Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXIII, No. 43
 
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

It’s New to Us by Jean Stratton



BEST BEAR: “We have 20 dealers here, focusing on furniture, glassware, pottery, porcelain, jewelry, toys, textiles, coins — it’s a real variety and in all price ranges. Vesta Truempy, owner of Broad Street Antiques in Flemington, holds a very special Knickerbocker Toy Company (“Animals of Distinction”) teddy bear circa 1910-1930, featuring jointed limbs.

Super Array of Antiques and Collectibles Are Available at Broad Street Antiques

Jean Stratton

“Ever consider giving more meaningful, less expensive gifts that someone will keep for the rest of his or her life? Consider quality over quantity. Isn’t it wonderful that there is real wood — an alternative to chipboard and plastic? And usually for less than the new copy itself.

“Here at Broad Street Antiques, you can spend from $2 to $2000 on a gift. A $5 lace handkerchief can be as beautiful as a $300 tablecloth, although most of our hundreds of antique textiles are under $50. A $35 print can be as attractive as a landscape oil painting. We have those too,”


RIGHT PLACE: “Our company started out as a brokerage, offering full-service commercial real estate opportunities, handling all phases of retail, office, industrial, and land acquistion. Then it evolved into a focus on offices for healthcare professionals.” John Mastrosimone (left), COO, and John Simone, President of Simone Realty, Inc., believe they “have been in the right place at the right time.”

Simone Realty, Headquartered in Lawrenceville Provides Office Sites for Healthcare Professionals

Jean Stratton

Helping physicians and other healthcare professionals find suitable office space is the mission of Simone Realty, Inc., located at 100 Federal City Road in Lawrenceville.

“There are not a lot of office buildings strictly for medical purposes,” explains COO John Mastrosimone. “There is a need for new medical office buildings. There are buildings with doctors in them, and buildings just for doctors. When the building is exclusively for doctors, they do well with referrals from other physicians because they are together in the building. It’s a kind of synergy.