WORCESTER —The owners of Brew on the Grid, a coffee shop at Franklin and Portland streets, say they have closed the establishment indefinitely due to staffing issues and slow business.
The coffee shop opened in 2017 and was run by the Boston-based real estate firm MG2 Group, which had hired a manager and staff for day-to-day operations.
Joseph Donovan, the executive vice president of MG2, said Monday that the coffee shop was shuttered recently after the manager had left the position to pursue a different career.
“It’s been increasingly difficult to keep the brew fully staffed and, most importantly, with a full-time manager,” Donovan said. “I don’t think it’s any surprise that there have been some challenges with retail in downtown Worcester. You look at the amount of vacant spaces — the CVS across the Common from us closing down.”
The space where Brew on the Grid once served coffee, tea, sandwiches and pastries is now up for lease, Donovan said. The next tenant doesn’t necessarily have to open a coffee shop, he said.