Carmen’s Back

Carmen Policy former general manager of the San Francisco 49ers during the team’s championship era, has joined the effort to develop a stadium at Hunters Point Shipyard and keep the Niners playing in San Francisco.

Mr. Policy is serving as a key consultant for both Lennar and the City of San Francisco, assisting with the effort to pass the Baview Jobs, Housing and Parks Initiative next June. The ballot measure will establish a new football stadium at Hunters Point and create affordable housing and retail at Candlestick Point.

Mr. Policy led a successful campaign in 1997 to pass a ballot measure authorizing a stadium-mall concept that was ultimately never built. Ten years later, he will now be leading the charge to build a new stadium for the Niners.

"I consider it unfinished business," Policy told The San Francisco Chronicle
last week when asked about his involvement in the ballot campaign.

Mr. Policy’s participation also won rave reviews from Mayor Gavin Newsom who told the Chronicle’s Matier & Ross, "I'm absolutely thrilled Carmen will be joining our team. Carmen's track record speaks for itself."

A Picnic at Hunters Point

As the new neighborhood of homes envisioned by Lennar is taking shape at Hunters Point Shipyard, we are also focused on giving residents a great outdoor experience. Views from the newly revitalized Shipyard will offer stunning panoramas of San Francisco Bay.

The plan specifically calls for the creation of Hillside Central Park, spanning from Navy Road to south of Oakdale Street. This park will serve as one of three view corridors in the community and will be accessible by pedestrian trail. Park designers have also created a concept for the Shipyard’s Hilltop location, featuring a promontory overlook, a large sloped lawn and a plaza and picnic area.

Outdoor and recreation improvements will include new park and picnic benches, racks for bicycles, new walkways and lighting, child play structures, rubberized playgrounds and the planting of new trees and other vegetation.

Lennar's vision for the new community was approved this week by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. We expect the Shipyard’s new parks and recreation areas will be the envy of all San Francisco.