Mission Bay, San Francisco

For other uses of the name, see Mission Bay (disambiguation).
Mission Bay
Neighborhood

Construction of the new UCSF campus at Mission Bay began in 1999.
Mission Bay

Location within Central San Francisco

Coordinates: 37°46′13″N 122°23′27″W / 37.77018°N 122.39091°W / 37.77018; -122.39091Coordinates: 37°46′13″N 122°23′27″W / 37.77018°N 122.39091°W / 37.77018; -122.39091
Country  United States
State  California
City-county San Francisco
Government
  Supervisor Jane Kim
  State Assembly David Chiu (D)[1]
  State Senator Mark Leno (D)[1]
  U. S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)[2]
Area[3]
  Total 0.842 sq mi (2.18 km2)
Population [3]
  Total 5,390
  Density 6,400/sq mi (2,500/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 94103, 94107
Area codes 415/628

Mission Bay is a 303-acre (123 ha) neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

Location

Mission Bay is roughly bounded by Townsend Street on the north, Third Street and San Francisco Bay on the east, Mariposa Street on the south, and 7th Street and Interstate 280 on the west.[4]

View of San Francisco from the east. Mission Bay is in the lower center.

History

Before urbanization, Mission Bay was nestled inside of a +500 acre salt marsh and lagoon, and was occupied by year-round tidal waters.[5] This area was a natural habitat and refuge for large water fowl populations that included ducks, geese, herons, egrets, ospreys and gulls. The Native American tribes who resided in this area were the Costanoan people who spoke eight different languages which delineated between the various tribelets. The tribe most prevalent in the Bay area was the Patwin people who resided in the area for over 5,000 years.

Beginning in the mid-1800s, in attempts to make this area suitable for building, Mission Bay was used as a convenient place to deposit refuse from building projects and debris from the 1906 earthquake.[6] As the marsh quickly stabilized with the weight of the infill, the area quickly became an industrial district. By 1850 the area was used for shipbuilding and repair, butchery and meat production, and oyster and clam fishing.[7] With the addition of the railroad, Mission Bay became the home to shipyards, canneries, a sugar refinery and various warehouses.

In 1998 the area was announced by the Board of Supervisors as a redevelopment project.[8] Much of the land was long a railyard of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and transferred to Catellus Development Corporation when it was spun off as part of the aborted merger of Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe Railway.[9] Catellus subsequently sold or sub-contracted several parcels to other developers. It has rapidly evolved into a wealthy neighborhood of luxury condominiums, hospitals, and biotechnology research and development.[10]

Attractions and characteristics

Mission Bay is currently the headquarters of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. It is also the headquarters, at 550 Terry Francois Blvd, of the Old Navy brand of The Gap clothing retailer.[11][12] It is the location of a new research campus of the University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Mission Bay

Mission Bay is served by the N Judah and T Third Street lines of San Francisco's Muni Metro. The N Judah links the neighborhood to Downtown, BART, Hayes Valley and the Sunset District, and the T Third Street links to downtown, BART, and the Bayview and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. Several other Muni bus and trolley bus lines link the area to neighborhoods to the north, west and south. The Caltrain commuter rail system connects Mission Bay with San Jose and Gilroy. The proposed Central Subway project will make the link between Mission Bay, AT&T Park, Market Street-Union Square, and Chinatown even faster.

Although near to and often associated with AT&T Park, the ballpark is in the adjacent South Beach neighborhood. UCSF has announced plans to build a new 289-bed hospital serving children, women, and cancer patients on a portion of their property in the neighborhood.[23][24] Construction of the hospital began in October 2010.[25]

Mission Bay has a large residential component with approximately 6000 condos planned (1700 of them to be designated affordable).[8]

Mission Bay Parks[31] completed as of fall 2010 include: Mission Creek, Mission Bay Commons lots on Mission Bay Boulevard between Radiance and the Nektar/Bayer buildings, the 5th street plaza, the sports courts, Koret Quad and China Basin Park. Future Mission Bay parks plans[32] include Bay Front Park, a little league diamond and a junior soccer field.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. "California's 12th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
  3. 1 2 "Mission Bay neighborhood in San Francisco, California (CA), 94103, 94107 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  4. Mission Bay Map
  5. Historic Ecological Map, Ecological Map of the Mission Bay district. References to industrial and ecological history.
  6. Brief History of Mission Bay, Mission Bay Brief History.
  7. Mission Bay Industrial History Mission Bay Urbanization History, Mission Bay urbanization history.
  8. 1 2 "Project areas: Mission Bay". Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. King, John (October 23, 2000). "Groundbreaking Today for Big Chunk of Mission Bay". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  10. Alexandria's Mission Bay Development Plan
  11. Carroll, Melanie (August 10, 2006). "Old Navy Heads for the Water". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  12. Dineen, J.K. (December 1, 2006). "Workers invade Mission Bay". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  13. Temple, James (November 1, 2010). "Salesforce.com planning huge Mission Bay headquarters". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  14. Cote, John (April 22, 2014). "Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  15. Mission Bay Branch Library grand opening announcement
  16. Bernadette Tansey (2008-08-05). "Viagra maker erecting new biotech building in S.F.". San Francisco Chronicle.
  17. "About Nektar | Locations | Nektar Therapeutics Corporate Headquarters". Nektar. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  18. "Bayer HealthCare Enhances U.S. Research Strategy with New Innovation Center - Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals". Pharma.bayer.com. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  19. "Proposition B: Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond - San Francisco County, CA". Smartvoter.org. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  20. Ross, Andrew S. (2013-06-05). "Rock Health moving to Mission Bay - San Francisco Chronicle". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  21. "The Mission Bay Biotech Cluster: Antibodies, RNAi, Biofuels, & More". Xconomy. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  22. "Blue Greenway". Blue Greenway. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  23. UCSF to Build World-Class Medical Center at Mission Bay
  24. Facts About UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
  25. Billings, Mike. "UCSF to break ground on hospital this month | Other News | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner". Sfexaminer.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  26. King, John (May 16, 2005). "The shape of things to come". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  27. "The Madrone at Mission Bay: all sold out in record time". San Francisco Chronicle. April 19, 2013.
  28. John King (2008-08-05). "Mission Bay condominium complex stands out". San Francisco Chronicle.
  29. "The Leading Radiance SAN Fran Site on the Net". RadianceSANFran.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  30. "Strata Apartments at Mission Bay, San Francisco CA". Stratasf.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  31. "Mission Bay Parks". Mission Bay Parks. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  32. "Mission Bay Parks". Mission Bay Parks. Retrieved 2013-10-06.

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