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Maxwell's at 1039 Washington St. is reopening its restaurant and bar. Photo by Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal

HOBOKEN – Maxwell's is again hiring experienced servers and bartenders -- less than five weeks after the iconic indie rock club closed its doors for live concerts.

Co-owner Dave Post said that the restaurant and bar may re-open as soon as this weekend, and will remain open under current ownership until the lease and liquor license is sold to a new owner.

Meanwhile Maxwell's is on the market, with the owners offering a 10-year lease with an additional 5–year lease option deal for $625,000, said Richard Gaeta, the broker for the NJR Group, which is listing the property. The MLS listing can be seen on Coldwell Banker website.

The asking price includes restaurant's liquor license and an option to keeping the furnishings, fittings and equipment. In addition, the new tenant will have to pay $15,000 a month rent to the property owner, Gaeta said.

The 3,400-square-foot bar and restaurant/club at 11th and Washington streets closed at the end of July.

The real estate listing calls Maxwell's "one of the most recognized bar/restaurants in New Jersey with its iconic corner location."

Gaeta said that publicity over the former music venue and has attracted a " tremendous amount of interest."

"There is always a boat load of interest any time there is a liquor license," Gaeta said. "As far as goodwill and notoriety the only other place in Hoboken with so much interest was the Clam Broth House."

The historic Clam Broth House, closed in the early 2000s and reopened nearby as Biggie's Clam Bar on the same block of Newark Street near River Street in the spring of 2012.

Maxwell's final night, July 31, was marked by a block party and a reunion concert that featured the Bongos, the Individuals and "a," the band that opened the club. last Wednesday night the doors swung open one more time when

for a Target commercial.

Anyone interested in working at the restaurant apply at the site or by email at maxwellshoboken@gmail.com.