The SF Market wholesale produce supplier to add 67,000 square-foot warehouse – Local News Matters

The SF Market wholesale produce supplier to add 67,000 square-foot warehouse  Local News Matters

A longtime wholesale produce market in San Francisco will expand next year with a new 67,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the San Francisco’s SF Market will add a 67,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Bayview-Hunters Point, with construction set to begin in 2027. A longtime wholesale produce market in San Francisco will expand next year with a new 67,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood, under a new lease agreement announced Monday. The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market, known as The SF Market, has been located at its current 23-acre campus since 1963 and includes several buildings that supply produce to independent distributors, restaurants, grocers, small businesses and food assistance programs, according to city planning documents.

The market is operated by the nonprofit San Francisco Market Corporation and is made up of about 30 independent produce sellers, according to the lease. The city-owned campus at 2095 Jerrold Ave. is situated between Toland, Innes, Rankin and Kirkwood avenues, with Interstate Highway 280 running down the middle. The new warehouse is part of a major renovation at the campus that completed its first phase in 2015, according to a report from the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst. Construction on the new building at 1900 Kirkwood Ave. will begin in 2027. The lease agreement includes provisions that will make