Postal Service to Remain Tenants in Old Town Post Office Building

The building on Center street is now owned by the family that owns City Tavern.

The historic building at 9108 Center St. will continue to be the home of the U.S. Post Office, despite the building changing ownership in November. Brothers Peter, Tim and Nick Veltsistas, owners of the neighboring City Tavern on Main Street, placed the winning bid on the building last month. The Veltsistas paid $355,000 for the building to the U.S. Marshals service, which seized it after its previous owner was convicted of federal fraud charges, according to News and Messenger reports. Manassas City Council considered a memorandum this month that “puts the world on notice” that the city has the right to keep the post office there,  Manassas city attorney Mark Crim said. “… The post office is there and the post office is going to remain …

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