The Vittori-Rocci Post has been sold for $2.2 million, another step in the plan to turn the veterans club into a rug store. The club sold the building on Feb. 1 to 143 Brimbal Avenue LLC, according to Southern Essex District Registry of Deeds records. The LLC was formed by Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting, which plans to move its longtime Salem operations to the Beverly site.

Vittori-Rocci Post members agreed to sell the building two years ago due to financial problems brought on by the pandemic. As part of the deal, the club can continue to operate in the basement of the building for up to two years following the sale while it searches for a new home.