{"id":2368,"date":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bob-nieman\/2015\/11\/24\/business-bio"},"modified":"2019-01-22T00:39:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T06:39:32","slug":"earlybird-laundromat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/earlybird-laundromat\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlybird Laundromat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Curtis Berger
\nEarlybird Laundromat
\nTeaneck, N.J.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before Getting into the Laundry Business\u2026<\/p>\n

Curtis earned a CPA from Villanova University and worked in mortgage-backed securities in New York City until he decided to move to New Jersey and open a laundromat.<\/p>\n

Store Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 4, 2011<\/p>\n

Business Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

The store is open 24 hours a day, seven days per week.<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlybird employs three full-time staffers and five part-time attendants.<\/p>\n

Total Square Footage<\/strong><\/p>\n

4,400 square feet<\/p>\n

Parking Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n

65 parking spaces<\/p>\n

Lease or Own?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curtis owns the building.<\/p>\n

The Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curtis bought a 30-year-old, 1,500-square-foot laundromat. He then purchased the adjacent building and remodeled the entire facility into one self-service laundry business. The process took nine months.<\/p>\n

Utility Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Utility expenses represent 30 percent of the store’s gross sales.<\/p>\n

Marketplace Demographics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlybird’s customer base consists mainly of families and renters in the low- to middle-income range.<\/p>\n

Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 10 competing laundries within a one-mile radius of Earlybird Laundromat.<\/p>\n

Payment Options<\/strong><\/p>\n

The store features a laundry card system, which accepts all credit and debit cards.<\/p>\n

Washers and Dryers<\/strong><\/p>\n

16 Huebsch 20-pound frontloaders
\n10 Huebsch 30-pound frontloaders
\n12 Huebsch 40-pound frontloaders
\n8 Huebsch 60-pound frontloaders
\n2 Huebsch 80-pound frontloaders
\n23 Huebsch 30-pound stack dryers
\n8 Huebsch 45-pound stack dryers<\/p>\n

Water Heating System<\/strong><\/p>\n

NATCO Fire Coil 85 water heating system<\/p>\n

Card System<\/strong><\/p>\n

Card Concepts Inc. card system<\/p>\n

Laundry Carts<\/strong><\/p>\n

30 R&B Wire Products laundry carts<\/p>\n

Folding Tables<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 customized folding tables<\/p>\n

Flooring<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceramic tile flooring<\/p>\n

Lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florescent lighting<\/p>\n

Beverage Vending<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 soda vending machine, $1.25<\/p>\n

Snack Vending<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 snack vending machine, $1.00<\/p>\n

Televisions<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 44-inch televisions; 1 60-inch television<\/p>\n

Wash-Dry-Fold Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

99 cents per pound; 10-pound minimum<\/p>\n

Additional Amenities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Wi-Fi<\/p>\n

Distributor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Machinery, Richmond Hill, N.Y., (888) 996-3028<\/p>\n

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Curtis Berger Earlybird Laundromat Teaneck, N.J. Before Getting into the Laundry Business\u2026 Curtis earned a CPA from Villanova University and worked in mortgage-backed securities in New York City until he decided to move to New Jersey and open a laundromat. Store Opening October 4, 2011 Business Hours The store is open 24 hours a day, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-spotlights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5088,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368\/revisions\/5088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}