Walnut Creek Magazine noted recently that the downtown Walnut Creek Safeway located across the street from Nordstrom is planning on tearing down the current building to be replaced with a much larger supermarket within the next 3 years. The new supermarket, (55,000 square feet) would be built over the current parking lot with cars being able to parking inside the building, below the shopping area (but not underground). The photo above shows the view from Mt. Diablo Blvd. and S. Broadway. Looks pretty sweet to me.
Please note that these are only the initial renderings, and will probably change over time. For example, the city is recommending access from Iron Horse Trail, removal of the landscape walls, and more landscaping to make it more pedestrian friendly.
This is the current Safeway supermarket:
There would be umbrella tables for eating:
Check out more photos after the jump
This is the view coming from S. Broadway:
And the view from Mt. Diablo Blvd. towards Nordstrom:
Check out the aerial view:
What do you think of the proposed supermarket in terms of aesthetics, parking, traffic etc?