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Santa Monica Beer & Wine Bar w/No Food Requirement

This Santa Monica Beer and Wine Bar with no food requirement is a neighborhood favorite that draws the majority of its traffic from young, professional Westside hipsters, local South Santa Monica residents as well as from a healthy dose of city college students. With healthy profit margins, the venue has historically thrived with limited operating hours by capitalizing on its college area location, parking lot, reasonable rent, and casual-chic concept. The bar offers patrons music entertainment provided by a disc jockey (DJ), but no live entertainment or dancing – though the premise does not require a conditional use permit (CUP).

The 1,200 square foot facility leases for $3,500 per month, on a lease valid until April 2010 with options to be determined. The sale includes all of the facility’s furniture, fixtures and equipment paid off in the sale, as well as the type 42 beer and wine license. The facility includes a manager’s office and has a parking lot with approximately 20 spaces.

The Santa Monica bar market is divided into 4 distinct categories. There is the Main Street Santa Monica market, the 3rd Street Promenade / Montana market, the East Santa Monica / Brentwood market, and the Santa Monica City College market. Within the Santa Monica City College market, this venue faces some direct competition, but dominates its neighborhood.

This venue is only open 32 hours per week. New owner may seek to extend the operating hours to attract the happy hour crowd, offer mid-week or Sunday evening promotions, or otherwise expand the bar’s service offering. The bar does not promote many special events, offer themed parties, or showcase live entertainment.