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First chunk of Treasure Island megaproject breaks ground
By Fiona Kelliher – Real estate reporter, San Francisco Business Times
Jun 11, 2019, 10:15am EDT

Across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, the former naval base on Yerba Buena Island remains home only to trees, winding roads and the occasional seagull.

Soon, though, the often-forgotten island will look startlingly different. Developer Wilson Meany and partner Stockbridge Capital Group will begin vertical construction this week on 266 luxury homes, a number of walking trails, parks and a private spa and clubhouse.

In other words, the developers want Yerba Buena’s roughly 150 acres to serve as an oasis for tech executives, retirees and families to “live larger” and immerse themselves in nature, as Chris Meany, partner with Wilson Meany, put it . . . .

The homes will be the first of 8,000 built across both Yerba Buena and its larger, man-made neighbor, Treasure Island, after the military outpost closed more than 20 years ago. Along with Wilson Meany and Stockbridge, Miami-based Lennar Corp. is masterplanning the overall project.

On Yerba Buena, a series of villas and flats — all facing the San Francisco skyline — will edge down the hill from a 6-acre park at the peak. Meanwhile on the other side of the island, a 124-unit condo complex will overlook the Bay Bridge and the Berkeley-Oakland shoreline. BDE Architecture, Walter Hood Design, Hart Howerton and CMG Landscape Architecture collaborated on designs . . . .

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