Cherry Hill Brewery To Close; Lease Negotiations Fell Through, Forgotten Boardwalk Says

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Forgotten Boardwalk will shutter its Cherry Hill brewery, following unsuccessful negotiations to renew its lease, the company announced Friday.

The brewery will maintain regular hours and welcome visitors until Feb. 29. Forgotten Boardwalk hopes to conduct business, in some form, in the future.

Forgotten Boardwalk pushed to extend the lease, according to Jamie Queli, the company's founder and CEO. But the landlord and a neighboring business refused to negotiate an extension, she claims.

"We have vigorously tried to sign a lease extension with our landlord to no avail as our next door neighbor has leased out the space from underneath us," said the announcement from Queli and Forgotten Boardwalk. "We are extremely disappointed and quite frankly, appalled at the actions of both companies and their adamant refusals to negotiate with us."

View the full announcement below:

Forgotten Boardwalk is located at 1940 Olney Ave., which multiple businesses occupy.

The building is owned by Endurance Real Estate Group — a Radnor, Pennsylvania-based developer. Bestwork Industries for the Blind — a nonprofit that assists people who are blind or visually impaired with employment — also operates within the building.

Forgotten Boardwalk's announcement didn't mention either entity by name.

Patch contacted Endurance and Bestwork for comment and will update with any responses.

Forgotten Boardwalk opened in October 2014, assuming the former space of Flying Fish Brewing Co.