HUNTERS POINT SHIPYARD, CANDLESTICK
SAN FRANCISCO
United States
The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard on San Francisco’s southeastern waterfront was a major Navy facility that became a Superfund site in 1989 and is being remediated and transferred in phases for reuse. In parallel, the former Candlestick Park stadium site and adjacent lands at Candlestick Point are being planned together with the Shipyard as one integrated redevelopment under city‑adopted redevelopment plans and General Plan area plans.
The combined Candlestick Point–Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 (CP–HPS2) project is a roughly 700-acre master‑planned urban infill development on the Bay’s edge, entitled for two new waterfront neighbourhoods providing housing, retail, commercial, and community uses, plus over 340 acres of parks and open space. Plans call for a new street and transit network, bus‑rapid‑transit corridors, extensive waterfront greenways, sports fields, plazas, and a marina, alongside thousands of mixed‑income homes, including a significant share of affordable housing tied to the Bayview–Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan.
Future Cities criteria compliance
Environmental & Nature
It is a compact, transit‑oriented infill project on previously developed land, helping accommodate growth without outward sprawl. A substantial share of land is reserved for waterfront parks and greenways to support habitat, shoreline resilience, and public access, while shipyard redevelopment depends on the U.S. Navy’s clean-up meeting agreed environmental standards.
Smart City
The project delivers new streets, utilities, and coordinated infrastructure, with planning documents providing for efficient district‑scale systems and an integrated multimodal transport network including enhanced bus and bus‑rapid‑transit services. Detailed zoning, special use districts, and development agreements structure phasing, infrastructure delivery, and performance standards across the large, complex site.
Human-Centric
The redevelopment is framed as a key investment for the historically underserved Bayview–Hunters Point area, aiming to provide jobs, affordable housing, parks, and community facilities close to where people live. Walkable mixed‑use blocks, neighbourhood parks, and continuous public waterfront access are central design goals, developed through city processes and ongoing community engagement around health, environment, and equity concerns.
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