Meet the Stellbergers, the mysterious brothers behind Happier Grocery

Two former soccer-star brothers from Colorado have built a niche buying run-down properties and giving them a hipster makeover. Now, they may be bringing their formula to Carroll Gardens. Dawson and Wells Stellberger are the names behind Happier Grocery, the buzzy Soho market that has grown into a community and event space with a distinctly downtown vibe. The brothers appear to be eyeing their next canvas in the leafy brownstone-lined Brooklyn neighborhood, where an entity tied to Dawson Stellberger paid $21.5 million for a mixed-use building at 291 President Street and an adjacent development site at 336 Union Street. The […]

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