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Warriors outline Mission Bay arena plan: 18,000‑seat arena, office towers and a 5.5‑acre park
Summary
Representatives for the Golden State Warriors briefed the Commission on a conceptual Mission Bay arena — an 18,000‑seat multipurpose venue with office towers, retail, a 5.5‑acre park and about 950 on‑site parking spaces — and said a draft supplemental EIR will be published early summer.
David Carlock, representing the Golden State Warriors, presented a conceptual plan to the Entertainment Commission for a multipurpose arena in Mission Bay that would include an approximately 18,000‑seat venue, roughly 750,000 square feet of total building area, two office towers of about 580,000 square feet, approximately 125,000 square feet of retail, and a 5.5‑acre park between the arena and the bay. "It's in Mission Bay... It's located between Third Street to our West and Terry Francois to the East," Carlock said, detailing proposed site access and a proposed one‑acre main plaza.
Carlock said the project is designed to host roughly 200 events per year, with an estimated average attendance that the team expects will be significantly lower than a Giants event and therefore less disruptive to city operations. "So 1 of the things we've stressed is that the difference between 9,000 or even 14 or 17 in terms of its impact on public transit and on the street grid is pretty different from 35 or 38 or 40,000 people at AT&T," he said. He also referenced shuttle planning, Muni and UCSF transit access adjacent to the site, and a 950‑space below‑grade parking program.
Commissioners asked about community outreach, traffic management for simultaneous events (dueling events at AT&T Park), the market‑hall / retail program, rooftop access, and whether the project had coordinated with Planning and OCII. Carlock said the Warriors team has met repeatedly with the Mission Bay Citizens Advisory Committee and plans to present a draft supplemental environmental impact report in early summer, with construction planned to start in early 2016 and completion targeted to align with the 2018–2019 Warriors season.
Why it matters: the proposal would add a large, mid‑size arena to San Francisco’s event portfolio and could reshape Mission Bay's commercial mix, transit demand and street‑level activity. Developers said they expect a mix of Warriors games, concerts and other cultural events rather than exclusive reliance on sports.
Next steps: the team will return with a formal application for an entertainment permit and will present the draft supplemental EIR to the community and planning bodies in coming months. No permits were granted tonight; commissioners requested ongoing updates and formal permit filings before decisions are required.
