Chequer’s Gastropub – 220 Culver St, Saugatuck, MI 49453

Contact Seller: Fred Gerigery220culver.com

561-889-3255 | fredgerigery@gmail.com

Chequers Pub and Restaurant was a year-round mainstay in downtown Saugatuck for over 30 years! Now, a local real estate developer is looking for a restaurant entrepreneur to take this once-popular central hotspot to the next level – for the Next 30 years!

Chequers was run as an English Pub, featuring traditional English fare. But this classic pub buildout is perfectly suited for an Irish Pub as well. The business is offered with a fully-equipped kitchen, newly installed HVAC, beautiful coved ceilings, custom-built hand-carved European wood bar with brass foot rails, authentic vintage imported fixtures, and a cozy fireplace!

To build out a restaurant/pub like this would cost close to double the asking price. All equipment has been professionally inspected and cleaned and is in excellent working order.

Also available is an additional 840 sq. foot retail space connected to the pub that can be rented with no additional upfront purchase cost. This space is perfect for a deli, carryout liquor store, promotional pub items/gift shop, or whatever you can dream up. The retail space currently matches the theme of the pub.

Developer/Landlord is willing to give favorable lease terms until the new owner gets their feet on the ground and operational for the 2020 season.

Saugatuck is a popular year-round destination, and for Chicago, is comparable to what the Hamptons is to NYC. Considered one of the most popular harbor villages in the United States, it’s small-town America at its best! While visiting the downtown area, you can walk to almost everything. In Saugatuck, you can walk along the boardwalk looking at boats and explore the dockside, browse the many art galleries, take a ride on Lake Michigan in an old fashion paddlewheel boat, or enjoy a show at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. At Wicks Park, every Wednesday in the summer, visitors enjoy a free outdoor concert. Visitors also enjoy the varied lodging options, vast attraction and entertainment options throughout the area, and the nightlife.

Known as the Art Coast of Michigan, Saugatuck embraces all the arts, including the Culinary Arts. Make Chequers your own and you’re sure to be embraced by locals and visitors alike.

Complete restaurant/bar. All tables, chairs, beer taps with new lines & taps cleaned ready for use. All equipment, including grills, range, ovens, walk-in cooler, all refrigeration (including behind bar), all have

been professionally gone through and in good working order. Most other items necessary to run the restaurant are still there, including dishes, bowls, trays, slicer, etc. Way too much to list!

Amazing Pub Opportunity with Full Class-C Liquor License w/Carryout!

840 sq. foot retail space connected to the pub that can be rented with no additional upfront purchase cost. This space is perfect for a deli, carryout liquor store, promotional pub items/gift shop, or whatever you can dream up.

Downtown Saugatuck, Michigan

Saugatuck Harbor

Oval Beach on Lake Michigan

1. USA TODAY — Reader’s Choice Best Coastal Small Town2. USA TODAY — ”10 Best Weekend Escapes in USA: Saugatuck tops reader vote”3. CONDE NAST TRAVELER — “Top 12 Beach Towns in USA”4. CONDE NAST TRAVELER — Oval Beach one of the top 25 in the world5. LIFE MAGAZINE — “Best Dune Town”6. BEST OF THE MIDWEST — “Top 10 tourist destinations in the Midwest”7. MTV named Saugatuck’s Oval Beach one of the top five beaches in the USA8. MIDWEST LIVING — Saugatuck #5 “25 Coolest Midwest Lake Vacation Spots”9. MIDWEST LIVING — “100 Best Small-Town Getaways”, ranked 5th10. MIDWEST LIVING — “100 Best Small-Town Getaways”, ranked 6th11. NEW YORK TIMES — Front Page Travel Section “The $4.49 Per Gallon Vacation”12. FORBES MAGAZINE — “Ten Trips On A Tank Of Gas”13. FORBES.COM — “12 Small-Town Getaways.”14. THE LONDON SUNDAY TIMES UK — “Four great USA rail journeys”15. AMERICA MAGAZINE — “Pompei aan Lake Michigan’” Dutch travel magazine16. BUDGET TRAVEL — Saugatuck voted the 4th “Coolest Small Town in America.”17. TRAVEL & LEISURE — “America’s Best Little Beach Towns.”18. MSNBC TRAVEL — Saugatuck #5 - “Eleven Great American Beach Towns” in the US19. TODAY SHOW — “Amazing Places to Spend the Rest of Your Life”, Barbara Corcoran20. TRAVEL CHANNEL — “Travel’s Best Road Trips “21. AMERICAN STYLE — Saugatuck #3 “Top 25 Art Towns in America”22. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER — Saugatuck #1 of “Seven Adorable Michigan Lake Towns”23. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER — Saugatuck’s Oval Beach - Top two fresh water beaches in the USA24. NPR — Saugatuck “Getting the Best Bang for Your Summer Vacation Buck”25. FODOR’S TRAVEL — “10 Charming Midwestern Towns to Visit This Summer”26. CONDE NAST TRAVELER — Perfect Lake Vacations Across America27. COASTAL LIVING MAGAZINE — “America’s Happiest Seaside Towns”28. AAA MAGAZINE — “Top 3 most romantic destinations in Michigan” ranked by readers29. DELTA AIRLINES — Saugatuck/Douglas “Americana Summer”30. LAKELAND BOATING — Saugatuck/Douglas “Idyllic Times Two”31. GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL — “Lakeshore city ranks as nation’s No. ‘1 ‘Summer Weekend Escape”32. GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL — “West Michigan Beach rates among ‘Can’t Miss Beaches’ in US”

