Former Albertsons’ shells hatch opportunities
SAN ANTONIO – When grocery store chain Alberstons Inc. pulled out of the San Antonio market in 2002, it left in more than 1.3 million sf of vacant space.
Given the roughly 32.7 million sf of space that comprised the city’s entire retail sector at the time, Albertsons’ departure equated to some 4 percent of the local retail market going dark.
All told, Albertsons vacated 23 stores — of which 14 served as the anchor space for area shopping centers. However, 11 years later, only two are presently unoccupied.
Some empty boxes were born again as community centers, new grocery stores, fitness facilities, family-friendly pizza venues, back-office centers — to name a few. Check out the chart for the current status of former-Albertsons locations.
| Location | SF | Use |
| 20780 Hwy. 281 | 63,709 | Vacant |
| 18450 Blanco Rd. | 62,284 |
Krav Maga, Too Good to be Threw, Tuesday Morning, BB&T |
| 16648 San Pedro | 60,082 | Big Lots, Performance Bikes |
| 24165 I-10 W. | 60,000 | H-E-B |
| 999 E. Basse | 60,000 | H-E-B |
| 14610 Huebner Rd. | 59,813 | Vacant |
| 9160 Guilbeau | 58,244 | University of Incarnate Word |
| 12018 Perrin Beitel | 57,200 | H-E-B |
| 8300 Pat Booker | 56,596 | ACCD NE |
| 15310 Nacogdoches | 56,370 | Church |
| 8764 Hwy. 151 | 56,059 | CPS NW Service Center |
| 5707 Bandera | 55,182 | School of Science & Tech |
| 2920 E. Southcross | 52,885 | Azteca Market / CVS |
| 2514 SW Military | 52,000 | Conn’s Appliance |
| 3333 Fredericksburg | 50,287 | RD America |
Source: NAI REOC San Antonio
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