By Mark Webber | The Republic The Johnny Carino’s restaurant in Columbus has closed and moving trucks were at the restaurant on Oct. 11, 2023.
COLUMBUS — A company whose officers have ties to Riviera Maya Mexican Restaurant has bought the former location of Johnny Carino’s Country Italian restaurant in Columbus, according to public real estate records.
Rm Columbus Holdings LLC bought the 1.85-acre site of the former Italian restaurant at 870 Creekview Dr. for $1.2 million on July 1, the records show. The site includes the 6,517-square-foot building that used to house the restaurant, as well as 44,398-square-foot parking lot.
Rm Columbus Holdings LLC, formed this past April 2, lists 10430 N. U.S. 31 as its principal office address, according to the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office. That is the same address as the Riviera Maya Express location in Taylorsville.
The recently formed company’s officers also are officers of Columbus-based Riviera Maya Mexican Restaurant Inc., state records show.
Currently, it is unclear what Rm Columbus Holdings’ plans are for the former Johnny Carino’s site or what implications, if any, it would have for the two Riviera Maya locations in Bartholomew County.
Riviera Maya did not respond to requests for comment.
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