The former Kunzler & Co. hot dog plant in Lancaster city has been sold for $2 million to a group including the owners of a local heating and air conditioning business who plan to use part of the site as their headquarters.
The buildings at 652 and 655 Manor St. were purchased by Topline Heating & Air owners Lyle Horst and Sam Matsuk, and real estate agent Benuel Esh, in a deal finalized late last month.
The Kunzler plant had been sought for mixed-use housing and retail development by the Lancaster City Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority. Officials from the city and Lancaster City Alliance, which administers the CRIZ, still hope to realize those plans on the rest of the 3.29-acre site. The new owners say they’re open to the idea, if it makes financial sense…