Our commercial department of Peabody & Smith Realty has been busy for months now. Just this week they were busy with the transferring of ownership of the Beal House Inn located on West Main Street. This eight room bed and breakfast has won many awards over the years, including a four star review from the Union Leader's "Our Gourmet", and the North American Restaurant Association's "Award of Excellence". Other awards include the 2000 Yankee Magazine Editor's Pick, and the Inn was highlighted in USA Todayand the Boston Globe. Locally, it has always been a popular favorite with year round residents and tourists. This historic Littleton landmark, has been around since the mid 1800s. The property has been purchased by G. David Keller. For the last couple of months, David has been in the inn overseeing the renovation. The first phase of renovation was completed to the Inn and Restaurant and the restaurant has been re-opened. The restaurant is a lovely fine dining establishment and they have opened a piano bar, a great addition to downtown Littleton and the whole White Mountains area! I have a friend who ate there on Sunday, and he said it was great. David has hired an experienced crew to manage the Inn and Restaurant. Eleanore Imrie will continue continue in her position as Innkeeper in conjunction with Jimmy Caro who will focus on coordinating the marketing and public relations for the Beal House Inn and Restaurant. Brian Coffey joined the management team in June as the Executive Chef and will oversee all operations of the Restaurant and Piano Bar. And the Restaurant's Sous Chef is Katie Green. The prior owners, Joel and Cathy Bedor, are longtime Littleton residents who have an interest in historic preservation. They purchased the property in October of 2008 after a bank foreclosure. The Bedors immediately made some needed improvements and contacted us to search for a new owner for this treasured landmark property. Our Commercial Broker Associate Mary Doherty represented the sellers and assisted the buyer in this transaction. Our commercial department is a department of Peabody and Smith Realty and consists of four Broker/Sales Associates focused solely on the sale and leasing of commercial properties and Business Brokerage opportunities throughout New Hampshire and Vermont and is based in our Franconia office. We are affiliated with the statewide New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of Realtors, the Commercial Division is not only able to place properties and business opportunities on the traditional Multiple Listing Service but also on a commercially focused website which reaches all commercial brokers in New England with ties to other widely recognized national commercial websites. So if you ever have a business for sale, or commercial property, feel free to call our commercial department in Franconia.