The RFI is the first step in developing Requests for Proposals to rehabilitate and preserve historic facilities within the Embarcadero Historic District.

• Business Owners
• Entrepreneurs
• Developers
• Not-For-Profits
• Artists
• Educational & Cultural Institutions
• And others with expertise and ideas that invite the public into these facilities
   

​Download the Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest

 

Possible Activities & Experiences for RFI Facilities

• Arts and culture
• Assembly and entertainment
• Food and beverage
• Education
• Maritime (excursion and leisure)
• Maker
• Museum
• Recreation
• Specialty retail
• Other ideas that invite the public into the Port's incredible Embarcadero Historic District facilities

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Download the Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest

​Facilities included in the RFI

The Port is including thirteen pier facilities and the Agriculture Building in the RFI. The facilities are located along the three and a half miles between Pier 45 in Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 48 at China Basin, just beyond AT&T Ballpark. All locations are within 2 blocks of Muni stops and have considerable foot traffic as well as being accessible by bicycle and water taxi. See detailed information on each facility in the RFI.

See a pdf of the map.
 

Important Dates & Information

• Response Due Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 5:00 p.m., PDT
• Online Presentation and Q&A Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 11:00 a.m., PDT
• On-Site Presentation and Q&A Thursday, September 13, 2018, 11:00 a.m., PDT
• Download the Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest
• Embarcadero Historic District Piers Online Application Form
• Email questions to Rebecca Benassini, Port Assistant Deputy Director Waterfront Development Projects, at historicpiers@sfport.com by Friday, October 12.

 

Successfully Rehabilitated Piers & Facilities

The Exploratorium

• Project included historic rehabilitation of Pier 15 bulkhead & shed, new 'Observatory Building' that replaced a non-historic connector building, an open water courtyard, and outdoor exhibit area in a prior parking alley
• Piers 15/17 Historic Rehabilitation Project Fact Sheet
• Completed 2013
• Learn more

 

Ferry Building

• Project included ground-floor public market hall (approx. 65,000 sq. ft.) with retail, restaurants, transportation, and public spaces, two upper floors (approx. 175,000 sq. ft.) with office uses, the Port Commission Hearing room, recreation of the lost portions of the 600 foot long nave, and restoration of the façades
• Completed 2003
• Learn more

 

James R. Herman Cruise Terminal

• Project included demolition of Pier 27 shed, partial demolition of the Pier 29 shed, demolition of the Pier 17 Annex office building, relocation of the shoreside power equipment, new cruise terminalconstruction, installation of maritime equipment, and development of 2.5 acre Cruise Terminal Plaza
• Completed 2014
• Learn more

 

AT&T Park

• Project included construction of a new 42,000 seat ballpark. Home to the San Francisco Giants baseball team and the host to more than 80 basegames and dozens of other events each year
• Opened in April 2000
• Learn more

 

Download the Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest

Historic Port of San Francisco Piers in the News

• Port Executive Director Elaine Forbes' Podcast - @SFPort, Summer 2018
• "We're hoping to get responses from a broader audience than we usually get." - Rebecca Benassini, Port Assistant Deputy Director of Waterfront Development, San Francisco Business Times
• Voters to decide on $425M bond for seawall repairs in November - San Francisco Examiner
• The Solution to Development Delays, Opposition in San Francisco: Better Communication - BisNow
• SF Port wants ideas floated for decaying piers - San Francisco Chronicle 
• Embarcadero in SF on list of nation's at-risk treasures - San Francisco Chronicle
   

Piers & Facilities in the RFI

Pier 35 Bulkhead and Shed

• 170,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Adjacent to San Francisco's top tourist attraction PIER 39
• Open water views to north and east
• Primary pedestrian route to Fisherman's Wharf
• 1-minute walk to E & F-line stop
• Concepts must accomodate use as secondary cruise terminal or have a long-term implementation horizon
• Pier 35 structure plans

 

​Pier 33 Bulkhead and Shed

• 96,500 sq. ft. of floor area
• Alcatraz Welcome Center with 1M visitors per year
• $35M private investment committed to Alcatraz embarkation
• Primary pedestrian route to Fisherman's Wharf
• 5-minute walk to E & F-line stop
• Future use may not affect Alcatraz embarkation
• Pier 33 structure plans

 

Pier 31 Bulkhead and Shed

• 89,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Alcatraz Island Café with 1M visitors per year
• $35M private investment committed to Alcatraz embarkation
• Primary pedestrian route to Fisherman's Wharf
• 5-minute walk to E & F-line stop
• Future use may not affect Alcatraz embarkation
• Pier 31 structure plans

