Denim Coffee Co. owners Tony Diehl and Matt Ramsay join Harristown CEO Brad Jones in front of their future location at the Menaker.
A central Pa.-based coffee company plans to open a second Harrisburg location, in the heart of downtown.
Denim Coffee Co. has signed a lease for 2,500 square feet of space on the first floor of the Menaker apartment building, located at Market Square at 17 S. 2nd St., according to building owner Harristown Enterprises.
“This is going to be a tremendous location for Denim on Market Square in downtown Harrisburg with access to a growing residential population and customers from the downtown hotels and the growing UPMC Harrisburg campus,” said Brad Jones, Harristown’s president and CEO. “We are particularly excited for our apartment tenants to have onsite access to this fantastic new coffee shop.”
In 2021, following a lengthy delay caused by the COVID pandemic, Denim opened its first Harrisburg shop in snug space at 401 Walnut St. It will retain that location, in addition to its new café, according to Denim.
“While our first Harrisburg location is fantastic, we have limited window bar seating, and we see a need in Harrisburg for meeting space,” said co-owner Matt Ramsay.
Harristown stated that it expects to begin building out the space next month, with a planned opening by the end of the year.
In addition to its two Harrisburg shops, Denim has locations in Chambersburg, Carlisle, Dickinson College and Mechanicsburg, with a new shop opening soon in Lancaster.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Harristown to bring our second Harrisburg café to Menaker featuring our standard espresso menu along with breakfast sandwiches and plenty of seating for guests and meetings,” Ramsay said. “If you like coffee and meeting space, you’re going to love this shop.”
The Menaker is a 28-unit apartment building, converted from a circa-1906 office building, that opened in 2022. It includes first-floor retail space, which Denim now will occupy.
For more information on Denim Coffee Co., visit their website.
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