WEST HARTFORD — The former CVS in West Hartford Center has sold to Market Hospitality Group for $5.25 million and will be turned into an “upscale” restaurant. The announcement of the sale by New England Retail Properties comes a year after the pharmacy closed.

CVS announced it was closing the store last year, saying that factors for the closure included “local market dynamics, population shifts, a community’s store density, and ensuring there are other geographic access points to meet the needs of the community.”

The buyer of the 9,100-square-foot property at 978 Farmington Ave. is described as “a leading operator of upscale dining establishments throughout the Northeast,” already operates eight “unique dining concepts,” including Mercato, Blu Pointe, Beso Taco Bar, and Market Place, which already has Connecticut locations.

The release didn’t state whether the CVS would become one of the restaurant’s existing concepts or a brand-new one, only that it would “transform the former CVS site into a new upscale restaurant, adding to their portfolio of eight unique dining concepts.”

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