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Owner Rich Magner said a deal between the University of Michigan and the property s owner, Patricia Shafer , means he will have to close Blimpy Burger in summer 2013. He wants to find a new location for the restaurant.
I don t know what the plans are, Magner said. But basically, in a nutshell, we will be able to operate in this location into summer 2013 and we will be trying to put a deal together and look for a new location.
I m very grateful for all the support travel tips mexico we ve had over the years and the regular customers we ve had, he said. I know that I ve tried to be true to the Blimpy traditions I understand people will be upset that Blimpy s will not be operating in this location, but we do hope to continue it in a different spot.
The restaurant, which is often packed at lunchtime and has limited seating, serves small burgers that customers can customize with extra meat and a range of toppings, including the popular fried egg. Blimpy Burger travel tips mexico has received national attention as one of the best burger joints in America via the Travel Channel, and it was also featured on Man V. Food .
According to city records, Shafer owns the property with Blimpy Burger and two adjacent houses. Together, the properties have an assessed value of $540,900, making the estimated market value about double that. Records indicate a sale of the property has not been finalized.
U-M spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald declined to comment regarding the deal. The University owns a large parking lot adjacent to Blimpy Burger's building, and is currently building a $29 million addition to its Institute for Social Research building, just a block north of the site.
There are several residential structures surrounding the Blimpy Burger property, including houses at 401 and 409 East Madison Street, which are registered to former U-M athletic director Bill Martin . Two houses north of Shafer's properties are owned by David Copi and managed by Copi Properties . David's travel tips mexico son, Sam , declined to comment when asked if they have received interest from U-M in their properties.
travel tips mexico "It saddens me," he said. "I would hope particularly that Blimpy Burger, which is kind of an icon in the community and something I've been going to since I was a teenager I would hope they could reopen somewhere, but I'd really miss them on that corner."