OCII approves amendments to Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2, advancing housing, parks and a new makerspace

The Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure on April 17 approved a package of amendments to the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 project, including CEQA findings, redevelopment-plan changes and amendments to the disposition and development agreement with the master developer.

OCI staff told the commission the package would increase the project’s total housing units by 172—raising the entitlement from 10,500 to 10,672—by transferring unused Phase 1 entitlements to Phase 2 and Candlestick Point. Staff said the plan continues a substantial below‑market-rate (BMR) program (about 32% of units, roughly 3,345 units overall) and preserves OCII’s funding for the lowest-income tier (0–60% AMI), which staff said accounts for 1,644 units.

Why it matters: Staff and the developer framed the revisions as a re‑balancing of land uses to respond to market changes since the 2010 approvals, including the removal of a stadium option, and as a way to accelerate housing and new public amenities. The amendments also include a new Design for Development (D4D) by Sir David Adjaye, a reconfigured street grid intended to retain and adapt historic shipyard buildings, and roughly +10.7 acres of parks and open space (including an approximately 8‑acre privately owned public “Green Room” and a…