If you have news you would like to post on this page, please contact:
Erika Elliott or Marissa Miller at eelliott@ccarey.com / mmiller@ccarey.com

Click underlined items to download pdfs/follow links

Please be advised of the following events scheduled to take place at/near
AT&T Park. These events are in addition to the regular season baseball
schedule.

April
No major events

May
No major events

June
June 11-20, Giants County Fair in Lot A (schedule to be released with next
months advisory)

June 12, 8:00am the AT&T Giant Race (approx 6,000 participants, information to be released with next months advisory)

Expansion of Mission Bay Campus surface parking at 6th Street

As the UCSF Mission Bay campus continues to grow and with the new
construction of our latest research building adjacent to Rock Hall, the
campus needs to fold the area on the northwest of its site, 6th Street,
into its parking inventory system.   The impetus for this change is due to
the following factors:

•  Significantly increasing construction activity in this area, that
includes on-site construction parking access, will directly impact campus
parking access there and therefore must be controlled and enforced.

•  The recent opening of 4th Street, which will connect the Mission Bay
campus and surrounding areas to the South-of -Market and downtown areas,
will significantly increase traffic in the Mission Bay corridor, thus
potentially impacting parking use here prompting the need for better access
control.

•  Issues of safety in regards to the use of this portion of the campus’
Mission Bay property for the purposes of parking or other appropriate use
require a higher level of control and maintenance.

For all of these reasons, the campus will fold the 6th street portion of
its property into the campus’s parking program beginning April 5th.  The
area will encompass approximately 80 parking spaces and will be stripped
and signed for parking.   A permit fee, that will be a reduced rate (75%)
of the on-site campus parking fee, will be established.  This new permit
will allow daytime parking at the 6th street location during the regular
business day and provide on-site access at the main Mission Bay campus at
all other times.

Permits can be purchased from the Owens Street garage cashier window on a first-come-first-serve basis starting Monday March 29, 2010.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this fairly rapid
transition.  If you have any questions, of course, please contact us:

Email:  jon.gledhill@ucsf.edu
Phone:  415-476-2560

UCSF Transportation Services

Dear Mission Bay Neighbors,

On Friday March 19, the City and County of San Francisco plans to open
Fourth Street to traffic through the UCSF Mission Bay campus, ending (of
course) at 16th Street.

Please see article on UCSF website for more details:
http://today.ucsf.edu/stories/ucsf-prepares-for-opening-fourth-street-to-traffic-at-mission-bay/

Barbara Bagot-López
Associate Director, Community Relations
UCSF Community and Government Relations

Dear Mission Bay Neighbors,

The next meeting of the UCSF Mission Bay CAG Action Team* will take place:

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
6:30 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Integrated Center for Design and Construction (ICDC)
“construction trailer”
16th Street near 4th street
light refreshments will be served

*The Mission Bay CAG Action Team (CAT) is a sub-committee of the UCSF
Community Advisory Group (CAG), which focuses on Mission Bay campus and UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay issues and projects.

The agenda for this meeting will cover a variety of topics, including:
Signage for the new hospital, Neurosciences Building status, updates on the
new hospital and campus construction projects.   You'll also have the
opportunity to see how the project team is virtually building the medical
center as it will be built when actual bricks-and-mortar construction
begins, using a computer-based digital 3-D model.

The UCSF Mission Bay campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light rail
line. If you drive, please park in the area surrounding the ICDC
“construction trailer."   The ICDC is on the south side of 16th Street,
opposite Genentech Hall; the parking entrance is on 16th between 4th and
3rd Streets

Click HERE to view a map

For more information about UCSF Mission Bay, contact me at
bblopez@cgr.ucsf.edu or 476-8318.

Barbara Bagot-López
Associate Director, Community Relations
UCSF Community and Government Relations

March 2010

California's Business, Transportation and Housing Agency (BTH) has selected San Francisco and Mission Bay as an "iHub," designed to spur innovation, investment and economic development. San Francisco was selected for its leadership and innovation in biotechnology, and is one of six iHubs from among 24 applicants in other technology-related sectors.

The iHub process was spearheaded by the SFCED, with support from the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, QB3, UCSF, the Mayor's Biotech Advisory Council and the Redevelopment Agency. The selection reaffirms the strength of San Francisco's reputation as a world leader in life sciences, and the power and success of the collaborative partnerships among the City, private enterprise, academia, non-profits and venture capital firms.

The iHubs will target young, innovative companies that have been in business for fewer than eight years, and be anchored by at least one major university or research institution. The overarching goal is to insure that California, and San Francisco, continue to lead in generating new jobs, ideas and breakthroughs.

BTH is working with the U.S Department of Commerce to secure grants and other resources as part of the federal government's recently announced national innovation strategies program. The SFCED will continue to manage and spearhead this effort.

UCSF has announced development of a 237,000-square-foot neuroscience center at its Mission Bay campus. The new facility will focus on a range of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Autism and Migraines. The new facility will consolidate research now underway at different UCSF locations.

McCarthy Cook & Company, Clark Construction and Edgemore Realty will develop the new facility in a lease- back to UCSF transaction. Completion is slated for 2012.

Several years ago, QB3 formed "The Garage," to incubate new companies. As it has grown, more space has been needed - resulting in the formation of the QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network. In the quest for additional, much-needed space, FibroGen, one of San Francisco's most successful biotech research companies, stepped up with the offer of additional space within their offices at Mission Bay to meet burgeoning demand. In the last year, 14 additional companies have joined the Incubator Network, bringing a total of 19 companies under this umbrella.