 

Pier 29 and 29¹/₂ Bulkhead, Shed and Open-Air Inner Lot

• 124,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• 22,500 sq. ft. open-air tip
• Ground access along 800-ft. south face
• Recent repairs to façade and utilities
• 300,000+ cruise passengers travel through area yearly
• Heavy foot traffic between Fisherman's Wharf and Ferry Building
• Pier 29 Bulkhead RFP, 2015-2016
• Pier 29 and 29.5 structure plans
   

Piers 19, 19¹/₂, and 23 Two Bulkheads and a Large Shed

• 308,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Recent upgrades to roof and utilities
• Next door to Exploratorium
• Heavy foot traffic between Fisherman's Wharf and Ferry Building
• 5-minute walk to E and F-line stop
• Largest facility in the RFI
• Pier 19 structure plans
• Pier 19.5 structure plans
• Pier 23 structure plans

 

Agriculture Building—101 The Embarcadero

• 33,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Potential expansion to +55,000 sq. ft. floor area
• Convenient transit access in all directions
• Ferry Building is neighbor to north
• Downtown Ferry Terminal neighbor—expansion, 2019
• Matchless location for many concepts
• Agriculture Building structure plans

 

Pier 26 Embellished Front Structure and Shed

• 152,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Mission Revival Front
• 5-minute walk to Salesforce Transit Center
• 2-minute walk to KT and N Muni Metro Rail
• 5-minute walk to Rincon Park and Brannan Street Wharf
• Along key pedestrian route to AT&T Ballpark
• Pier 26 structure plans

 

Pier 28 Embellished Front Structure and Shed

• 100,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Mission Revival Front
• 10-minute walk to Salesforce Transit Center
• 5-minute walk to KT and N Muni Metro Rail
• 5-minute walk to Rincon Park and Brannan Street Wharf
• Along key pedestrian route to AT&T Ballpark
• Pier 28 structure plans

 

Pier 38 Bulkhead and Shed

• 153,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Potential pairing with Pier 40 response
• Unobstructed views along 880 ft. length to north and 120 ft. east
• 15-minute walk to Salesforce Transit Center and Caltrain Station
• 5-minute walk to KT and N Muni Metro Rail
• 5-minute walk to AT&T Ballpark
• Pier 38 Rehabilitation Project, 2012-2015
• Pier 38 structure plans

 

Pier 40 Shed and Parking Area

• 88,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Potential pairing with Pier 38 response
• Potential pairing with South Beach Marina
• 15-minute walk to Salesforce Transit Center and Caltrain Station
• 3-minute walk to AT&T Ballpark and KT Muni Metro Rail
• Continutation of water recreation space
• Pier 40 structure plans

 

Pier 48 Two Bulkheads and Three Sheds

• 200,000 sq. ft. of floor area
• Unobstructed views of AT&T Ballpark
• $1+ billion to be invested in Mission Rock Project
• New neighborhood in Central Waterfront
• Adjacent to maturing Mission Bay
• Partner with Mission Rock developer Master Tenant
• Pier 48 structure plans 
   

Related Documents & Information

• Embarcadero Historic District Pier Request for Interest
• Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest Online Application Form
• Embarcadero Historic District Piers Request for Interest Fact Sheet (August 2018)
• Embarcadero Historic District Request for Interest, Port Commission Presentation- May 8, 2018
• Request Authorization to Issue a Request for Interest from Prospective Master & Smaller Tenants for Public Oriented Concepts for Historic Pier Facilities in the Embarcadero Historic District- Port Commission Staff Report, May 8, 2018
• Waterfront Plan Update
  • Regulatory Agencies Summary
  • Informational Presentation on Waterfront Plan Working Group Land Use Recommendations produced in Part 2 of the Waterfront Plan Update public planning process- Port Commission Staff Report, April 10, 2018
  • Links to Land Use Documents and Public Trust Objectives Matrix - Appendix to Port Commission Staff Report, April 10, 2018
  • Waterfront Land Use Plan, 1997-2014 Review - June 2015
• Mission Rock Special Use District (SUD) - February 5, 2018
• Seawall Earthquake Safety and Disaster Prevention Program (Seawall Program)

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Email questions to Rebecca Benassini, Port Assistant Deputy Director Waterfront Development Projects, at historicpiers@sfport.com