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After 33 years on Merrimack Street, Haverhill Beef is preparing to move into the former Chicken Connection at 242 Broadway.
Rick LeBlond, who owned Chicken Connection and kept the property when he closed the restaurant in December 2024, said he spent the last year renovating the space back to the studs and waiting for the right tenant.
“I am super excited Haverhill Beef reached out because I think they are going to do great at their new location,’” LeBlond said. “They are the stable type of business I was looking for. And for them the location is more convenient. We have parking and we have two outdoor coolers already in place. There is also space for him to expand.”
Peter Carbone, who owns Haverhill Beef with his wife, Monica, also runs Pub 97 in Groveland. LeBlond said he expects Carbone will eventually open a similar restaurant in his new location. Carbone has not yet returned calls from WHAV.
Haverhill Beef opened in 1952 on Winter Street and moved to its current location in the Masonic Building at 117 Merrimack St. in 1992. David Potter, who chairs the Mason’s building committee, said they are actively looking for a new tenant or tenants since the space currently occupied by the butchery can be subdivided. Kevin Burke at Coldwell Banker Realty is serving as the Mason’s agent, Potter said.
Former Chicken Connection location at 242 Broadway, Haverhill. (WHAV News photograph.)