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OCII approves Block 48 schematic designs at Hunters Point Shipyard with conditions
Summary
The commission conditionally approved the schematic design for phase 2 of Block 48 (Hunters Point Shipyard), covering 216 units in phases 2A and 2B, including 31 below‑market‑rate units and specified design studies and conditions. The approval includes SBE and local‑hire goals and mitigation commitments.
The Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure conditionally approved the major phase application for Block 48 (the Hillside) at Hunters Point Shipyard, authorizing schematic designs for phase 2 (buildings B, F, J, M, E, I and L) with conditions to refine elevations, accessibility and block modulation.
Tamsen Drew, OCII Senior Project Manager, summarized the project scope and transit/parking improvements and said phase 2 is a hillside 'megablock' developed in subphases. The phase before the commission includes 216 units (164 in phase 2A and 52 in phase 2B). Staff described affordability commitments: phase 2A will provide 24 BMR units (80% AMI) plus a density bonus unit at 120% AMI (24 total BMR units in 2A) and phase 2B will provide 6 BMR units at 80% AMI and 1 density bonus unit at 120% AMI (7 BMR units in 2B), for 31 total BMR units in the phase.
Brian Zubrat of Lennar Urban and the project design team presented architectural renderings and the development’s neighborhood approach, including four pocket parks, one central park, and unit mixes from one‑bedroom flats to three‑bedroom townhomes. Project architects described strategies to step buildings with the slope, retain views, and provide accessible ground‑floor units and internal courtyards. Staff noted transit improvements (HPX rapid connection and Geneva/Harney BRT to Caltrain and Balboa BART) and a parking approach that provides one off‑street parking space per unit plus an estimated 131 on‑street spaces created by street redesign.
OCII staff recommended approval with both general and building‑specific conditions: architectural studies of garage and courtyard relationships, review of rear elevations as perceived from the surrounding community, improvements to interior elevations facing parks to better activate open space, and building‑specific requirements to limit heights or study entry/grading changes for compliance with the D4D design standard.
Public comment again raised concerns about community representation and Black resident out‑migration; Ace Washington urged more intensive community reform and monitoring. Commissioners discussed SBE and local workforce participation (staff reported a goal of 50% SBE participation and 50% local workforce with phase‑to‑date achievements of 62–68% SBE participation and 42% local workforce hours on phase 1; Bayview residents accounted for roughly 25% of workforce hours on phase 1). The commission approved the schematic designs with conditions by roll call (3 ayes, 2 absent). Staff said construction of phase 2 is anticipated to begin in Q3 2016 with completion of Block 48 by 2019.
