Nov 05, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Mayor London Breed plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to approve a partnership agreement between the city, a real estate developer and a nonprofit community group to transform Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park into a new waterfront park. Photo renderings of what the reimagined park could look like were released by the mayor’s office on Monday. “The Embarcadero is the gateway to Downtown, a place where residents, visitors, and workers should be able to experience the best of what’s possible in our City,” Breed said in a statement. “Transforming this Plaza into a vibrant park and gathering space will help us usher in a new era Downtown as a vibrant, 24/7 neighborhood and destination for everyone.” Union Square holiday ice rink to open this week in downtown SF Possible renovations, according to the mayor’s office, could include a marketplace, an entertainment space or a new children’s playground. Renderings released Monday also show ideas for a fenced dog park, large art sculptures, vast grass spaces, winding walkways, food trucks and a nighttime market. Image courtesy of HOK and BXPImage courtesy of HOK and BXPImage courtesy of HOK and BXPImage courtesy of HOK and BXP The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission along with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development aim to secure more than $15 million in public funding for the project. The developer, BXP, would spend $2.5 million on the design. BXP would also work with the nonprofit Downtown SF Partnership to secure $10 million in private funding. “As the front door to San Francisco, Embarcadero Plaza is arguably the most underutilized public space in the greater downtown area and prime to welcome residents and visitors Downtown to experience a world-class waterfront park in a world-class city,” said Downtown SF Partnership CEO Robbie Silver. “We look forward to collaborating with the City and BXP as stewards and placemakers for the space, in addition to fundraising alongside public and private partners to make the waterfront a gathering place for future generations and ensure Downtown remains center stage as the city’s economic engine.”
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