I'm asking for 30 to 60 days.” said Huynh.
It was purchased by the Rhino Collective, the group owns several Savannah restaurants; like The Vault, Coco and Moss, and Flock to the Wok.
They released a statement saying that they weren’t the ones terminating the leases, and that happened when the building went bankrupt.
"The Rhino Collective LLC recently purchased the Broughton Street property from the bankruptcy estate of the property’s former owner, New Broughton Street, LLC. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, the former owner requested authorization from the Court to sell the Broughton Street property free and clear of all encumbrances, including any leasehold interests. It is our understanding that the former owner provided notice to the tenants of its intent to sell the property without leases, and the tenants were given an opportunity to object in court.
The Court entered an Order authorizing the former owner to terminate all leases and sell the Broughton Street property free and clear of the leases. This Order had already gone into effect, and all leases had been terminated, prior to The Rhino Collective’s purchase of the property.
The former owner informed the tenants that their leases were terminated and that they must vacate the premises on or before May 31, 2024. However, The Rhino Collective LLC has reached out to the tenants and is currently working with them to reach a mutually agreeable move out date." - The Rhino Collective LLC
Huynh says he didn’t know the lease was terminated until May 24th via email, meaning their business would have to vacate downtown.
“By leaving here, I'm leaving about two-thirds of my sales,” said Huynh.
They have found a new location in Pooler that is currently being built, but in the meantime he’s worried for his employees.
“It's a hardship on them. You know, for me, I'm fine. But for all my employees, it’s impossible for them," said Huynh.
