Three new businesses are expected to open this summer in a 6,300-square-foot building at 9315 E. Trent, in Millwood.

The building, a strip mall that formerly housed The Musician’s Workshop, Inland Coffee & Beverage, and Northwest Noetic School of Massage, was purchased earlier this month by business owner and Marine Corps veteran Deron Nicholson.

“I own a finance company called Universal Funding Corporation, but my wife and I love antiquing as a hobby,” says Nicholson. “Meanwhile, my brother-in-law is an experienced pawn shop manager who was looking for a change, so we decided to combine our expertise and open something together.”

Nicholson says he, his son Darby, and his brother-in-law Mitchell Flores now co-own both the building and the businesses they hope to open there through their holding company, Dermich LLC.

He says they plan to open three interrelated businesses within the space; a pawn shop called Ye Olde Hock Shoppe, a vintage antique store called Junk in Public, and a tavern space called The Cannery.

So far, Nicholson says, there are no plans to hire any outside employees. Rather, each business will be family owned and operated.

As envisioned, Ye Olde Hock Shoppe will occupy the building’s east space, and Junk in Public will occupy the building’s middle space, with The Cannery taking up the building’s west end.

He says The Cannery only will offer canned varieties of beer and wine, along with some snack options, such as popcorn and potato chips.

Nicholson says he and his co-owners currently are working to demolish the building’s interiors, which will be renovated by Stephen Thosath, of Spokane-based Thosath Building Contractors.

“We’re hoping to be ready to open by July 1,” he says. “We’re excited to be bringing new businesses to this area and grow it into a popular destination.”