SAN FRANCISCO – The grading of hillsides for the first phase of redevelopment at the Hunters Point Shipyard will be substantially completed this month -- a major step toward preparing the site for the installation of infrastructure and the construction of new homes. “Our focus now shifts to turning this site into a vibrant new neighborhood and a new economic engine for southeast San Francisco,” said Kofi Bonner, President of Lennar Urban’s Bay Area Division.
Lennar is building 1,500 residential homes during the first phase of the Shipyard’s redevelopment, 30 percent of which will be priced for low-income residents. Of the total 63 acres in the initial phase, 20 acres have been set aside for parks and open space, and 10,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail.
The infrastructure phase will see the installation of storm, sewer, water and electrical systems along with roadways and a grid layout for residential neighborhoods. Ranger Pipelines, a Bayview Hunters Point company, has been selected to oversee the work. Under the terms of the contract, Ranger will be required to subcontract 31 percent of the work to minority owned businesses, and 10 percent to businesses owned by women. At least 50 percent of the workers are expected to be employed from within the BVHP Impact Area.
Contracts like the one awarded to Ranger are helping to create economic opportunities for area residents to get good-paying jobs and to improve the skills needed to succeed now and in the future.
“We are very glad that Lennar chose Ranger Pipelines, a company headquartered in the Bayview that specializes in the type of infrastructure installation needed for this project,” said Ranger President Tom Hunt. “We look forward to sharing this contract with local companies like us in the months to come.”