Pictures of walkable, urban-format big box stores

[SpongeG]

best buy in vancouver (all pics by me)



Canadian Tire and best buy are next to each other


the canadian tire has roof top parking and you park on grass instead of pavement


this one has closed and is now a grocery store - but it has roof top parking


future shop and winners (tj maxx)


home depot


now some pics not by me

cooltownstudios.com

this is kitty corner to the home depot

en.apolliner.com

the office depot became a no frills

forum.smartcanucks.ca

this will be home to a no frills and a shoppers drug mart


forum.smartcanucks.ca

[Lipani]

We don't have too many in downtown San Diego. Not counting several CVS's, there are two grocery stores.

Ralphs:

From flickr user JoeInSouthernCA

Albertsons:

From flickr user Target Man 2000

Whole Foods, in Hillcrest:

From flickr user Roebot

[scalziand]

Old Navy is big-boxish enough to count, right?

Until march this year, there was an Old Navy in Burlington, Vermont's pedestrian mall on Church Street. The building is nearly 50 years old and housed a Woolworths before Old Navy occupied it. Wish I could find a better picture.


http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/a...et-Marketplace

Edit-Found some more pictures:

BostonTx's photostream on flickr


BostonTx's photostream on flickr

[VivaLFuego]

Best Buy underneath Senior Housing on Clark St in Lincoln Park.... redevelopment on the former site of Limits bus garage/streetcar barn just south of Diversey.

[pesto]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

well, we're not quite there yet, but target has officially signed a lease to open a new store next year in the heart of downtown chicago in a Louis Sullivan masterpiece, the old carson pierre scott store, now called the Sullivan Center.

it should be interesting to see how target works with all of the extremely ornate architectural detail at street level. the building is an official city landmark, so they won't be allowed to monkey around with it too much. perhaps just some red awnings and such.


source: http://www.greenspacetoday.com/green...ago-goes-green

Steely Dan: going to be the best looking Target ever.

But, please, "Carson Pirie Scott", a Chicago fixture forever, back when people had spending money.

[KB0679]

Here's one in Charlotte that kinda sorta fits; this is the Metropolitan Midtown mixed-use development that sits on the site of what was Charlotte's first mall just outside of the urban core. There's a Best Buy on the other side of the West Elm store that you can't really see but it doesn't really front the pre-existing street:

[Xing]

Seeing a Best Buy at the base of the John Hancock Building surprised the hell out of me.

[DBR96A]

Pittsburgh is getting a Target in East Liberty. It'll be a two-story building with a parking garage, and it'll be the only Target in the United States with windows on the sales floor to allow for natural lighting. I couldn't find any renderings, but it's supposed to open in July.

[mhays]

Target bought the base of an existing 1990-era condo in Downtown Seattle last year, in the small, upcoming (one hopes) area between the main retail district and the Pike Place Market. They plan a store that, if I recall, will be about 102,000 sf. Fairly slow schedule, opening next year I think. http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/20...-district.html

[fflint]

An 85,000 sq. ft. "City Target" at the Metreon in downtown SF is under construction and should be ready by early 2012. The Target store will occupy the entire second floor, with street-level storefronts, restaurants and cafes lining the sidewalks. There will be a 470-seat 'dining terrace' with views of Yerba Buena Gardens, the existing AMC Theatres is planning a major renovation and the developer plans to make the fourth floor and its panoramic terrace an event space.


http://www.staplenews.com/home/2010/...s-metreon.html

[LosAngelesBeauty]

A City Target is also coming to DTLA in fall 2012 as part of the FIGat7th remodel.




Rendering of new FIGat7th in Downtown LA where City Target will be

FIGat7th

[J. Will]

"Zephora", "Meiman Narcus", "Veronica Secret", and all the other stores you love.

[vid]

Is that really enough to avoid a lawsuit?

[Beta_Magellan]

Nice use of levels—it’s rare to see a city building down rather than up. What are the reasons for that (or is it just to get better exposure to that nice LA sun)?

[Cirrus]

Nice use of levels—it’s rare to see a city building down rather than up. What are the reasons for that

Retailers (especially chain retailers) don't usually like basements. Developers don't generally build them because they're harder to lease out.

[J. Will]

Originally Posted by Beta_Magellan

Nice use of levels—it’s rare to see a city building down rather than up. What are the reasons for that (or is it just to get better exposure to that nice LA sun)?

I saw a shopping centre like that in Rotterdam. Toronto's Metro Centre is all underground with small entrances sticking up from the plaza above. And of course all the malls of The PATH are underground, or at least partially underground.

[DBR96A]

Originally Posted by vid

Is that really enough to avoid a lawsuit?

When I was younger and the Super Mario Bros. Super Show was my favorite cartoon on TV, I remember Mario and Luigi taking delivery of a "Mhirlpool" washer and dryer. The producers of the show never got sued for it, so I guess it's OK.

[vid]

It was such a stupid show they probably didn't bother wasting their time with it.

I miss childhood.

[J. Will]

Here's a picture I took in Rotterdam that the L.A. picture reminded me of:

[jaxg8r1]

Portland is also getting a downtown Target... There are already several department stores downtown, as well as grocery stores. There is also an Office Depot (or Office Max?), and several other stores like that. I'll try and find some pictures a bit later.