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IKEA Proposal Killed by Split Vote

EAST PALO ALTO, CA-The controversial IKEA proposal was rejected in a city council meeting last night. The proposed 320,000-sf store was planned for a 10-acre parcel in the redevelopment area of East Palo Alto just off the University Avenue exit from U.S. Highway 101.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on October 17, 2001

EAST PALO ALTO, CA-A controversial IKEA store proposed for East Palo Alto was shot down by the City Council last night in a split vote. The proposed furniture store was planned for a 10-acre parcel in the redevelopment area of East Palo Alto just off the U.S. Highway 101 University Avenue exit.

The 320,000-sf store was expected to bring in at least $1 million in much-needed sales tax revenue to the city annually, in addition to producing several hundred jobs during construction and then operation.

Community members have opposed the project since it was first proposed, protesting at several city council meetings that the furniture chain would overwhelm the city with traffic. The community expressed a strong interest in building something that would benefit the city’s residents, such as a supermarket, which the city has not had since the 1980s. City officials argued that no supermarket chains have shown interest in the property.

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