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Draft EIR says India Basin mixed‑use plan would harm cultural landscape; preservation alternatives proposed
Summary
Planning staff told the Historic Preservation Commission that the draft environmental impact report for the India Basin Mixed‑Use Project finds significant, unavoidable impacts to the India Basin cultural landscape unless full or partial preservation measures are implemented; the Planning Commission will accept written comments through Oct. 30 and hold a public hearing Oct. 19, 2017.
Planning staff and project proponents briefed the Historic Preservation Commission on the India Basin Mixed‑Use Project and the draft environmental impact report (EIR), which finds that the proposal would cause substantial changes to the site’s historic boatyard landscape and that some impacts are "significant and unavoidable." Allison Van der Sluis, planning department staff, opened the session and described the EIR findings and the preservation alternatives under consideration.
Phil Ginsberg, general manager of the Recreation and Park Department, framed the project as a major park investment for San Francisco and the Bayview community, saying the park component "is the most important park development project that this city has tackled in its modern history." He and department staff emphasized the project’s equity goals and described efforts to preserve key features of the site’s maritime history.
Courtney Pash, senior project manager at BUILD Inc., described the private mixed‑use program and site plan. BUILD’s presentation noted roughly 1,240 new mixed‑income residential units, approximately…
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