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Tavern Out at the Metreon; Target In

With New York’s Tavern on the Green struggling to stay open among a bankruptcy proceeding and an ownership change, the Metreon needs a new flagship tenant to start writing much-needed rent checks. The San Francisco Business Times reports the Metreon’s owners are talking with Target about leasing a whole floor of the building, a move that will upset some tenants who were promised a food-centric development. ’“As far as bringing people to the center, of course, it’s hard to beat,” Bay Bread’s Thomas Lefort told the Business Times. “But it’s not what we were told to expect for that space. I’m not sure what I think about it.”

Target could be bull’s-eye for Metreon [SF Biz Times via SFist]
Earlier: Metreon Tavern Almost Certainly Dead [Grub Street SF]

Tavern Out at the Metreon; Target In