The QB3 Mission Bay Incubator Network is a public-private partnership between QB3, the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, The San Francisco Center for Economic Development, The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, FibroGen and Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

For more information on any of these facts, or to share your ideas or information, please contact dconaghan@sfced.org.

Dennis Conaghan
Executive Director
415.352.8819
Email: dconaghan@sfced.org
www.sfced.org

Click HERE to View February 2010 Calendar

The San Francisco Unified School District Board, meeting as a Committee of
the Whole, had a session about the Mission Bay School site on November 18, 2009. Amy Neches of the Redevelopment Agency presented information about Mission Bay, the school site (Mission Bay South Block 14 at Mission Bay Boulevard South and Owens Street, in the northwest corner of the UCSF
campus), and the current and expected number of children in Mission Bay.
The Board was very interested and had a good discussion of the type of
school that might be appropriate and the process for moving ahead with the
consideration of a plan.

The blog posting below by Karen Norton, a member of the School Board, is a very good summary of the matters discussed at the meeting, and of the
issues to be considered moving forward. Note that Ms. Norton mis-states
the size of the School Site as 1.5 acres; it is actually 2.2 acres, of
which 1.5 is planned as the school yard.

http://rachelnorton.com/2009/11/19/mapping-out-the-future-in-mission-bay/

Bridge Housing Corporation and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Invite You to the

MISSION WALK GRAND OPENING

JOIN US FOR FESTIVITIES & REFRESHMENTS
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

MISSION WALK - 131 FOR-SALE AFFORDABLE CONDOMINIUMS AND TOWNHOMES

FINANCIAL PARTNERS: San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Wells Fargo Bank N.A., California Department of Housing and Community Development, BRIDGE Mortgage Assistance Program

ARCHITECT: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT: Full Circle Architecture, LLP

CONTRACTOR: James E. Roberts Obayashi Corp.

LOCATION: 335 Berry Street, San Francisco. Via SF MUNI: take the N or T-Third train (K-Ingleside before Embarcadero) to Fourth & Berry Street. Walk west on Berry Street.

RSVP: Call 415.321.3514 or email rsvp@bridgehousing.com

Click Here to view the Invite Postcard

Mission Bay Pollution Monitoring Group (formerly Caltrain Working Group)

Dear Colleagues Concerned with the Mission Bay Environment,

The Monitoring Group met on October 20th, 2009, 4:00PM at 325 Berry
Street. Information was provided by Caltrain, BAAMQD, and UCSF.
Please review the attached meeting notes to learn what happened. Our next meeting will be January 19, 2010 at 4:00PM.

It appears that improvements continue to be made in terms of air quality at Mission Bay. BAAMQD is providing grants for the local diesel trucks to be upgraded or replaced; Caltrain continues to push for electrification...their final EIR regarding electrification will hopefully be approved November, 2009. This documents has been 5 years in the making, and should be the final approval needed in order to move ahead with electrification. The environmental office of UCSF continues to actively pursue environmental issues on the campus particularly in dust control, maintaining diesel filters, etc.

Caltrain has opened the 7th and Berry intersection and has done a careful job of ensuring the safety at the intersection as well as providing outreach to neighborhood residents who will be using the intersection.

Other issues emerged, including odor control along Berry Street, which is moving along haltingly. The practice of dumping sewerage into Mission Creek when strong rains appear continues and is not acceptable. There have been two such instances this year. And, in general, the air pollution by automobiles along 280 and King Street is also not acceptable. Changes will need to be made.

If you have ideas and suggestions with regard to any of these environmental matters, please let me know. Mission Bay can use your help.

Best,

Toby Levine, Chair, MBPMG
415-647-3052

Click Here to Download October 20th, 2009 Meeting Notes

Howl-O-Ween Event

Mission Bay Parks is sponsoring a special event on Saturday, October 3rd.
We would like your help in getting the word out to residents of Mission Bay
about “Howl-O-Ween”, an event geared toward canines and their companions.

There will be an agility course, pet costume parade, dog centric vendors,
haunted house photo op, food for humans and other fun activities.

Attached is flier with event details. Please help us get the word out to
everyone in Mission Bay.

Also, you don’t need a dog to attend and enjoy the festivities.

Thank you for your help and feel free to contact us with questions.

Click Here to View More Information

Thank you,

Jes Muse – Park Property Assistant
Carolyn L. Weir – Property Manger

Jes Muse
Park Property Assistant
MJM Management -Mission Bay Parks
301 Channel Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
415.558.9063 (land)
415.558.9080 (fax)
415.760.7236 (work cell)

3rd Annual Mission Bay Retail Block Party

UCSF faculty, staff, students, and neighbors are invited to join the fun at
the 3rd Annual Mission Bay Retail Block Party on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from noon to 2pm. The celebration marks the third year of the opening of the retail space on Gene Friend Way at the Mission Bay campus.

This year, the popular Bay Area reggae band Native Elements will be
performing live. Partygoers will also be invited to tour new Mission Bay
art installations, and shop the Framers' Market which is every Wednesday on
Gene Friend Way.

For the past two years, UCSF Campus Life Services has hosted the party,
featuring live entertainment, food, massages, giveaways, and games. Over
1,000 guests attended each Block Party, including staff, faculty,
researchers, and students from UCSF campuses, as well as the Gladstone
Institute, and neighbors from Potrero Hill, China Basin, and the Dog Patch.

"We are very pleased that the Mission Bay Development Group is an event
sponsor, helping UCSF make this celebration happen," says Tamara Villarina,
assistant manager of Retail Services. "It's an exciting time at Mission Bay
right now. Though UCSF has had a presence in Mission Bay for almost ten
years, the community is young and growing."

