Colorado Real Estate Journal - April 5, 2017
Beau Jo’s Pizza will put its own spin on a restaurant building in Longmont. The Colorado pizza restaurant chain bought the former Johnny Carino’s building at 2033 Ken Pratt Blvd. from Boulder County owner/ developer David Chaknova for $2.6 million. “Beau Jo’s is working on some fabulous plans to re-create the bar area and create an exciting indoor/outdoor patio bar experience,” said Chaknova of Nova Investments Inc. The company also is focused on sustainability, and is a big user of wind and solar energy, which no doubt will play into its plans. Johnny Carino’s closed the 7,000-square-foot Longmont restaurant in 2014. Chaknova bought the building in 2015 and has spent the last 1½ years discussing the location with local and regional restaurant groups. He thinks Beau Jo’s is a great fit for the building. “(For) many years I have stopped in their Idaho Springs location, coming to and from the mountains off I-70, and always thought how great their food and atmosphere was and how they would excel in Longmont,” said Chaknova. “Then in meeting owner Chip Bair in 2016 and understanding how focused he is with the environment and helping the community, I realized this would be a perfect fit for Longmont.” The Longmont restaurant will have private rooms to accommodate sports banquets, wedding rehearsal dinners and holiday parties, for instance. The restaurant will open this summer.