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Draft EIR for 2.1M-sf Bayview PDR 'SF Gateway' project draws strong environmental-justice scrutiny and labor support
Summary
The commission accepted public comment on the SF Gateway draft EIR for a proposed 2.1 million-square-foot PDR project in Bayview Hunters Point. The EIR identifies potential wind, noise and NOx impacts and proposes mitigation; community advocates asked for expanded cumulative analysis, stronger mitigation and community oversight, while labor groups emphasized jobs and local-hire opportunities.
Planning staff and the project sponsor Prologis presented the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the San Francisco Gateway project during the Sept. 7 Planning Commission hearing. The project would replace four older buildings in a Bayview PDR zone with two multistory buildings totaling roughly 2.1 million square feet, each about 97 feet tall, configured to accommodate a mix of production-distribution-repair (PDR) uses, logistics yards, parking and maker/retail space.
Courtney Bell, director of development at Prologis, described the project as an effort to preserve and expand PDR capacity in San Francisco and to provide modern maker and logistics space. The draft EIR analyzed a tenant use mix that assumes significant truck and heavy-duty vehicle activity; staff said the environmental review…
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