The current Mission Bay daytime population is estimated at 5000.

The Mission Bay retail space is located at the main entrance to the new
life sciences campus for teaching, research, and health. Gene Friend Way is
home to eateries Caffe Terzetto, Peasant Pies, and Subway. Bank of America
and Wells Fargo ATMs have opened on the plaza as well.

A portion of proceeds from Retail Services vendors is reinvested into
campus enrichment activities produced by Arts & Events, such as concerts
and cultural events.

Customers of Caffe Terzetto, Peasant Pies, Subway and the Farmers' Market
may receive up to one hour of discounted parking with validation at the
Mission Bay parking garage at 1650 Third Street. The discounted parking
rate will be available with a purchase of $5 or more at either vendor.
Customers may park up to 20 minutes for free.

For more information about the Block Party, contact Retail Services at
415.514.1395.

CLICK HERE to View More Information

AT&T Park Upcoming Events

Please be advised of the following events schedule to take place at/near
AT&T Park.

Saturday, September 19
Opera Simulcast at AT&T Park
8-11pm (Gates open at 7:00pm)
Estimated attendance: 20,000

Friday, October 2-Sunday, October 4
Oktoberfest at Pier 48
Friday 2pm-12am
Saturday 11a-5p, 6p-12a
Sunday 11a-6p
Estimated attendance: 5,000 during peak times on Saturday and Sunday

Saturday, October 17
UFL Football
Time: 6:00pm (Subject to change)
Estimated attendance: 7,500
More information to follow

Saturday, November 14
UFL Football
Time: 6:00pm (Subject to change)
Estimated attendance: 7,500
More information to follow

Thursday, November 19
UFL Football
Time: 6:00pm (Subject to change)
Estimated attendance: 7,500
More information to follow

Saturday, December 26
Emerald Bowl
Time: 5:00pm
Estimated attendance: 30,000

November thru January
Cirque du Soleil
Dates and time vary

Pier 70 - Public Comment

Dear Pier 70 interested parties and Central Waterfront Advisory Group
(CWAG) members,

We want to inform you that the Port has extended the public comment period
on the Draft Pier 70 Preferred Master Plan but encourages you to submit
comments earlier rather than later. We also wanted to inform you that
there are a number of upcoming public meetings where staff will be making a
presentation of the plan and where there will be opportunities for comment.
These public meetings include:

SPUR - Wednesday, September 2nd, 12:30 p.m. Brown Bag at SPUR Urban
Center- 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-4015 | 415.781.8726
SF Historic Preservation Commission Meeting, Wednesday, September 16th,
12:30 p.m. Room 400, 4th Floor City Hall
SF City Planning Commission Meeting, Thursday, September 17th, 1:30 p.m.
Room 400, 4th Floor City Hall

At the August 29th CWAG meeting, we received a number of comments on the
Plan and appreciate the CWAG efforts and public comments received to date.

Comments can also be made on the draft plan on the Port website
www.sfport.com/pier70, by e-mail to David Beaupre at:
david_beaupre@sfport.com or by USPS mail at Port of San Francisco, Pier 1
San Francisco CA 94111

We at UCSF feel that continuing community involvement is important as we
plan for the new medical center for children, women, and cancer patients at
Mission Bay.  The hospital site is located just south of the existing UCSF
research campus (bounded by Mariposa, 16th, 3rd, and the new Owens Street).

Please join us at our next community meeting on the landscaping plans for
the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay:

Monday, September 21
6:30 p.m.
UCSF Mission Bay Campus
Genentech Hall, Room S-201
600 16th Street

The September 21 agenda will contain a single item:  presentation and
discussion of plant species for the hospital site landscaping.  This is in
follow-up to meetings we held last summer.

The UCSF Mission Bay campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light rail
line. If you drive, please park at NO COST in the SURFACE LOT (near the
UCSF Police Station); this lot can be reached by taking 16th Street to 4th
Street. Complimentary parking is not available in the garages. Please
bring photo ID to show at building security desk.  Light refreshments will
be provided.

For more information about the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay,
including information sheets and presentations from past meetings, please
see www.community.ucsf.edu or contact Barbara Bagot-López, Associate
Director of UCSF Community Relations, at bblopez@cgr.ucsf.edu or 476-8318.

This September, the UCSF Mission Bay campus will host the start/finish of
the Multiple Sclerosis Society's annual fundraising bicycle ride called
'Waves to Wine.'

On Friday, September 11, 2009, set up will begin, including bicycle holding
area, starting line portal, and portable toilets. On Saturday, riders will
begin arriving at 5:00am. Riders will assemble for the start of the event
at 6:30am; the course closes at 8:30am.  On Sunday between 3:00pm and
8:00pm, the riders will return to campus by bus.

Should you have any questions, please contact me, or check the event
website at: www.wavestowine.org

Sincerely,

BB
Barbara Bagot-López
Associate Director, Community Relations
UCSF
Box 0463
San Francisco, CA 94143-0463
415-476-8318

Download the Bike MS Fact Sheet

Download the Bike MS Announcement

Download the Waves to Wine Poster

The Mission Bay Transportation Management Association (TMA) is exploring
several Mission Bay shuttle service possibilities and would like to hear
directly from potential users what their preferences and habits are. Please
use the link below to participate in their survey (if the survey does not
pop up the first time you try it, try selecting it again).

