A new senior care clinic will occupy the former Walgreens at 1750 Noriega St., which closed last February. It was one of a dozen pharmacies shuttered last year citywide.
The senior center, operated by the nonprofit North East Medical Services, will take over the existing two-story, 11,093-square-foot building at 25th Avenue and Noriega Street, according to a planning application approved in January.Â
The new facility will serve as a primary care clinic for seniors, featuring a 1,620-square-foot activity room and 959-square-foot dining area — much like a sister location in Chinatown, which provides health care and community activities for seniors.
The nonprofit will transport senior participants from their homes to the PACE center, where they can meet with their doctors, socialize with peers and participate in activities.
Construction is expected to cost $2.35 million.
The Walgreens, which sat empty for the last 11 months, had been around since 1968, according to business records. It will be the third PACE center operated by the nonprofit: One opened in San Francisco’s Chinatown in 2021, and a second in San Jose in 2025.Â
It is not clear when the clinic would open. North East Medical Services did not respond to a request for comment.
Noriega Street is an ideal location for this kind of facility: The road is wide enough for convenient van drop-offs and the 7-Haight/Noriega line goes right through it. Along the corridor, Chinese seniors shop at Asian produce markets with their trolleys, and many pick up medications at a Chinese pharmacy.
While the PACE center will be focused on senior services, North East Medical Services already operates three other clinics offering generic health care on Noriega Street, just three blocks east, at 21st and 22nd avenues.