From the North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association blog,

I got to meet Tick Falletti today and get a walkthru of the store. It’s going to be great. They’ve been working on this alone for several years as they had to close all their other stores after losing their lease at Plaza (now Albertsons). Their manager, Alan, started working for them at the Plaza location when he was 17 years old. Tick’s two sons are also involved, and they have rehired some of their old-school butchers so there will be some real experienced folks behind the counter. The rendering on the Falletti’s site shows the butcher/fish counter. There will also be produce, wine, a couple refrigerated aisles, and about 4 aisles for other foods and necessities. Modest scale.

Falletti’s is also handling all the leasing for the other spaces. They’ve lined up Delessio’s for a delux NY style deli on the SW corner (Broderick & Oak). I ran into Mr. Delissio on my way out (not his real name) and he claimed that they will be preparing over 100 different food items there including cakes and pastries, and perhaps eventually their own ice cream (Elsa will be excited to hear that!).

Peets is confirmed for a small cafe space facing the BofA. There is another retail food space w/ seating facing Broderick that they have yet to lease, and three small store fronts on Fell, also unleased at the moment. Sounds like they will get one or two restaurants/take out (burritos, sushi?), possibly a cleaners. I suggested a florist… if you have other’s, let me know. They seem really interested in finding tenants who will be a good fit for the area. Given that this project is 2 years behind schedule and has been their central focus for 4-5 years, they are deeply invested in making the project work.

For those that weren’t around pre-1999, Falletti’s was a fantastic, locally-owned grocery store at Fulton & Masonic (where the new Albertson’s is now), which also featured separately-owned butchers, dry cleaners, photo developing, liquor store, etc.

When they lost their lease on the land at Fulton/Masonic, they were able to work out a deal to purchase the old Bank of America site on Broderick. They got approval for 70+ housing units and their grocery store, as well as multiple smaller business spaces. This is going to be a FANTASTIC addition to the neighborhood, and we’re all very glad (and lucky!) to have them back! And this comes just in time, with many of the city’s grocery stores closing for various reasons…

Their site says that they’ll be open September 2006, but Kevin (quoted above) was told it would be closer to the first week of October 2006.

Falletti Foods [official site]
Falletti’s update (and walkthrough) [NOPNA blog]
City’s grocery stores grow increasingly rare [SFHomeBlog]
News on Grocery Stores and Farmer’s Markets [SFHomeBlog]
Below Market Rate Units at Broderick Place available [SFHomeBlog]
Condo projects selling first, building later [SFHomeBlog]

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