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Planning Commission approves Golden State Warriors Mission Bay office buildings and associated CEQA findings
Summary
The Planning Commission approved design review and CEQA findings for the Golden State Warriors event center office buildings in Mission Bay, endorsing changes to Mission Bay South development rules and transportation mitigation plans after extensive public testimony and interagency review.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 5 voted unanimously to adopt CEQA findings and approve the design of two office buildings associated with the Golden State Warriors Event Center project in Mission Bay South.
Planning staff and the project team presented a consolidated design package for an 18,064‑seat event center plus two office towers totaling roughly 577,000 square feet of new office space. Staff said the Mission Bay South design regulations had been amended by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure to allow the event center and that the project would not exceed a 160‑foot building height limit. Presenters highlighted an agreement with UCSF, traffic mitigation commitments with the SFMTA (including platform widening and provision for extra streetcars), a transportation funding plan and public open‑space design to connect Third Street to the waterfront.
Public comment ran long and included significant voices in favor (labor unions, hotel and travel industry representatives, local nonprofits and Mission Bay residents who supported open space and jobs) and opposition from some neighborhood and preservation advocates questioning office allocation under Prop M and impacts on neighborhood form. UC San Francisco and large local employers were reported to have negotiated and endorsed an agreement that the sponsor said materially improved the project.
The Commission’s vote to adopt CEQA findings and approve the office building design (motion passed unanimously 7–0) included direction that the project coordinate with OCII, MTA, OEWD and other agencies on mitigation and implementation steps.
What’s next: Final permitting and coordination with OCII and MTA; the approved office square footage allocation will be incorporated in project entitlements and phasing, with required mitigation and monitoring measures to be enforced during construction and operations.
