SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Final week, one of many final main retailers of the San Francisco Centre introduced it was leaving the mall. The upcoming closure of Bloomingdale’s this spring marks the final anchor tenant to depart the mall.
With San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie in his first month in workplace, a precedence has been made to revitalize downtown. It is nonetheless to be decided if Lurie can get the downtown mall space again to its thriving years within the late 2000s and early 2010s.
Amid all of the reported closures prior to now 18 months, new companies are additionally transferring into Union Sq.. KRON4 compiled an inventory, in keeping with the Union Sq. Alliance, of companies that opened in 2024 and are set to open this 12 months (see beneath). Notable companies embrace Ross and Nintendo.
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Tons of of individuals lined up for tulips in the course of the 2024 American Flower Blub Day, the place guests choose up free bouquet of tulips in honor of Worldwide Girls’s Day at Union Sq. in San Francisco, California, United States on March 9, 2024. (Photograph by Rana Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)
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BusinessLocationOpen Yr (Dates TBA)Wine Bar (Lodge Stratford)242 Powell St.2025Sunshine Prophecy370 Sutter St.2025 Shoe Palace301 Geary St.2025Ross 901 Market St.2025 (Growth)Taylor Jay Collection220 O’Farrell St.2025Yadav Dav Diamond & Jewelry170 Grant Ave. Suite 5002025Silk Highway Bar134 Ellis St.2025Wessling Contemporary39 Grant Ave.2025Once Upon a Dosa35 Kearny St.Nov. 2024Bombay Brasserie340 Stockton St.Aug. 2024Cityscape (Hilton Union Sq.)333 O’Farrell St.Re-opened Sept. 2024ABSteak124 Ellis St. Oct. 2024Magnin Avenue Cafe & Bistro138 Cyril Magnin St.Aug. 2024Rolex845 Market St. (SF Centre)2024 (Growth)Patek Philippe259 Submit St. Fall 2024Source: Union Sq. Alliance
Ross renewed its lease in 2024 and plans to increase its present area. In keeping with the Union Sq. Alliance, the Ross on Market Avenue will increase to a 40,000-square-foot constructing in 2025.
Macy’s has publicized plans to ultimately shut down its iconic Union Sq. location, though no cut-off date is about but. Nordstrom inside SF Centre closed in the summertime of 2023.
With a number of notable closures hampering downtown San Francisco’s development, Lurie mentioned “there is a lot of work to do in our city.”
“I am confident San Francisco’s best days are ahead,” Lurie mentioned. “I’m energized every day by businesses of all sizes opening and growing in our city. San Francisco has green shoots everywhere, and we continue to work towards the revitalization of the city.”
