Visions For Vacancies: What Do You Want To See In This Empty Granby Building?

The Granbys Patch is starting a new weekly post called Visions For Vacancies.

In this feature, we show Patch users empty buildings and storefronts in Granby and East Granby and ask what you want to see fill those spaces.

Do you want a specialty shop catering to your favorite hobby in your hometown? Do you think there’s a type of business Granby or East Granby needs to have inside its borders?

This is your chance to share your ideas and have them seen by public officials, local entrepreneurs and other community members who read The Granbys Patch. Your idea may be the inspiration for a prospective local business owner — maybe you’ll even see the perfect location for the small business you’ve always wanted to open!

This week, we’re featuring the vacant building at 490 Salmon Brook Street, a large, stand-alone building that is near New England Pizza, State Line Oil, Sharon's Cookie Jar and other businesses. The big building holds a lot of opportunity for the right type of business and it is currently available for rent.

What type of business would you like to see move into that space? Tell us in the comments and bounce your ideas off of each other!

Is there a specific empty spot you’d like to see highlighted in Visions for Vacancies in the coming weeks? Send a message to Perry Robbin, local editor of The Granbys Patch, at perry.robbin@patch.com.