If you have trouble with the link, please contact the TMA consultant, Wendy
at: WLSPR@aol.com. This is not a SFRA survey, so please direct all
comments/questions to Wendy.

Thank you.

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2k7c919fyhzmx85/start

Mission Bay CAC Meeting to be held Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 5:30 pm at the Mission Bay Visitor's Center

Click Here to View the Agenda for the Meeting

Please be advised of the following events schedule to take place at/near
AT&T Park.

Friday, August 14-Sunday, August 16
AVP Beach Volleyball Tournament at Pier 30/32
Friday 9a-10p (Est. attendance 750)
Saturday 10a-10p (Est. attendance 2,500)
Sunday 9a-6p (Est. attendance 3,000)

Saturday, September 19
Opera Simulcast at AT&T Park
8-11pm (Gates open at 7:00pm)
Estimated attendance: 20,000

Friday, October 2-Sunday, October 4
Oktoberfest at Pier 48
Friday 2pm-12am
Saturday 11a-5p, 6p-12a
Sunday 11a-6p
Estimated attendance: 5,000 during peak times on Saturday and Sunday

Saturday, October 17
UFL Football
Time TBD
Estimated attendance: 7,500
More information to follow

Thursday, November 12 and 19
UFL Football
Time: 7:00pm (Subject to change)
Estimated attendance: 7,500
More information to follow

Please feel free to share this information among local community groups and
agencies. Feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns, and let me know if
there is anyone who should be added to this distribution list.

KITE DAY AT MISSION BAY is an event for children at Mission Creek Park on Saturday, August 15th.

This free event is for children living in the Mission Bay neighborhood. We
will provide simple kites that children can decorate, assemble and then fly in the park.

The event runs from 10 am – 2 pm. Kites and decorating materials will be
provided.

Participants should come to the park pavilion located one block west of the4th Street Bridge on Channel Street.

Adults must accompany children to the event. We also ask that parents orguardians call us to reserve a kite.

Please help us get the word out by posting or distributing this flier to
your residents.

The Port of San Francisco is pleased to announce that the Draft Pier 70
Preferred Master Plan is now available for public review and can be
down-loaded from the following site:
http://www.sfport.com/site/port_index.asp?id=108000

Click Here to view a notice and agenda for a community workshop on July 29th at 6:00 at Pier 1, where the Port will present an overview of the Plan and take comment on it.

If you have any questions about this, please contact David Beaupre at
david.beaupre@sfport.com or at 415-274-0539.

The Dogpatch Neighborhood Association and Friends of the Bluepeter
cordially invite you to discuss possible future uses of the Bluepeter Building within a new park in Mission Bay

The Bluepeter Building, located at 555 Illinois St. (at Mariposa-across
from Kelly’s Mission Rock and The Ramp), one of the last remaining
historic buildings in all of Mission Bay, is slated for demolition.

Built in 1943 for ship building and Navy repair work, The Bluepeter was
later used for sail making, ships chandleries and display design. It is
one of the few remaining buildings that represent Mission Bay’s maritime
history within the Mission Bay project area. The Bluepeter can and
should have a future in the new Mission Bay.

The Port (owners of the building) and the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency have agreed to work with community on studying the feasibility of
any potential reuse for the building. The Citizen’s Advisory Committee for
the Mission Bay Development has recommended that designs for the new park,
with the Bluepeter and without it, continue to move forward dependent on
the timely development of a financially feasible plan for the building.

We have hired a San Francisco firm that specializes in historic
rehabilitation and development, to analyze the costs, feasibility and
timeline issues for saving the building. We invite interested community
members and stakeholders to join us to discuss their ideas, concepts and
concerns for new uses for the building that will serve, and be embraced by,
the local and broader community.

The building has a 6,500 sf footprint, and currently has a mezzanine.

Potential uses discussed to date include a fish market, small grocery,
farmers market, casual food vendors, and café/restaurant.

Please forward this invite to anyone you feel might be interested in
joining us.

When: Thursday, July 23rd 7:00-9:00 pm

Where: Kelly’s Mission Rock, 817 Terry Francois St., San Francisco

Beverages and light snacks provided

For more information on the BluePeter Building, or if you’re having trouble
viewing this email, please go to:
http://www.bluepetersf.org/
and
http://www.mydogpatch.org/group/bluepeterbuilding

MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Click Here to Download PDF with More Information

San Francisco Business Times

Tishman Selling Old Navy HQ
By J.K. Dineen

Tishman Speyer Properties is looking for a buyer for the Old Navy headquarters at 550 Terry Francois St., a 280,000-square-foot building in Mission Bay acquired in 2005 for more than $600 a square foot.

In a filing with the Australian Stock Exchange, Tishman Speyer Office Fund said it is trying to sell a total of five California office buildings. In addition to the San Francisco building, these include a 246,800-square-foot office building in Orange County and three buildings in Beverly Hills.

"The sale of those assets is being considered as part of TSO's capital management initiatives," the statement said. "Sales will only be concluded where the net sale proceeds make a positive contribution to those initiatives."

The building is leased to Gap Inc., Old Navy's parent company, until 2017. Eastdil Secured has been retained to sell it.

The properties are being unloaded when the commercial office market is in decline. Downtown San Francisco asking rents have dropped by 10.6 percent since the start of 2009 and the available office space has reached 20 percent, according to a report from CB Richard Ellis. The only significant office building to sell in San Frnacisco since the start of 2008 was 235 Pine St., which traded for $56.5 million, or $375 a square foot. Tishman's building is the only Class A office structure being actively marketed in San Francisco.

