The first section of San Francisco’s India Basin Waterfront Park has opened, transforming a once neglected boatyard into waterfront access for the Bayview-Hunter’s Point district.
The southern section of the park at 900 Innes Ave., which opened to the public Saturday, is part of a $200 million project that will include a two public piers, a floating dock, restrooms, an accessible walkway and native landscaping.
“This park is an important investment in the Bayview-Hunters Point community and a big step in creating equity when it comes to thriving neighborhoods in San Francisco,” Mayor London Breed said in a press release.
The park is being built with $69 million in state funding, a $25 million donation from the John Pritzker Family Fund, $20 million from Crankstart and major contributions from Marc and Lynne Benioff and the Hellman Foundation, according to the mayor’s office.
Before the property could be put to recreational use, workers conducted an 18-month cleanup to remove contamination left over from the boatyard business and restore habitats.
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