We've heard about the stores leaving Downtown San Francisco. But what you may not have heard about - the businesses moving in, expanding, or adding residential and office spaces. We take a closer look at what's happening in Union Square.
New businesses are moving in, expanding, or adding residential and office spaces in San Francisco's Union Square.We've heard about the stores leaving Downtown San Francisco. But what you may not have heard about - the businesses moving in, expanding, or adding residential or office space.
On Thursday, San Francisco city officials asked the Planning Commission to make zoning changes so new mixed-use businesses could open in Union Square."I do like the Nike store, I do like to window shop at Neiman Marcus," said shopper Krysta Gahagen. "I just past Banana Republic and I bought something," said Idrissa Driop. "I bought a pen and a shirt."With retail stores across the country closing and others rethinking their brick-and-mortar locations, ABC7 News decided to take a closer look at what's happening in Union Square. We noticed three big patterns.In the Downtown San Francisco shopping core, a new IKEA store is going up at 945 Market Street.
Coco Republic, an Australian furniture store, moved into the Crate and Barrel location at 55 Stockton in Union Square last year. In Union Square, Banana Republic is decreasing its footprint. It's moving from the location on Grant Avenue into a smaller place on Geary.
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