Mission Bay, San Francisco, California

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Construction of the new UCSF campus at Mission Bay began in 1999.
Construction of the new UCSF campus at Mission Bay began in 1999.

Mission Bay is a 303 acre neighborhood on the central bayshore of San Francisco, roughly bounded by Townsend Street on the north, Third Street and San Francisco Bay on the east, Mariposa Street on the south, and 7th Street and Interstate 280 on the west.[1] It was created in 1998 by the Board of Supervisors as a redevelopment project.[2] Much of the land was long a railyard of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and transferred to Catellus Development Corporation when it was spun off as part of the aborted merger of Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe Railway.[3] Catellus subsequently sold or sub-contracted several parcels to other developers. It has rapidly evolved in to a wealthy neighborhood of luxury condominiums, high-end restaurants and retail, and biotechnology research and development.

Notable features include:

Mission Bay is served by the N Judah and T Third Street lines of San Francisco's Muni Metro. The N Judah links the neighborhood to Downtown, BART, Hayes Valley and the Sunset District, and the T Third Street links to downtown, BART, and the Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. Several other Muni bus and trolley bus lines link the area to neighborhoods to the north, west and south. The Caltrain commuter rail system connects Mission Bay with San Jose and Gilroy. The proposed Central Subway project will make the link between Mission Bay, AT&T Park, and Downtown even faster.

Although near to and often associated with AT&T Park, the ballpark is in the adjacent South Beach neighborhood. UCSF has announced plans to build a new 289-bed hospital serving children, women, and cancer patients on a portion of their property in the neighborhood.[7][8]

[edit] Summary of All Residential Condo Complexes in Mission Bay

Mission Bay also has a large residential component with approximately 6,000 condos planned (1700 of them to be designated affordable).[2].

  • The Beacon is one of the largest condo complexes in San Francisco and anchors much of the activity in North Mission Bay. With 595 condominium units, it sits on a full city block bounded by Townsend to the North, King to the South and 3rd and 4th Streets. A Safeway and Borders bookstore anchor the retail sections of the building. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine also calls the Beacon home. The building's name refers to its being the first large scale mixed-use project planned for the new neighborhood, and thus "The Beacon" of the area's revival.[9]
  • Glassworks is a sleek building at 3rd between King and Berry St right across from AT&T Park and is a mixed-use building as well with approximately 40 modern condos of varying floor plans and sizes.
  • Signature Properties has built 2 mid-rise condos on Berry St - 255 Berry St and 235 Berry St.255 Berry St was completed in 2004 while 235 Berry St was finished in 2007. They are very similar buildings in style and quality. Both buildings sit between Berry St and Mission Creek and consist mainly 2BR's of various sizes and floor plans. The 1st floors contain townhome style condos. Units facing South have views of the creek and South Mission Bay.
  • Diagonally across the street towards the North across Berry St is Arterra (300 and 325 Berry st) is scheduled to be San Francisco's first LEED-certified residential building. The entire project will consist of 3 connected but distinct buildings: City (9 stories), Park (6 stories) and Sky (15 stories). There are a total of 268 condos in this complex.
  • Park Terrace (325 Berry St) is similar in construction to both 235 Berry St and 255 Berry St in style and height (nine-story mid-rise). 110 condos and recently completed.
  • Radiance at Mission Bay is in South part of Mission Bay and adjacent to the Bay and will be done in 2 phases: the first phase will be a 99 condo building closer to the water and the second phase will contain 315 condos further North. Bosa Development has bought multiple residential parcels in Mission Bay and Radiance is their first project in the area.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Mission Bay Map
  2. ^ a b San Francisco Redevelopment Agency: Mission Bay
  3. ^ King, John. "Groundbreaking Today for Big Chunk of Mission Bay", San Francisco Chronicle, October 23, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  4. ^ Carroll, Melanie. "Old Navy Heads for the Water", San Francisco Examiner, August 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  5. ^ Dineen, J.K.. "Workers invade Mission Bay", San Francisco Business Times, December 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
  6. ^ Mission Bay Branch Library grand opening announcement
  7. ^ UCSF to Build World-Class Medical Center at Mission Bay
  8. ^ Facts About UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
  9. ^ King, John. "The shape of things to come", San Francisco Chronicle, May 16, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-11-11. 
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