Retailers say "the bureaucracy is unprecedented" with some ponying-up $500,000 just to open.
SAN FRANCISCO—Property owners and retailers are struggling with the conundrum of creating or continuing successful street-level retail in San Francisco. It's emblematic of other Bay Area retail environments and other US cities as well.
"In our work advising both landlords and commercial tenants, we see the issues they face in bringing stores to opening day," Santino DeRose, managing broker/partner, Maven Retail, tells GlobeSt.com in this exclusive. "It costs too much and takes too long before selling one item or serving one meal."
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
