SAN FRANCISCO CITY LEADERS and community members, including Mayor Daniel Lurie, members of the Recreation and Park Department and other partners, celebrated a groundbreaking Tuesday for the third phase of the India Basin Waterfront Park project in Hunters Point.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department acquired the property at 900 Innes Ave. in 2014 and launched the India Basin Waterfront Park project in 2021 with a $200 million budget.
The goal has been to revitalize the post-industrial shoreline into a legacy park with an emphasis on habitat and wetland restoration, public access, resiliency to sea level rise, social equity and recreational activities, which are critical to the health of the city’s historically underserved Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhoods.
For this project, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department partnered with organizations such as the A. Philip Randolph Institute of San Francisco, Trust for Public Land, the San Francisco Foundation, plus more.
The project was divided into three phases.
The first two phases focused on the 2.5-acre southern section of the park, dubbed “900 Innes.” The first phase was soil contamination cleanup and preservation of the historic Shipwright’s Cottage now serving as a visitor center and community space, and was completed in August 2022. The second phase began in September 2022 and added amenities such as a food pavilion featuring local vendors, a floating dock, accessible walkways, landscaping, public art and more. That was completed and opened to the public last October.
The third phase is the renovation of the 7.5-acre India Basin Shoreline Park that was built in the 1990s, and will combine with 900 Innes to become India Basin Waterfront Park. This final phase will include paths that are easier to access and restore shoreline habitat, and also improved amenities such as a cookout terrace, an all-ages playground with adult fitness equipment, two basketball courts, a viewing deck that overlooks the water, new lighting and more.
India Basin Waterfront Park is expected to be complete in late 2027 or early 2028.
“This final phase will complete a transformation that generations of San Franciscans will enjoy,” said Lurie.
According to Lurie, India Basin Waterfront Park will be 10 acres of improved park space with a 1.7-mile open space and trail network, and will connect 64 acres of parkland from Heron’s Head Park to the future Northside Park.
“We have done amazing work with the Recreation and Park Department, and with our communities to make sure that our parks are second to none — right here in District 10,” said Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents the district.