Please visit the Mission Bay Families web site

First project being discussed:
Help us build a Tot-Lot for our kids! There are over 275 children living in our neighborhood.

Click below to visit the site

http://www.missionbayfamilies.org/

Date April 16, 2009

Contact:
Aaron Peterson
University Of California San Francisco-Outdoor Programs
415-514-4581
Aaron.Peterson@ucsf.edu
www.outdoors.ucsf.edu

UCSF OFFERS FREE KAYAKING DEMONSTRATIONS
 

SAN FRANCISCO (MAY 10, 2009) Here is your chance to try the sport of kayaking in your own backyard! On Sunday, May 10th in conjunction with the 2009 National Safe Boating Week and California Department of Boating and Waterways, the University of California San Francisco is offering free kayaking demonstrations in the protected waters of Mission Creek. 

Click Here to Download the Entire Posting

Monday, March 23, 2009, 12:11am PDT

Mission Bay’s Fourth Street could be its fast lane

San Francisco Business Times - by J.K. Dineen

Residents moving into the Strata at Mission Bay have bocce courts and barbecue pits, twinkling downtown views and a 24-hour gym.

But as the first renters took up residency in the 192-unit apartment complex this week, one small detail was missing: Fourth Street, the brand-new boulevard leading to the Strata, is still closed as construction crews wrap up the final touches. Phil Owen, president of Mission Bay Development Group, which is responsible for building the street, said it would open by early April.

“We are just finishing up the sidewalk, striping the streets, going through a punch list,” said Owen.

Strata, at 1201 Fourth St., is the first development to open on what is Mission Bay’s next frontier, a half-mile stretch of Fourth Street going from Mission Creek to the southern edge of Mission Bay at 16th Street. While it is not every day a new street is built in an older city like San Francisco, Fourth Street is especially significant because it was conceived as a central shopping and leisure boulevard for Mission Bay. Planners see it as the neighborhood’s answer to 24th Street in Noe Valley or Chestnut Street in the Marina: a hub of neighborhood commerce tailored to pedestrians and cyclists.

During the Strata’s opening weekend March 14 and 15, developer Urban Housing Group signed 15 leases and had 55 groups tour the property. The developer aims to lease 25 units a month, putting the company on pace to lease the entire building in eight to 10 months, according to Dan Deibel, Urban Housing Group’s vice president of development.

The Strata brings to 723 the number of housing units in Mission Bay South. Bosa Development has 99 units at the Radiance but has put its next phases on hold until market conditions improve. University of California, San Francisco, has completed 431 units of student housing.

Given that it will be a few years until Fourth Street flowers as a shopping and dining strip, Urban Housing Group pumped more money into amenities and common space than they might have otherwise. The Strata has a 20,000-square-foot courtyard with gardens, stretching areas and communal rooms for cooking, entertaining and movie watching. Deibel said it was important to give the building “buzz and cachet” to lure people to a part of Mission Bay that is still only half developed.

“We knew we were going to be south of the channel. And so we gave a lot of thought to creating a destination community here where you come home at night and you feel comfortable with everything you have here,” said Deibel.

The Strata is Urban Housing Group’s second San Francisco development. The developer sold the 193-unit Edgewater Luxury Apartments at 355 Berry St. for $115 million in May 2008 to United Dominion Realty Trust. The $595,855 per apartment price tag was record breaking.

While rents have softened in recent months, the San Francisco apartment community has held up much better than for-sale housing. In particular, the Mission Bay submarket, which includes AvalonBay’s Mission Bay communities and developments like South Beach Marina and Bay Village, all have occupancy rates above 90 percent, Deibel said. Average asking rents are about $3.25 a square foot at the Strata, about 10 percent lower than they would have been a year ago. Units range from $2,100 to just under $4,000 a month.

“We are at market,” said Deibel. “San Francisco had been growing at a pretty good clip, and I’d say the last six months it’s been flat. So we lost six months of the growth we planned. It’s a competitive market, and we will be competitive as well.”

On the retail side, Urban Housing is looking for a white-tablecloth restaurant, as well as other neighborhood-serving retail businesses. Brokers from Cornish & Carey Commercial have been touring the property with restaurant owners and had one deal fairly far along before the economy soured last year.

“Now that the Strata is open, we are looking forward to a lot of positive activity, and certainly the opening of Fourth Street will help as well,” said Marissa Miller of Cornish & Carey. “Once the street is open, tenants will be able to get a feel for how great Mission Bay will be.”

Mission Bay Needs a Park for Kids!

We are forming a group to advocate for family issues in the neighborhood. Our first project is a playground!

Join our group: Sunday, March 22nd at the Arterra Community Room
320 Berry St., from 10am - 12 noon

or join the Google group online:
http://groups.google.com/group/mission-bay-families

RSVP to heather_hanae@yahoo.com

Click Here to View the Flyer

San Francisco Business Times
Friday, March 13, 2009

UC San Francisco Reels in $125M Donation

Win for Mission Bay hospital San Francisco Business Times - by Chris Rauber

UCSFMedical Center has received a $125 million gift, one of its largest ever, from philanthropist Charles Feeney to help make its planned $1.7 billion women’s, children’s and cancer hospital at Mission Bay a reality.

Click Here for the entire article

Please see below for information regarding upcoming events at/near AT&T Park.

June
6/5/09 Opera at the Ballpark
6:30-11:00pm

July
6/18/09 Kenny Chesney Concert
2:30-11:00pm

September
9/19/09 Opera at the Ballpark
6:30-11:00pm

Further information regarding these events will be provided as it becomes
available.

