It may be the most talked-about property in Stafford Township, and that discussion might heat up over the summer. The Manahawkin Commons shopping plaza, home to the former Kmart store that has been vacant since 2017, has been sold.

ON LAYAWAY: The building that once housed Kmart within the Manahawkin Commons plaza has been vacant since 2017. With the plaza now owned by Saker ShopRites Inc., questions about the store’s future may be answered soon. (Photo by David Biggy)

Late last year, Saker ShopRites Inc., based in Holmdel, purchased the plaza for a reported $36.5 million from MCB Real Estate LLC, which several years ago appeared before the planning board as it sought to make improvements to the former Kmart building as part of a…