Its tenant improvement permit allows it to renovate only inside the four walls.īut Care About South Park cares less about what the permit says than about whether it is enforced. Hirmez said Target has not finalized its plans for the new store, but he is certain the company won't destroy the building.
Residents in North Park this July filed a lawsuit against Jack in the Box accusing the corporation of misleading the community about plans to remodel its restaurant at 30th and Upas streets.Īnd state auditors last year found that city building officials botched the review and permitting process when Walmart bulldozed the historic Farmer's Market building in Sherman Heights to make way for a new Neighborhood Market store.įor those reasons, Care About South Park members aren't sure they can believe property owner Saad Hirmez when he says Target plans only to renovate the interior of the old supermarket without tearing down the structure. They say recent projects in nearby North Park and Sherman Heights give them cause for concern. Some in the neighborhood are excited about the store, slated to open next July, but Care About South Park member Sabrina Diminico said her group speaks for about 1,500 residents worried about what the tiny Target going into the old Gala Foods supermarket will mean for their community.īetween 10 and 20 members have met periodically over the last few weeks to "get our heads around what's in store for us," Diminico said.
He and his community representative have already attended seven meetings with the property owners, Target representatives and other community members since the project was announced in September, she said, and will gladly add Care About South Park to that list. Gloria's spokeswoman, Katie Keach, said Wednesday the councilman will meet with the group. The group also requested a meeting with San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria. A band of South Park residents, fearing a new TargetExpress store will destroy a landmark and ruin the character of their fiercely independent neighborhood, are demanding transparency from Target and the city.Ī group calling itself Care About South Park issued a statement on Tuesday asking the Minneapolis-based retailer to disclose its plans for renovating the old Gala Foods property at Fern and Grape Streets.
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