San Francisco Business Times
February 13-19, 2009

SFPD Headquarters Pick: Mission Bay

$200M project would add police presence to biotech hotbed

San Francisco officials have identified Mission Bay as the top choice for a new $200 million police headquarters, a project that would bring a busy civic use to a neighborhood that has been defined by housing and life science development.

Click Here for the entire article

Speciality's Mission Bay spot likely in 2010.

Click Here for the entire article

Opus West Sells Final Unit at Coveted Park Terrace at Mission Bay

SAN FRANCISCO  ( October 07, 2008 ) –

Opus West Corp. has sold the final unit at its highly coveted Park Terrace at Mission Bay, a seven-story residential complex comprised of 110 units in San Francisco. The high-end condominium community, Opus West’s largest residential project in Northern California, completed the first phase of floors one through four and started selling units in July 2007.

“The success of Park Terrace is a testament to the quality of the development, its unique waterfront location and the resilience of the San Francisco market,” said Don Little, senior vice president of Opus West in Northern California. “Despite current market conditions, Park Terrace has maintained steady sales since its initial release. Our residents were a big part of the success by sharing their experiences with others.”

Park Terrace features two- and three-bedroom townhomes ranging from approximately 1,200 to 2,400 square feet, as well as one- and two-bedroom condominiums ranging from approximately 700 to 2,050 square feet. Units offer expansive terraces with views of the scenic Mission Creek estuary, the city skyline and the San Francisco Bay. Top-quality finishes accent each unit, as well as numerous common area amenities, including a landscaped and furnished courtyard, fitness center, secured parking lot and lobby.

“Park Terrace is touted as one of the most unique master-planned urban communities in the country. Its close proximity to public transportation lines, shopping, restaurants, AT&T Park and the Financial District were key selling points, and it has quickly become known as one of the most desirable new residential communities in San Francisco,” added Little. Other attractions include its picturesque waterfront location along the scenic Mission Creek estuary and the surrounding 49 acres of planned parks.

Across its six-state western region, Opus West has developed or will complete in 2008 more than 4.6 million square feet – or 4,257 units – of high-end apartment space, independent senior living apartments and luxury condominium units.

Opus West Corp. is headquartered in Phoenix, with Texas offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston and California offices in Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco. Opus West is one of five regional companies within the Opus Group. Opus West has developed more than 49 million square feet since starting operations in 1979 and currently has nearly 11 million square feet in planning or under development. The Opus Group, based in Minneapolis, is a $2.2 billion premier, full-service real estate development company with 55 years experience. Specializing in office, industrial, retail, multifamily, government and institutional development, the Opus Group has completed nearly 2,450 projects and 238 million square feet and currently has 35 million square feet in planning or development. Opus employs nearly 2,000 people in 26 offices in the United States and Canada. Committed to creating great real estate, Opus implements best practices in sustainable design and construction to maximize building performance and reduce environmental impact. A community steward since its inception, The Opus Group is committed to the long-term development of people and communities by contributing 10 percent of its pre-tax profits to community organizations.

For more information, visit www.opuscorp.com

Dear Neighbor,
We feel that continuing community involvement is important as UCSF plans for the new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay at Mission Bay. The hospital site is located just south of the existing UCSF research campus (bounded by Mariposa, 16th, 3rd, and the future Owens Street). Comprised of 289 inpatient beds and outpatient services, the medical center will include a children’s hospital, women’s specialty hospital, and a hospital for cancer patients.

UCSF Children’s Hospital provides a vast array of expert care from routine immunizations to the most advanced treatments for serious, life-threatening childhood diseases. Rapid access to this specialized level of care is vital when a child is critically ill, a baby is born with a devastating birth defect, or a pregnant woman and/or her child (still in the womb) are in danger due to a serious illness or condition. A helipad at Mission Bay would provide immediate access for the most critical of these children.
We have hosted many meetings for neighbors to provide input on the design of the hospital, and responded to community feedback by making major changes to the site plan and building design. Additionally, we conducted a helicopter flight test in October 2007 in response to a request by neighbors.

In the coming months, we will be working with neighbors to develop a Residential Sound Reduction Program which would lessen helicopter noise impacts on those neighbors who would be most affected.
Please mark your calendar:

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
and
Thursday, December 11, 2008
6:30—8:30 pm
UCSF Mission Bay Campus*
Genentech Hall, Room N-114

600 16th Street To assist us in this process, we have obtained the services of Moore Iacofano Goltsman (MIG), a firm that specializes in urban and community design, public outreach and facilitation. Founder Daniel Iacofano, a nationally recognized expert and innovator in the areas of process design and management, public participation and consensus building, will facilitate the meetings. Daniel and MIG were instrumental in creating the UCSF Community Advisory Group in 1992, which led to the successful adoption of the 1996 UCSF Long Range Development Plan with overwhelming community support. More recently, Daniel facilitated the meetings of the UCSF Mission Bay Community Task Force, which produced the Mission Bay Planning Principles to guide UCSF’s development near Mission Bay campus in the coming years.

Light refreshments will be served. Please bring photo ID to show at building security desk.

The UCSF Mission Bay campus is accessible using the MUNI T-Third light rail line. If you drive, please park at NO COST in the SURFACE LOT (near the UCSF Police Station); this lot can be reached by taking 16th Street to 4th Street. Complimentary parking is not available in the garages.
If you live within two blocks of the site, please contact me when you receive this email, as I would like to speak with you personally before the first meeting. I can be reached at 476-8318 or bblopez@cgr.ucsf.edu. Of course, other neighbors are welcome to contact me as well.
Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
BB
Barbara Bagot-López
Associate Director, Community Relations
UCSF
Box 0463
San Francisco, CA 94143-0463
415-476-8318

* UCSF fully ascribes to the Americans with Disabilities Act. If at any time you feel you have a need for accommodation, please contact UCSF Community & Governmental Relations at 415-476-3206 with your suggested accommodation.

