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New Use For West Hartford Restaurant Site Announced
A real estate broker on Wednesday said the West Hartford property was sold to a doctor who will turn it into a 'state-of-the-art' facility.

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A prominent building in West Hartford that was originally slated to become a restaurant will now become a mental health facility.
According to Connecticut-based O, R & L Commercial Real Estate, Dr. Michael Stokes has purchased the property at 199 Oakwood Ave. in West Hartford to redevelop the property into a "state-of-the-art mental health facility."
The purchase price for this property was $640,000.
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According to the realtor, who announced the sale on Wednesday, 199 Oakwood Ave. is located just off Interstate 84, and it consists of over 9,000 square feet and 35 parking spaces.
"This building is an attractive redevelopment project in a well-located, underserved and growing part of West Hartford," wrote O, R & L in a release on Wednesday.
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The building has been vacant since 2018.
Previously purchased by West Hartford Dynasty Cuisine Group, LLC in 2023, they had intentions on redeveloping the building as a restaurant.
But after "they had decided to take their business growth in a different direction, they decided to sell the property in 2024," wrote O, R & L.
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