DESCRIPTION
The Potrero Housing Authority Master Plan site is located on the edge of Potrero Hill, a steep site with dramatic views of the city and the San Francisco Bay. The transformation of this obsolete public housing site reconnects the street grid with a series of blocks similar to the surrounding neighborhood, provides new parks and recreational spaces, places buildings on the street with individual entries facing the wide tree lined streets, and creates a variety of housing types for a wide mix of incomes.
MASTER PLAN VISION
To redesign the Potrero site incorporating the patterns of traditional San Francisco neighborhoods providing good defensible space design, with successful, safe streets and open space.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
To replace all of the existing public housing units; to minimize displacement; to create an economically diverse community that is physically linked and integrated with the greater Potrero neighborhood.
KEY PROJECT FEATURES
- Developed and implemented a robust Community Outreach Program
- Worked with City of San Francisco and Community to evaluate multiple street patterns and land use concepts.
- Created the Potrero Hope SF Design Standards and Guidelines document to govern development.
- LEED-ND Gold
PROJECT INFORMATION
- Client: BRIDGE Housing
- Building size/acres: 38 acres
- Number of units:
1600 Total Units
50% Affordable/Housing Auth. Units
50% Market Rate Units
Master Planning & Specific Design
VMWP’s master planning experience includes plans for new town centers, neighborhoods, mixed-use urban infill and redevelopment projects. Our pedestrian-oriented approach to master planning and urban design creates a dynamic urban environment. Our corridor planning and streetscape projects range in scale from land use and design analysis along regional thoroughfares and local networks to local commercial streetscape designs focused on improving the pedestrian experience and the commercial viability of districts and neighborhoods.