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Commission conditionally approves schematic designs for Candlestick Point Block 9A, including 13 BMR units and community space
Summary
The commission conditionally approved schematic designs for Candlestick Point South Block 9A, a six‑story mixed‑use building with 124 units (13 below‑market‑rate), about 15,000 sq ft of retail (4,000 sq ft reserved as community facility space) and roughly 110 parking spaces; staff included conditions related to materials, mid‑block breaks and BMR marketing.
The Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure on March 21 conditionally approved schematic designs and CEQA findings for Candlestick Point South Block 9A, a six‑story mixed‑use development that will include 124 residential units, 13 below‑market‑rate (BMR) units, and about 15,000 square feet of ground‑floor retail.
Annie Wong, assistant project manager for the Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point project, told commissioners the development will include 103 condominium flats, 21 townhomes and a roughly 110‑space at‑grade parking garage. The developer will set aside 4,000 square feet of the ground‑floor retail for community facility use; OCII staff said that space will be managed by OCII and held in a cold‑shell condition until a future tenant is identified.
Development team representatives from 5 Point Communities and LPAS walked the commission through massing, mid‑block breaks and pedestrian orientation along Harney and Eighth streets. They said the developer has achieved about 47.6% SBE participation to date in professional service contracts (26.4% minority‑owned; 4.1% women‑owned) and discussed local workforce participation achieved in prior phases.
Staff described community benefits: BMR units targeted to households earning 80%–120% of area median income, a contribution equal to 0.5% of sales proceeds from each market‑rate unit to the Community Benefits Fund, and an allocation of 4,000 sq ft for community use. Marketing and outreach will begin well before sales, with early outreach roughly 18 months prior and a detailed marketing plan about six months before sales; the city’s housing email alert will be used in outreach and applicants have 45 days to apply prior to a lottery.
Commissioners pressed for pricing, parking mechanics (parking stalls will be decoupled; an estimated construction cost figure of about $60,000 per stall was cited as an estimate), and the distribution of BMR units within the building. Staff and developer representatives said BMRs will be dispersed throughout and that BMR homeowners will have the option to purchase parking stalls at cost. The commission moved and approved conditional schematic design approval on a 5–0 roll call (Resolution No. 14 20 17).
