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Planning Commission hears updated design-for-development for Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard
Summary
At an informational hearing, planners and the project team described tightened design-for-development (D4D) documents for Candlestick and Hunters Point, highlighting standards on tower massing, mid-block pedestrian breaks, parking, sustainability, and historic-preservation alternatives ahead of a June 3 joint hearing on the EIR and related approvals.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 20 received an informational update on the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard design-for-development documents, which staff and the development team said have been tightened since the last presentations.
David Tom, the lead planner and architect for the design team, said the revisions focused on clarity and consistency across the D4D materials and on several design topics the commission had previously asked to see refined. He described new or clarified standards for tower benching and massing intended to maintain a shaped skyline even if towers…
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