Upper Queen Anne Happenings – The Metropolitan Market on The Ave is Closing according to the Feb 15th issue of Magnolia News…
It is quite a surprise! Luckily, this is not the end for the chain and they will continue to operate their very successful Mercer location in Lower Queen Anne (as well as their other locations), but this news is still a big change for Queen Anne Hill! This store opened in 1971 – over 40 years ago, but will close its doors August 1st.
The Upper Queen Anne location of The Metropolitan Market has been an important staple to the entire Queen Anne community in Seattle, but the store has announced that it will not be part of the new apartment development at the site. The owners of the site are currently in talks with other grocery options that would fill up the entire first floor and parking will be underground so we should have something back in there soon, but it will be sad to see this one go. I personally will travel the extra dozen blocks to go to their Mercer location – which has better amenities anyway, really, if I am being honest.
The other issue here of course if the fact that an apartment complex is going in on the main drag of Upper Queen Anne and how that will change the cityscape of our neighborhood. Obviously, even more density, but also just a giant building where a smaller one was. Nothing stays the same, but this little spot on the Ave has been the same for many decades so it will be a big change!
