Site plan for the new Admiral Safeway. The grocery store is slated to open on August 12, 2011 while the apartments and separate retail building will likely open soon thereafter. The yellow portion marked "Flex Office Units" will actually be apartments, according to Sara Corn with Safeway, Inc.
Courtesy of Safeway, Inc.
On Aug. 21, 2010 the old Admiral Safeway shut its doors in preparation for demolition and rebirth as a flagship Lifestyle Store for West Seattle. Safeway officials are currently hoping for an August 12, 2011 opening date.
“I think almost every store in Seattle is a lifestyle store now, but this one in particular will probably have the most elite features of any store in Seattle,” Safeway real estate manager Sara Corn said.
Corn said the elite features will include a fresh sushi bar with a full-time sushi chef, a hearth oven for bread and rolls, a wine steward stand, dedicated wine cellar and wine tastings, two levels of indoor seating with a fireplace and 1000 square feet of outdoor seating.
Food offerings will also be expanded to fill the 12 foot seafood station, 12 foot meat station, organics sections and more, according to Corn.
“The size of the store (60,000 square feet) allows us to provide the company’s best selection and service,” she said.
To read more on plans for the new Admiral Safeway, check out the Herald article, Admiral Safeway set to close Aug. 21 to prepare for new store.
One change that has been made from the original vision of Admiral Safeway’s town-square complex is there will no longer be office space for rent. Instead the add-on will be all apartments, 78 units in total.
Corn said the apartment complex, being built and operated by Madison Development, is about two months behind Safeway in their estimated open date, so she assumes they will start advertising the apartments in August, around the time the grocery store opens.
In addition to the store and apartments, the complex also has 7000 square feet of retail space on California Ave. Corn said no leases have been signed for that space, so the future of new Admiral retail remains a mystery.
To read a different perspective on the Admiral Safeway project, check out the Herald article, Admiral Safeway construction rough on local business.
For more information on the Admiral Safeway project from the company, visit http://www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/AdmiralWay-About-Us.
