Located in a “food desert”, this building will provide on the ground floor a community grocery store and deli/cafe, modeled after similar successful groceries in the Oakland area. It also provides a community kitchen: a multi-purpose facility for small business incubation, meeting space, pop-up events and cooking and nutrition classes. Both commercial spaces will open up towards Cherry Street to welcoming outdoor seating.

The extremely tight (7,200 SF) site and three-foot vertical elevation change makes for challenging planning, especially since the commercial uses require significant access points for deliveries, trash pickup, and the like. Support from the City of Vallejo will be key in solving the logistical problems and achieving a successful project that will improve quality of life in the area.