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Port outlines Pier 70 master plan, cites significant preservation costs and shortfall
Summary
The Port of San Francisco presented a Pier 70 master plan framing the 65‑acre site as a nationally significant industrial complex, proposing adaptive reuse and large waterfront parks while showing a financing shortfall in feasibility analyses.
David Beaupre, a planner with the Port of San Francisco, briefed the Planning Commission Committee on June 12, 2008 about the Port’s Pier 70 master planning work, historic‑resource priorities and the financial feasibility of rehabilitation and infill options for the 65‑acre brownfield site.
Beaupre said the Port has worked on Pier 70 for roughly 18 months, has retained consultants for historic preservation and feasibility studies, and proposes a combination of adaptive reuse, preservation of the highest‑priority buildings, environmental remediation, and new infill development to pay for restoration and infrastructure.
Key points - Pier 70 description: Beaupre described the site as a 65‑acre brownfield containing nationally significant shipbuilding and repair facilities, including Union Ironworks machine shop and early‑20th‑century administrative buildings that the Port states it is committed to preserving. - Open space: the Port’s concept includes a Crane Cove Park of about 7–8 acres plus a 3–4 acre shoreline park and an open-space network to connect preserved resources and new development. - Financial analysis: Beaupre reported that a rehabilitation‑only scenario with a 3 FAR produced an estimated $75 million shortfall and that a higher‑intensity scenario at 5 FAR still produced an estimated $37 million deficit; the Port is exploring ways to reduce that gap, including participation in city bond funding. - Federal and city funding steps: Beaupre said the Port has secured a $2.4 million federal Department of Defense grant for environmental investigation and identified up to $10 million of potential port bond funds toward Crane Cove Park.
Representative Beaupre quote "Pier 70 is generally, bounded by Mariposa Street... The project is a 65 acre Brownfield site," Beaupre said, emphasizing the site's scale and complexity.
Next steps Beaupre said the Port will continue community outreach, refine cost estimates and preservation criteria, resolve state lands issues and prepare a draft preferred master plan, with a public workshop expected July 17 and an anticipated developer RFP by late 2008 or early 2009. No zoning or disposition decisions were taken by the committee at the June 12 hearing.
