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MEETINGS ARE OFTEN BOOKED DECADES IN ADVANCE. HERE ARE A FEW PROJECTS WHOSE COMPLETION WILL DRAW EVEN MORE ATTENDEES TO YOUR MEETING AND CONFIRM THAT SAN FRANCISCO IS “NEVER THE SAME.” 2019 New Presidio Tunnel Tops project creates 14 acres of parkland on edge of bay. An elevated highway that cut through the Presidio for seven decades has been replaced with an at-grade roadway which will be hidden by tunnels. James Corner Field Operations, the team behind New York’s much-acclaimed High Line, has been tapped to transform 14 acres of new parklands connecting San Francisco Bay with the historic center of the Presidio. newpresidioparklands.org Sports and entertainment arena. The Golden State Warriors plan to build a new, state-of-the-art arena in Mission Bay, which will provide a new venue to be used for conventions, concerts and cultural events. The Chase Center is being built on a major metro line with easy links to BART and other transit options. The team plans to open the new arena in time for the 2019-20 NBA season. The 18,000-plus seat indoor arena will host not only NBA basketball but also major concerts, family shows, conventions and a variety of other attractions. Surrounded by 11 acres of restaurants, cafes, office towers, open space and other amenities, it will trigger the development of a five-acre public park on the waterfront. warriors.com/sf 2020 Teatro ZinZanni returns to the Spiegeltent. The Port of San Francisco’s description of this project as “mixed-use, entertainment, open space, hotel, commercial,” barely hints at the irrepressible spirit of Teatro ZinZanni which is part circus, part dinner theater and always beguiling. One critic described it as “the Kit Kat Klub on acid.” The historic spiegeltent will be housed in a glass-walled gazebo with its staging area visible to pedestrians. The 42,700-square-foot project on the Embarcadero will also house a boutique hotel with approximately 200 rooms and approximately 7,500 square feet of public park area. zinzanni.com MORE DEVELOPMENTS Treasure Island development underway. Projected to be the most environmentally-sustainable large development project in U.S. history, it will include up to 500 hotel rooms, 8,000 new residential units, a 400-slip marina, 500,000 square feet of commercial retail and office space, plus nearly 300 acres of parks and open space. A new ferry terminal will be the cornerstone of the island’s transportation program. sftreasureisland.org The San Francisco Shipyard takes shape on city’s southeastern shoreline. Located along nine miles of shoreline, The San Francisco Shipyard and Candlestick Point is a multi-billion-dollar redevelopment by Lennar that will include contemporary urban housing, retail and entertainment venues, commercial space and more than 300 acres of parkland for all San Franciscans to enjoy. thesfshipyard.com Mission Rock transforms parking lot near AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants plan to transform a 28-acre industrial site into a mixed-use neighborhood featuring waterfront parks, affordable housing and restoration of historic Pier 48. It will also open a public boardwalk with dramatic water and bridge views around the historic pier.5 missionrock.org
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