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Committee forwards Candlestick Point / Hunters Point Phase 2 package — senior BMR units prioritized; economic analysis presented
Summary
The committee advanced three related measures amending the general plan, zoning map and below‑market‑rate (BMR) housing plan for Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2. Staff said the package reconfigures land use following the removal of a stadium alternative, advances a standalone 104‑unit senior BMR project (60% AMI), and the Controller's analysis estimated modest net changes in units and commercial footprint with buildout economic benefits.
The Land Use Committee on June 25 forwarded to the full Board a package of three related items to facilitate Phase 2 of the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment: a general plan amendment, zoning‑map updates and a resolution amending the below‑market‑rate housing plan. The package is intended to reconcile the redevelopment plan and planning code with a non‑stadium development scenario following the San Francisco 49ers’ decision to site a stadium elsewhere.
Matt Snyder of the Planning Department summarized the conforming amendments needed to remove stadium references, rearrange development blocks and update open‑space and street‑grid graphics so Phase 2 entitlements align with current proposals. He said overall housing totals are largely unchanged since master entitlements, while some land uses are redistributed.
Nadia Sissay, executive director of the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII), described a proposed standalone inclusionary rental project of about 104 senior units serving households up to 60% of area median income (AMI). Sissay said the change would not create net new BMR units citywide (total BMR remains 3,345 in the table presented) but would accelerate 62 units into a senior tier to deliver them earlier in the development schedule.
Asim Khan, senior economist in the Controller’s Office, presented an economic analysis showing no net change overall from the 2010 plan when comparing total units, but noting redistributed commercial space and a potential 300‑unit increase on the Jamestown parcel if rezoned; the report estimated construction activity and long‑term job and GDP gains at buildout and projected downward pressure on some rents.
Public comment included both support for moving the package forward to realize jobs and community benefits and concerns about long‑standing contamination and cleanup at Hunters Point Shipyard. Veronica Honeycutt (CAC chair), building trades representatives and local housing advocates spoke in favor of the amendments while urging continued environmental oversight. Supervisor Jane Kim asked that Parcel A be retested to give residents additional assurance; supervisors moved the package forward as a committee report with a positive recommendation.
