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Once an area of soulless parking lots and bygone shipping yards, San Francisco’s newest neighborhood, Mission Rock, just south of downtown, is now a waterfront work-live-play district. Here, open views of the Bay Bridge and Oracle Park are only outshined by pedestrian plazas, wide streets, and eight acres of green space, offering something rarely found in urban centers: breathing room. The 28-acre locale is a result of a years-long, multi-phase partnership between the San Francisco Giants, the Port of San Francisco, Tishman Speyer, and CMG Landscape Architecture. The goal? To reimagine what an urban neighborhood could feel like.

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Mission Rock

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Working alongside the San Francisco Giants, Tishman Speyer, and the Port of San Francisco, CMG has developed the public realm Master Plan and installed Phase I of the Mission Rock development – a 28-acre mixed use waterfront urban neighborhood project. These new networks of distinct open spaces and lively, pedestrian-priority streets drive the design and implementation of this piece of San Francisco’s Mission Bay.
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Mission Creek Stormwater Park

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Mission Creek Stormwater Park is a leading example of green infrastructure, with a focus on urban stormwater treatment in bioswales and bioretention basins, shoreline stabilization, and ecology. The multi-use promenade serves as a dedicated pedestrian and bike entrance to the new Mission Bay neighborhood in San Francisco. Set along Mission Creek, the waterfront experience is met with unmatched views of San Francisco Bay, the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark, and Twin Peaks.