Lombardo’s, home of countless proms and weddings, to be sold to Boston real estate company

“We’ve been right here a extended time, and this location has been dwelling to a great number of remarkable gatherings for our communities,” stated David Lombardo, director of operations for Lombardo’s Hospitality Team.

“Over our yrs and in excess of our historical past — we have been in enterprise just about 100 yrs now — we have always tried out to make the best final decision for our company, spouse and children, and workers,” he added. “This is the ideal determination for our business enterprise to move forward. It isn’t an easy a person, but it’s just one that will force our household company into the potential in a constructive way.”

The house, at 6 Billings St. in Randolph, is remaining bought to real estate and development enterprise Main Investments, and will be redeveloped, Lombardo explained, “but we have no concept what the developer is going to place there.”

And what will be the fate of the massive chandelier in the atrium? “We’re hoping our upcoming undertaking has place for it, but we never know at this time,” Lombardo claimed.

The house owners did not disclose the sale rate of the residence.

The announcement will come on the heels of the Lombardo relatives formally merging its several businesses into the Lombardo’s Hospitality Team, which involves restaurants, catering, and function companies and session. Bardo’s Bar Pizza in South Boston is element of the group, which not too long ago celebrated its “Best of Boston” earn for greatest bar pie.

“That enterprise is some thing we’re actually passionate about,” Lombardo stated, introducing that the spouse and children is also centered on catering and is seeking for new areas to open in the potential. “We’re providing our constructing, but we’re not closing our business. We’ll carry on to development. We’ll proceed to consider care of our local community.”

The 52,000-sq.-foot location has hosted any where involving 15 and 20 thousand functions considering that it opened, Lombardo believed, and the loved ones previously has listened to from loads of disappointed patrons in the wake of the announcement.

“It’s bittersweet,” Lombardo claimed. “I grew up in this space. All of my childhood reminiscences are right here.”

Like multitudes of individuals from the south of Boston, Lombardo celebrated his bar mitzvah at the venue, attended promenade there, and not too long ago bought married there.

“A lot of my daily life memories are in just these 4 walls, and beneath this chandelier,” he stated.

“It was the appropriate time and the right moment,” Lombardo mentioned of the sale to Main. “It just all worked out and the stars aligned.”

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