Island of Dreams
The Promising and Precarious Future of SF’s Treasure Island.
This article originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of SFAA Magazine.
The view! A parade of superlatives doesn’t do it justice: Both bridges are in full view as the skyline splays before you like Burt Reynolds on a bearskin rug. Today we’re exploring Yerba Buena Island [YBI] and Treasure Island [TI], which are physically connected, but distinct in environmental character and future development trajectories. Over the next two decades, no other part of San Francisco will undergo such a radical transformation. The plan calls for as many as 8,000 units across the two islands: Picture Mission Bay with another 1,600 units stacked on top.¹
Over the next two decades, no other part of San Francisco will undergo such a radical transformation: Picture Mission Bay with another 1,600 units stacked on top.
After years of geotechnical work — more on that later — the first two new buildings, YBI’s Bristol condos and TI’s Maceo May apartments, topped out just a few months ago. By the time this article goes to print, ferries will be cruising to-and-from TI’s new terminal.²
