Multi-use properties are all the rave and Seattle is about to get another one. Queen Anne Neighborhood Safeway is about to close but will reopen as part of a mix-use property. The Safeway located off of Crockett Street is owned by a company based out of Atlanta. The company is moving forward on adding housing while leaving the Safeway on the ground floor.
The store will have to close while the new building is being transformed. The end project will contain over 324 residential units and 50,000 square feet of space for Safeway. The developers are calling it a new Safeway.
The current Safeway is in an older building but will now be a totally new Safeway. This is not the only mix-use Safeway project that has been proposed in Seattle. It will not be the last as mix-use projects can be lucrative for developers.
The Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce looks to be in support of the project. All of its 300 members are not in full support of the project, however. Construction is always a sore spot for the community. Some projects seem to drag on and create traffic issues. This will also create a shop for food issue for residents that have shopped at this Safeway for years.
Parking is also an issue in the historic neighborhood. The proposal includes over 300 stalls for parking. No one knows, however, when the project will start and end. The Queen Anne Safeway is supposed to close in early June.
