SF's Planning Department Blamed For "Blight" Of Unrenovated Alexandria Theater
The fate of the Richmond district's Alexandria theater appears to be in development limbo six years after it closed down and changed hands. After...
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bloomsm said:
February 19, 2010 10:45 AM
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Really sad to see SF's stand-alone movie houses in such a sorry state. The Coronet is gone, the Alhambra is a gym, and the Alexandria is in tatters. Aside from the Castro, SF is losing its movie theater past.
Worse still is the relentless, shark-like pace of developers, who bring us useful things like parking lots, more residential housing for an over-saturated and depressed market, and bright shiny Richmond faves like yet another bubble-tea parlor.
indoorcamping said:
February 20, 2010 11:32 AM
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So a few plastic letters advertising the Y is the highest and best use of the Alexandria while developers plan to squeeze a 46 unit building (plus retail shops, plus parking) into the back lot? That's nuts. No, wait. Six years of bureaucracy - now that's nuts.
Seriously - you couldn't plan a bigger clusterf*ck. Isn't this is why cities created planning departments in the first place?
DT said:
February 22, 2010 9:09 PM
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Planning Department had to search far and wide for someone to fill the Chief slot as nobody with experience and knowledge had any interest in applying. Well known in the real estate trade as a major clusterfark. Do remember the Chief's domestic partner had a tomato-based hissy fit in the SFFD apartment when they arrived in town.
No way there will be 46 units based on what I can guess about the ownership. More like an additional dozen illegal studios created from "rec rooms" without appropriate utilities or garbage service (never mind color-coded recycling).
Time to do major housecleaning in ALL of SF's payroll.
Tiffany Patterson said:
February 24, 2010 1:27 PM
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As the Executive Director for the Richmond District YMCA, I need to clarify that we don’t hold a lease on the Alexandria of any kind, certainly not one for “daily use.” We have been using the marquee since it closed to increase visibility of our Y, but I don’t consider this to be daily use of the space.
We have had a couple of meetings with the partners of the building to talk about the possibility of the Y moving into the bottom or top floor of the theater once its renovated, but the project seems to be indefinitely stalled for a variety of factors. We would love to see this building renovated, and are open to the possibility of being part of this solution. If you would like any further information or clarification, please contact me at tpatterson@ymcasf.org or 415-666-9601.
Thank you,
Tiffany Patterson