This freestanding convenience store offers a compelling investment opportunity with both real estate and business components available for acquisition, either together or separately. The property has been newly renovated and is secured by a long-term NNN lease, providing reliable income and minimal landlord responsibilities. The real estate is priced at $1,100,000, generating an annual NOI of $96,000, which represents an attractive 8.7% cap rate. Additionally, the operating business can be purchased for $200,000 plus inventory, creating a turnkey opportunity for an owner-operator or an investor seeking steady returns with strong cash flow potential.

Lakeside Market presents a rare opportunity to acquire both a fully renovated operating convenience store business and the underlying real estate in the center of New Jersey’s premier Lake Hopatcong seasonal community. Completely gutted and rebuilt prior to opening, the store offers a true turnkey low-maintenance operation with all major equipment, fixtures, flooring, shelving, refrigeration, and deli infrastructure brand new. Opened September 5, 2025 during the slowest months of the local retail cycle, the business has already demonstrated powerful month-over-month growth and is now entering its first full summer season with all major revenue centers activated.

*Store opened September 5, 2025

Investment Highlights
• Approximately 78% sales growth from opening month to April despite opening during off-season winter months.
• Blended gross profit margin currently averaging approximately 34%–35%.
• Current base rent only approximately $6,000/month, with ability to acquire both business and property together.
• Complete gut renovation with all new floors, shelving, lighting, merchandising, and mechanical upgrades.
• Brand-new 10-door commercial freezer, brand-new 13-door beverage cooler, and brand-new deli service/display case.
• Deli food service launched November 15, 2025; prepared foods category just beginning to build.
• EBT/SNAP activated March 22, 2026, creating recurring essential-needs neighborhood traffic.
• NJ Lottery commission now exceeds $500/week and continues to climb.
• ATM passive commission currently approximately $250/month.
• Established and growing cigar customer base entering peak cigar season.
• Growing demand for novelty merchandise, sports memorabilia, and seasonal gift products.
• Lean one-person-per-day operating model keeps labor overhead extremely manageable.
Prime Summer Inflection Point: Lake Hopatcong’s busy season begins Memorial Day weekend and runs through late September, bringing boating traffic, tourists, weekend homeowners, cigar shoppers, beverage/snack demand, lottery traffic, and prepared food impulse purchases. The store has not yet experienced a full lake season with deli, EBT, ATM, lottery, novelty merchandise, cigar inventory, and all new refrigeration operating together — creating substantial immediate upside for the incoming owner.
Why Buyers Move on This: An incoming operator is not purchasing an old tired c-store with deferred maintenance. They are purchasing a newly rebuilt turnkey operation, an improving monthly revenue curve, strong gross margins, multiple passive income channels, and potentially the underlying real estate itself — all immediately before the strongest revenue months of the year.
TAKE OVER NOW AND CAPTURE THE 2026 LAKE HOPATCONG SUMMER SURGE.