The team behind Chelsea Market in New York — a bustling food concourse and shopping mall anchored by a multi-stall artisan marketplace with clothing, accessories, and jewelry — has been selected by the Port of SF to enter into negotiations for the adaptive reuse of Pier 29. The request for proposals went out last fall, and now as The Examiner tells us, real estate company Jamestown L.P., which also owns Ghirardelli Square, was the top pick out of three proposals, and the selection was approved Monday by the Port Commission.

The deal involves a 15-year lease for the massive, 20,000-square-foot bulkhead building on the Embarcadero, which will feature "moveable rail-car like displays" for local merchants and makers to sell their wares. The Port had from the outset been seeking a tenant that would redevelop the building as an SF-focused marketplace a la the Ferry Building, but with less of an emphasis on food.

As Socketsite explains, the Jamestown proposal includes a partnership with SF Made, the non-profit trade group and business incubator for locally manufactured goods who will be curating the merchant array from their 600 member artists and artisans.

And there will be a beverage component, as Socketsite has it from the proposal:

The back wall of the bulkhead will be anchored by a craft alcohol manufacturer and the zone closest to the Embarcadero is envisioned as an indoor/outdoor café showcasing a local San Francisco coffee roastery.

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Curbed has a statement from Jamestown's president Michael Phillips, who says, "We’re thrilled with the unanimous vote by the Port Commission to move forward on our proposal... [moving] us one step closer to the opportunity to establish a distinctly San Francisco destination that celebrates the City’s creative people, culture, and industries as part of the waterfront renaissance."

Negotiations may drag on for the next six months, but ultimately the design will be handled by BCV Architects (M.Y. China, Belcampo Meat Co.), with urban designers Gehl Architects, and historic preservation oversight from Page & Turnbull, who also oversaw the Ferry Building revamp over a decade ago.

Previously: What Should Go Into The Huge Space At Pier 29?

Rendering via Jamestown L.P.