San Francisco’s long-delayed Candlestick Point project breaks ground for 7,200 homes
Construction has officially begun on the long-delayed Candlestick Point redevelopment project in San Francisco. The first phase involves a $130 million infrastructure investment to prepare the site for 7,200 new homes and community amenities.
Why it matters
This project represents a significant effort to address San Francisco's severe housing shortage and revitalize a major vacant urban site.
After years of stalled plans, changing economic conditions and an abandoned shopping mall proposal, construction has officially begun at San Francisco’s Candlestick Point.Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Wednesday that the first phase of the massive redevelopment project at the former Candlestick Park site is now underway.“For years, San Franciscans have heard about what would someday rise at Candlestick,” Lurie said. “The Bayview and Candlestick Point have waited long enough.”The announcement marks a major turning point for one of San Francisco’s most ambitious redevelopment projects.
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