Blueprint plans to build 83 units of housing in the old Alexandria Theatre at Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue were formally submitted to the San Francisco Planning Department, although a construction timeline was not.
After two decades lying derelict on Geary Boulevard as a virtual tomb decorated by graffiti hieroglyphs and faded peeling paint, the Alexandria Theater building might come back to life, but this time with more than 70 units of housing.
Today, Supervisor Connie Chan announced the initial agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), was signed jointly by TimeSpace Alexandria, LLC and the Office of Workforce and Economic Development. Supervisor Chan has long been advocating for the site, located at 5400 Geary Blvd. in the Richmond District, to be developed into housing while preserving the history of the theater.
By Thomas K. Pendergast District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan negotiated a delay from the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission to consider giving the Alexandria Theatre “landmark status,” after announcing the theater building’s […]
Supervisor Connie Chan and Owners of Alexandria Theatre Announce Plan for the Theater On Sept. 19, District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, joined by the owners of the Alexandria Theatre (5400 Geary Blvd.), TimeSpace […]
New housing at the Alexandria Theatre is being considered by the property owner, but with conditions that do not satisfy District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan, who is trying to secure landmark status for the iconic Richmond District building.
On Tuesday, District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan introduced legislation to landmark the Alexandria Theatre’s historical resources. The Alexandria Theatre was built in 1923, closed its doors in 2004 and has remained vacant ever since.
Whatever historic value is probably long gone and it’s time for it to go.
The blade sign on the venerable Alexandria Theatre – a fixture on Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue for nearly a century – was damaged to the point that the property owners had to have it taken down.
Photos of the Alexandria Theatre on Geary Boulevard from 1943 and 2022.
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