New San Francisco Arena

New San Francisco arena
Location Third St & South St, San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°46′05″N 122°23′15″W / 37.76806°N 122.38750°WCoordinates: 37°46′05″N 122°23′15″W / 37.76806°N 122.38750°W
Public transit UCSF Mission Bay Station
Capacity 18,000
Construction
Broke ground 2016 (planned)
Opened 2018 (planned)
Architect AECOM
Snøhetta
Tenants
Golden State Warriors (NBA) (2018–beyond)

New San Francisco arena is a upcoming multi-use indoor arena in San Francisco, California. It would mainly be used for basketball, becoming the new home of the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors, who have called the Bay Area home since the 1960s, have played their home games in Oakland since 1971.

The plan for building a new arena was announced on May 22, 2012 at a Golden State Warriors press conference at the proposed site, attended by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, NBA Commissioner David Stern, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, and Warriors staff and city officials.[1] A new privately financed, $500 million 17,000 to 19,000 seat arena was planned to be located on Pier 30-32 along the San Francisco Bay waterfront, situated between the San Francisco Ferry Building and AT&T Park.[2] It was originally expected to be completed in time for the 2017-2018 NBA season. A month after the proposal, the South Beach-Rincon-Mission Bay Neighborhood Association criticized the site and said that a second major league sport venue in the area would make it no longer "family friendly".[3] Former San Francisco mayor Art Agnos began speaking to dozens of community gatherings in opposition to the proposed arena, stating that the project was pushed by two out-of-town billionaires and would severely impact traffic and city views.[4] On December 30, 2013, a ballot proposition was submitted to the city titled the Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act.[5] The initiative made it onto the June 2014 ballot as Proposition B, and its passage would affect three major waterfront developments, including the proposed Warriors stadium.[6]

On April 19, 2014, the Warriors abandoned plans for the pier site and purchased a 12-acre site owned by Salesforce.com at the Mission Bay neighborhood for an undisclosed amount. The arena project will be financed privately. The team plans to have the 18,000-seat arena ready for the 2018–19 NBA season.[7] In April 2015, the Mission Bay site got its first formal opposition from a group named the Mission Bay Alliance, which cited traffic, lack of parking, and use of space that could go to UCSF expansion as their reasons for opposition.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Pomin, Ernie (May 22, 2013). "Warriors Hold S.F. Press Conference, Will Privately Fund New Arena At Pier 30/32 Site". SB Nation Bay Area. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Matier & Ross (February 15, 2013). "Warriors to build new arena, move back to S.F.". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sankin, Aaron (June 6, 2012). "Warriors' San Francisco Arena Opposition Begins To Mount". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2015.}
  4. ↑ Marinucci, Carla (November 22, 2013). "Agnos' homespun crusade to block Warriors arena". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act" (PDF). December 30, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Sabatini, Joshua (March 17, 2014). "SF ballot fight over waterfront height limits has day in court". The Examiner. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Coté, John (April 21, 2014). "Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ Tyler, Carolyn (April 29, 2015). "Warriors' San Francisco arena plans met by opposition". ABC 7 News. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

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