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Vacancies Flank St. James Butcher [Empty in Smithtown]

Mercep Bros. Meats butcher is the only business left standing in the small retail space on Lake Avenue.

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The only independent butcher shop in St. James isn't complaining about its neighbors.

Mercep Bros. Meats at 611 Lake Avenue is the sole tenant in the small building where it operates, flanked on either side by empty storefronts.

That includes the shell of the former Rich Rewards Catering.

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The empty spaces are now listed for lease by American Real Estate Associates for $2,500 a month.

But these aren't the first empty buildings we've spotted on Lake Avenue. We've already looked at .

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So what small businesses would you like to see move in here? What is St. James missing?

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