Waterfront Redevelopment: San Francisco
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San Francisco Port Commission Approves Pier 70 Mixed-Use Project
The San Francisco Port Commission on September 26 approved the Pier 70 mixed-use development project. The project has been in the making for more than a decade and fulfills the vision of the port’s Pier 70 Preferred Master Plan, developed with the community from 2007 to 2010.
The 70-acre site adjacent to San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood contains the port’s ship repair facility and the Union Iron Works Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The development will reintegrate and restore 35 acres of Pier 70, rehabilitate 3 historic buildings, and create new connections to the Dogpatch neighborhood. In the port’s words, "The project will create an active, sustainable San Francisco neighborhood that recognizes its industrial past and co-exists with continuing ship repair operations at Pier 70."
New buildings within the site will complement the industrial setting and fabric in size, scale, and material, with historic buildings repurposed into residential use and space for local manufacturing and community amenities. The Pier 70 Special User District (SUD) will include a diversity of open spaces at multiple scales, shaped by nearby buildings, framing the waterfront, and creating a platform for a range of experiences.
"This exciting new waterfront neighborhood will join community and industry, engaging residents, workers, artists and manufacturers in a lively mix of uses and activities throughout the site," said Port Executive Director Elaine Forbes. "Once complete, Pier 70 will reflect the city’s diversity and creativity, inviting the public to new parks, restaurants, arts uses, event spaces and public access to the San Francisco Bay, in an area that has been closed to public access for more than a century."
The Pier 70 Mixed-use Project is subject to review and final approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The review process starts this month.
For more information, read the full port commission staff report at http://sfport.com/sites/default/files/Item%209B%20Pier%2070%20Approval%20092217.pdf.
The San Francisco Port Commission on September 26 approved the Pier 70 mixed-use development project. The project has been in the making for more than a decade and fulfills the vision of the port’s Pier 70 Preferred Master Plan, developed with the community from 2007 to 2010.
The 70-acre site adjacent to San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood contains the port’s ship repair facility and the Union Iron Works Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The development will reintegrate and restore 35 acres of Pier 70, rehabilitate 3 historic buildings, and create new connections to the Dogpatch neighborhood. In the port’s words, "The project will create an active, sustainable San Francisco neighborhood that recognizes its industrial past and co-exists with continuing ship repair operations at Pier 70."
New buildings within the site will complement the industrial setting and fabric in size, scale, and material, with historic buildings repurposed into residential use and space for local manufacturing and community amenities. The Pier 70 Special User District (SUD) will include a diversity of open spaces at multiple scales, shaped by nearby buildings, framing the waterfront, and creating a platform for a range of experiences.
"This exciting new waterfront neighborhood will join community and industry, engaging residents, workers, artists and manufacturers in a lively mix of uses and activities throughout the site," said Port Executive Director Elaine Forbes. "Once complete, Pier 70 will reflect the city’s diversity and creativity, inviting the public to new parks, restaurants, arts uses, event spaces and public access to the San Francisco Bay, in an area that has been closed to public access for more than a century."
The Pier 70 Mixed-use Project is subject to review and final approval by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The review process starts this month.
For more information, read the full port commission staff report at http://sfport.com/sites/default/files/Item%209B%20Pier%2070%20Approval%20092217.pdf.
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