Dear CWAG Members, Port Staff and Interested Parties,

The Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Central Waterfront Advisory Group meeting has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled CWAG meeting is tentatively calendared for Wednesday, November 19th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Port's Pier 1 office. Port staff will send out an e-mail update in early November to confirm the date and time of the next CWAG meeting.

Also, please note that the Sea Wall Lot 337 development proposal is due to the Port on November 13th, the proposal for Sea Wall Lot 351 is due on October 30th and a public presentation of the proposal is anticipated at the Port Commission in December. Updates on the Seawall Lot 337 development process are posted on the SWL337 page of the Port's website which can be found at: http://www.sfport.com/swl337

The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay is now available at:

http://campusplanning.ucsf.edu/physical/RFEIRHospital.php

(if you prefer a cd/paper copy, please contact HospitalEIR@planning.ucsf.edu or Campus Planning at 476-2911). The Final EIR—which consists of the Draft EIR with text changes and the Comments and Responses document—will be considered by the UC Board of Regents at their meeting on September 17, 2008.

We are excited to announce that, as of Wednesday June 4th, the sports
courts and off-leash dog area at the end of Berry Street will be open for your use. Please help us spread the good news to your friends and neighbors.

We are also in the process of planning for an official "Grand Opening"
celebration of the Mission Creek park system to take place on September
20th. To make this event successful and community-based, we are looking for volunteers to help in the planning. This will be a great opportunity to get to know more of your neighbors!

The tennis courts and boat launch will be coming soon. We appreciate your patience as we finalize those facilities for public use and will send out
another email as soon as they are open.

Click to Download pdfs of related files:

Festival Flyer

Festival Poster

Thank you

UCSF Presents Designs for Medical Center at Mission Bay

UCSF is closer to realizing its vision to create a new, patient-focused medical center at Mission Bay.

For the complete story see:
http://pub.ucsf.edu/today/news.php?news_id=200805161

Dear CWAG Members, Port staff and Interested Parties,

The Port has decided to call a Special meeting of the Central Waterfront Advisory Group on Wednesday, May 28th at 5:30 p.m. at Pier 1 - Bayside Conference Room. The purpose of the meeting would be to provide an informational presentation and obtain CWAG and public comment on a proposed San Francisco Charter Amendment introduced on Wednesday, May 14th by Supervisor Maxwell and co-sponsored by Supervisors Alioto-Pier and Ammiano.

The proposal calls for a November 2008 ballot measure that would seek voter approval of a charter amendment granting the Board of Supervisors the authority to approve a Pier 70 Maritime District Plan, related financing and to establish priorities for the use of Port funds.

Click HERE to view the measure introduced by Supervisor Maxwell. Next week, Port staff will e-mail copies of any revised version the Supervisor may introduce in advance of the May 28 CWAG meeting.

Dear CWAG Members, Port Staff and Interested Parties:

The May 21st Central Waterfront Advisory Group Meeting has been cancelled. It has yet to be determined whether there will be a CWAG meeting in June because the regular CWAG meeting date is Wednesday, June is the 18th the date of the next Pier 70 Master Plan Public Workshop. However, in our effort to keep you current on matters of direct and related interest to the CWAG Port staff wants you to be aware of the following recent and upcoming items:

April 22nd - Port Commission items:

Request approval of recommendation of Development Teams to Invite to
Respond to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Seawall Lot (SWL) 337, a
16-acre site bounded by China Basin Channel, Third Street, Mission Rock
Street and Terry Francois Boulevard.

Request authorization for Issuance of an RFP for SWL 337, a 16-acre site
bounded by China Basin Channel, Third Street, Mission Rock Street
and Terry Francois Boulevard, including Revised Objectives and Criteria.

Informational briefing on the status of Pier 70 environmental
investigations, funding from the Department of Defense Office of
Economic Adjustment, and proposed future “brownfields” site investigation and cleanup.

May 17th - Blue Greenway - Ride the Bay! Bike Event

On Saturday May 17th, you are invited to bike along the world famous SanFrancisco waterfront and explore the unique public access to our bay. Meet at the Ferry Building at 10 AM. Tim Doherty of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission will lead the tour. Bring water and snacks. Contact Timd@bcdc.ca.gov for more info.

May 20th - Port Commission items:

Request Authorization to apply for, accept and expend $2,280,000 in grant funds from the United States Deopartment of Commerce, Economic Development Administration for environmental investigation and remediation of Pier 70.

Request approval to issue a Request for Proposals for brownfields site
investigation within the Pier 70 Master Plan Area, located east of Illinois
Street, between Mariposa and 22nd Streets.

May 27th - Port Commission item:

Request authorization to advertise for Invitation for Proposals for the
Demolition and Disposal of Port's Floating Drydock No. 1. See Attachment
for more information.

Download pdf of Advertise for Drydock No. 1 Demolition- May 2 -
jmcomm

June 10th _Port Commission Item:

Informational presentation regarding the floodplain management restrictions associated with National Flood Insurance Program.

June 14th - Pier 52 - Public Boat Launch - Opening Celebration

June 18th - Public Workshop - Pier 70 Master Plan - Ferry Building, Port
Commission Meeting Room, 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Please note that staff reports for Port Commission items are available on
the Port website the Friday prior to the Commission meeting.