33. NORTHLANDER ADVENTURER — “The Art Coast of Michigan”34. TODAY SHOW — Allen Ginsberg highlighted four West Michigan getaways, including Saugatuck, MI35. CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Think beach: 4 great options from coast to coast with one in-between36. CHICAGO MAGAZINE — “10 Classic Stops”37. CHICAGO MAGAZINE — “Big Blue Easy”38. CHICAGO TRIBUNE TRAVEL — “Beach town where summer is an art”39. CHICAGO TRIBUNE TRAVEL — “Michigan resort town with an artful lure”40. CHICAGO TRIBUNE TRAVEL — “Sneak to Saugatuck during the week”41. CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Saugatuck #5 “The best little towns in the Midwest”42. CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Taking to the water in Saugatuck43. CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Saugatuck’s Oval Beach, #1 Beach on Lake Michigan44. CHICAGO TRIBUNE TRAVEL — “In Saugatuck, life’s a beach...and much more”45. WEST SUBURBAN LIVING MAGAZINE — “Beach Town a Beckoning”46. DETROIT FREE PRESS — “Saugatuck, Michigan voted top summer escape”47. CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER — “Saugatuck, MI, offers uncrowded beaches, a quaint downtown”48. NEW DAY CLEVELAND — Fox TV, “Road Trip: Saugatuck”49. OHIO MAGAZINE — Saugatuck’s Oval Beach - “Beach Musing”50. INDIANAPOLIS MONTHLY MAGAZINE — “Four Best Getaways In the Midwest”51. YAHOO.COM — “The Best Labor Day Road Trips.”52. SMARTER TRAVEL — “Idyllic Lake for an End-of-Summer Escape”53. SMARTER TRAVEL — “10 Sleepy Beach Towns Perfect for Fall”54. USA TODAY — “10 Sleepy beach towns perfect for fall”55. TRAVEL & LEISURE — “Most Romantic Fall Getaways”56. HUFFINGTON POST — Colts Cheerleaders 2014 Calendar shot In Saugatuck, MI57. HUFFINGTON POST — “10 Sleepy Beach Towns Perfect for Fall”58. BUDGET TRAVEL — “10 Beautiful Beachtown Bargains for Fall”59. NAPERVILLE MAGAZINE — “Autumn Escape: Best Romantic Getaways Close to Home”60. NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION — “Saugatuck & Douglas named among Dozen Distinctive Destinations in USA”61. VIRTUAL TOURIST — “Saugatuck Natural Harbor Area nominated for 8th Wonder of the World” - 11th most endangered ecosystem62. GOVERNOR GRANHOLM selected Saugatuck one of Michigan’s “19 Coolest Cities”63. KEEP MICHIGAN BEAUTIFUL — President’s Award, to Douglas, MI, for downtown beautification project64. THE WHITE HOUSE designated Saugatuck & Douglas a “Preserve America Communities”65. 100 BEST LITTLE ART TOWNS IN AMERICA featured Saugatuck66. AMERICA’S MOST CHARMING TOWNS & VILLAGES — “In Search of Historic scenic Towns”67. WHERE TO RETIRE — “Best Places to Retire”68. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, YAHOO FINANCE, MSN MONEY & THE PAINT QUALITY INSTITUTE — “America’s Prettiest Painted Places” Saugatuck/Douglas top regional finalist69. AAA MAGAZINE — “Winter Romance: Sweeten the Season with a Getaway for two”70. COUNTRY LIVING MAGAZINE — A Country Christmas in Saugatuck71. MIDWEST LIVING MAGAZINE — An Old Fashioned Christmas in Saugatuck

Saugatuck &Douglas

71 Reason to Visit