The Hainesville General Store off Route 206 in Sandyston is up for sale four years after it was last purchased. The property sits on a 1.7-acre lot that includes a two-story building built in 1883, and it is being sold along with the business for $857,000.
A report in NJ.com says Montague-based real estate brokerage Krumpfer Real Estate is marketing the property at 283 U.S. Route 206 on behalf of the owners. The storefront spans 3,703 square feet across two stories and a basement and has 150 feet of frontage along U.S. Highway 206.
The business sits just a few miles south of the Milford Montague Toll Bridge, one of the busiest connections between Sussex County and Milford, Pennsylvania. It consists of the convenience store floor along with kitchen infrastructure, equipment, inventory and even a digital storefront. The second floor can also be used as a residence or leased for an approved business use. It also includes vacated walk-in coolers that could be removed to create additional interior floor area.
The property includes a 15-car parking lot, and the two parcels being sold as one are separated by a private road that connects U.S. Route 206 to Sussex County Road 653.
Marketing materials from Krumpfer state the business operates as a breakfast and made-to-order stand, bakery, catering business, and general convenience store. The business also features an online storefront and includes lottery, ATM, and other ancillary customer services.
The storefront’s earnings, based on a four-year average seller’s discretionary earnings model, are approximately $138,919 as of August 31, 2026, reflecting a going-concern business value of approximately $347,297, according to the marketing materials.
Although traffic along U.S. Route 206 changes with the seasons, commuters, contractors, campers, seasonal visitors, and locals travel the road heavily year-round.
A traffic report in the marketing materials states that, as of 2017, the nearby New Jersey Department of Transportation Station 1-6-126 on U.S. Route 206 in Sandyston saw about 7,996 vehicles per day.
The report in NJ.com says the current owners bought the Hainesville General Store in 2022 from a couple who ran it for nearly a quarter of a century. When the store first opened in 1883, it specialized in selling dry goods, farming equipment, fertilizer and dairyman supplies. Over the years, the store evolved into a deli-and-bakery-style storefront. Up until 2012, the store had a deer check station where hunters could bring their deer for a state-approved check-in. But the station was eliminated when New Jersey switched to an automated deer check-in system.
A 2016 New Jersey Herald report says Megan and Bob Horst have owned the storefront since 1996. The couple, who lived in Morristown before relocating to Lake Owassa, celebrated 20 years of owning the store that year.
The report says three other families owned the store before the Horsts. James M. Stoll built the store in 1883 and sold it to his son James, who owned it until his death in 1940. James’ widow sold the store in 1945 to Bruno Benna, who eventually sold the store to Jim and Antoinette DeGennaro. The Horsts eventually purchased the store from the DeGennaros.
A report in the Aledo Times Record from January 2023 said the store was listed for sale for five years before its current owners purchased it.
The current owners did not respond to a request for comment from Jersey Digs by press time.
