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Jimmy’s Restaurant may head to foreclosure auction
Owner of Fells Point institution claims bank issue, says sale isn’t happening
Jimmy’s Restaurant at 801-803 S. Broadway is scheduled to hit the auction block on Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. by A. J. Billig & Co., Auctioneers, according to the auction house. The auction is on behalf of Fulton Bank.
Restaurant owner, Rustem “Rudy” Keskin, who also owns Rudy’s Mediterranean Grill in Columbia, said the auction was the result of an issue between him and the bank. “I’m working on it,” he said. “It’s not going to be happening,” he said.
Last month, The Baltimore Sun reported that the restaurant was up for sale for $1.7 million, the second time the establishment had been for sale in the past three years.
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The diner, which sits in an historic building one block north of the harbor, withstood decades of change in Baltimore, becoming a hub for residents, local celebrities and politicians alike. Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski launched her final campaign there and Gov. Larry Hogan dined there with members of Baltimore’s City Council.