Thank You

Grand opening of the new park between 6th and 7th and Berry will take place on May 7th, 2008

Press Release: February 15, 2008
The Port of San Francisco Receives Four Responses to the development
opportunity for Seawall Lot 337
(Click to Download PDf of the Press Release)

NOTICE

There will be an important informational presentation on the Port's Updated 10-Year Capital Plan, which includes current staff assessment regarding how new lease and tax revenues generated from SWL 337 development could be employed to pay for public improvements
along the San Francisco Bay waterfront.

Port Commission Meeting
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Ferry Building, 2nd Floor
Open Session begins: 3:15 pm

Click to download The Port staff report regarding the 10-Year Capital Plan update

A Powerpoint presentation at the February 12th meeting also will be
posted on the Port's website on Wednesday, February 13th
(www.sfport.com/swl337).

• Download Port of San Francisco Map

SAVE THE DATES
SEAWALL LOT 337 RFQ DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
UPCOMING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND MEETINGS

The due date for receiving RFQ & Development Concept Proposals is February 14, 2008. There are two important dates to receive public presentations of the SWL 337 development concepts:

February 26, 2008 Port Commission Meeting
Ferry Building, 2nd Floor
Meeting starts at 3:15

AND

Seawall Lot 337 Public Workshop
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Pier 48, across Terry Francois Blvd from the SWL 337 site
9:30 am - 3:30 pm (tentative)
The end time of this workshop is dependent on the number of RFQ/Development

Concepts received. More information will follow in the upcoming weeks on
this workshop, which is designed to bring the development teams and
community stakeholders together to discuss the development concept
proposals.

OTHER SEAWALL LOT 337 INFORMATION
(This information also will be posted on the Port's website,
www.sfport.com/swl337)

1) SWL 337 Advisory Panel
At the January 15, 2008 Port Commission meeting, Executive Director
Monique Moyer announced the members of the SWL 337 Advisory Panel. The Port is extremely fortunate and grateful to have the following accomplished individuals who have agreed to review the submittals received in response to the SWL 337 RFQ/P:

- Ruth Gravanis, Chair: Member, San Francisco Commission on the Environment

- Paula Collins, Vice Chair: WDG Ventures

- David Baker: David Baker + Partners, Architects

- Robin Chiang: Robin Chiang & Company

- Sarah Karlinsky: SPUR Policy Director

- Tony Kelly: President, Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association

- Amy Neches: Sr. Project Manager, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

- John Rahaim: Director, San Francisco Planning Department

2) Memorandum to the Port Commission - Additional Parking Occupancy
Analysis. Click to download: 1-25-08 Revised Giants pkg analysis.pdf

3) January Questions & Answers on the RFQ
Click to download: 1-29-08 Pre-submittal Q&A.pdf

4) The deadline for receiving any further SWL 337 RFQ questions is
February 1, 2008.

For more information on this project, check the website at
www.sfport.com/swl337, or contact Kanya Dorland of the Port's staff,
Kanya.Dorland@sfport.com.

• Download a map of the Mission Bay Project Area
This image was used in SWL 337 public meeting presentations to give a sense of the size (massing and height) of the development surrounding SWL 337. It was made for conceptual purposes, however, and does not include all the development proposed and entitled in Mission Bay or reflect the current massings and heights of the built, under construction or future development in Mission Bay.

Download a pdf of the Pier 48 Floor Plan

• CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY GROUP
DRAFT MINUTES
October 17, 2007
5:30 – 7:30 PM at Pier 1- Bayside Conference Room, San Francisco

• CENTRAL WATERFRONT ADVISORY GROUP
DRAFT MINUTES
September 19, 2007
5:30 – 7:30 PM at Pier 1- Bayside Conference Room, San Francisco

• SEAWALL LOT 337 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS & PROPOSAL (RFQ/P)

NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

New information has been posted on the Port's website regarding the SWL
337 RFQ/P, www.sfport.com/swl337. We provide the link below to answers toquestions received on this development opportunity, and supportingdocuments.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Questions and answers received on the RFQ/P have been posted on the Port's website along with several new supporting documents.

• Giants-Cordish group to propose development of Seawall Lot 337

• Request For Qualifications (RFQ) on China Basin SWL 337

The Port of San Francisco has initiated a developer solicitation process for Seawall Lot 337, a 16-acre site south of China Basin Channel and in Mission Bay.  The SWL 337 RFQ/P and documents related to it, and the SWL 337 planning process are provided below.

RFQ Submittal Deadline:  February 14, 2008, 4 pm

• Urban Housing Starts Quickly on Leasing - GlobeSt.com - 11/06/07

The Urban Housing Group has unveiled its Edgewater Luxury Apartments and is off to a fast start with more than half of the units leased. The privately held San Mateo-based firm, a subsidiary of Marcus & Millichap, is leasing market-rate apartments at the 193-unit project in the Mission Bay neighborhood at rents starting at $1,975.

The six-story project consists of studios, lofts and one- and two-bedroom apartments that range from 550 sf to 1,330 sf. The development is at 355 Berry St., between Fifth and Sixth streets.

UCSF’s Retail Now Open!
Located on Gene Friend Way
Café Terzetto, Peasant Pies, and Subway Sandwiches

Avalon Bay Communities – Phase III – Starting to clear ground – official ground breaking to occur next month

Blue Greenway
http://www.bluegreenway.org/
Read more about how Mission Bay is becoming greener

Radiance roof topped off - Move-in Spring '08
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