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PUC hears Treasure Island redevelopment briefing; staff flags $140M geotechnical and shared cost decisions
Summary
The SFPUC received an informational presentation on the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena redevelopment project, including proposed infrastructure the PUC would deliver (water, wastewater, possible power), a $140 million geotechnical stabilization program, ~123 million in utility costs, and questions about who — ratepayers or the developer — will bear long‑term adaptation expenses.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on April 12 heard an informational briefing on the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island redevelopment project that outlined the scope, risks and next steps for a development program that would add up to 8,000 housing units and large new infrastructure.
Michael Timeoff of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and other presenters said the plan envisions roughly 8,000 residential units, 450–500 hotel rooms, up to 300,000 square feet of adaptive‑reuse retail and about 300 acres of parks and open space. The project would require replacement of existing utilities and a significant geotechnical and seismic retrofit program, which Todd Adair of BKF Engineers estimated at about $140 million, plus roughly $123 million in new water, wastewater and dry‑utility infrastructure.
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