"I've been coming to this Safeway for two decades. it got us through COVID. It's known for its Monday nights, where singles can meet. Such a reputation and incredibly iconic,"
"It looks like Dubai or something. Doesn't look like San Francisco,"
"That's a lovely picture of Miami, but I'm not sure it fits into our neighborhood in the Marina,"
"It would be amazing to have housing over this grocery store. It's something that should be pursued, but at a scale that makes sense."
A plan would transform the midcentury Marina Safeway site into a 25-story, two-tower U-shaped apartment complex with about 790 units and a ground-floor Safeway. Artist renderings show a jagged gray wall and a scale that many neighbors view as incompatible with Marina character and views. Locals emphasize the store's iconic social role and post-pandemic importance. Concerns include blocked bridge sightlines and comparisons to Miami or Dubai aesthetics. Community leaders support adding housing but call for a scale that fits the neighborhood. Align Real Estate Partners is pursuing similar Safeway redevelopments across San Francisco, with the Marina proposal the largest.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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