The Place 2 Be Evicted from Basketball Hall of Fame!

The Place 2 Be in Springfield has been evicted from their location at Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The trendy brunch restaurant occupied roughly 6,000 square feet including a patio and event space.

"There was an eviction today and the property owner is in control of the premises,” said B. John Dill, CEO of Colebrook Realty Services. Colebrook manages the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sheriffs from Hampden County carried out the eviction on Monday, the result of a month’s long eviction case between the owner and The Place 2 Be. “The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office carried out a court-ordered eviction of The Place 2 Be on behalf of the landlord for non-payment of rent,” said Sheriff spokesman Robert Rizzuto. “The court order was issued on Sept. 13, and despite dialogue between the landlord and tenant since then, an agreement was not reached before the final execution of the order on the morning of Monday, December 9, 2024.“

The Place 2 Be has 3 operating locations; one in Downtown Hartford, New Haven, and West Hartford. Their original of Franklin Avenue in Hartford is listed as temporarily closed. The restaurant has a bakery planned for West Hartford, a new TP2B planned for Texas, and a new Mediterranean restaurant planned for Glastonbury. The restaurant recently reopened their seafood restaurant, Raw* Bar, in Hartford.
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The Place 2 Be is based in Hartford, part of The Statement Group.