East Cut Sports & Dog Park

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What’s missing in San Francisco’s fastest-growing neighborhood? A park that can serve all living and working in the East Cut and adjacent neighborhoods. That’s where the Sports & Dog Park comes in. Creatively designed under and around freeway ramps, the park will provide workers, families, and visitors with access to fitness facilities, public space, gathering areas, and one of the largest dog parks in the city. Most of the project funding has been secured. However, The East Cut CBD is responsible for about 10% of the costs and is generating this revenue through community fundraising and corporate partnerships.

July 2024:
– Design Development is complete and Construction Documentation has begun!
– In June, OCII Executive Director Thor Kaslofsky announced that OCII will expedite the development of East Cut Sports & Dog Park by pausing the Transbay Block 3 Park project. This decision frees up resources and allows The Crossing to remain open.
– To support this excellent news, The East Cut CBD is committed to meeting its $3 million fundraising goal by the end of October. These funds are required by the City to issue the bond sale and secure the $45+ million needed for construction and move forward with permitting, contracts advertising and bidding, and construction.
– With $1.65 million currently in hand, our board of directors committed to backfill $1 million, contingent upon raising $350,000 to ensure our financial positions are strong enough to allocate $1 million in reserves.
– Kilroy Realty has already committed $140,000, leaving us $210,000 away from our goal and the crucial construction fundraising milestone!
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Make the Park a Reality

Community Fundraising

90% of the project’s $50 million funding is already identified. However, The East Cut CBD is responsible for about 10% of the costs and is generating this revenue through community fundraising and corporate partnerships.

The remaining $5 million will close the gap in funds needed to operate, maintain, and program the park for the first five years of operations. $1.2 million was raised by June 2023 and was required by partner agencies to advance to the next development phases (design development and construction documentation).

By the end of October 2024, The East Cut CBD must have raised a total of $3 million, required by the City to issue the bond sale that will generate the $45+ million needed for construction.

By opening, in 2027, The East Cut CBD needs to have raised a total of $5 million, which will fund the first few years of operations and ensure the park’s budget is balanced before we can propose a long-term financial plan in 2030.

Thank you to our partners for their financial support:

Companies Can Participate and Receive Benefits!

The East Cut CBD invites all area companies to consider joining the East Cut Parks Coalition and contributing to this innovative park system to receive exclusive benefits through the park opening. In addition, we are offering three lead/naming sponsor positions—for the sport/fitness facilities, the dog park, and the public gathering pavilion and amphitheater.

The Park

East Cut Sports & Dog Park (temporary project name) is a 2.4-acre park space planned in the East Cut. The park spans four blocks and will connect to a hotel, residences, and six different streets. The park features a large fenced dog run, two multi-sport courts, lawn spaces, an outdoor fitness area, a beer garden, three affordable retail spaces, a two-way cycle lane, and so much more! Whether you live or work in the area, whether you have children or pets, this is the park for you. East Cut Sports & Dog Park is the most connected park in the East Cut and will increase mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists. This is the large, clean, safe, and central space for public life we all need!

Timeline

June 2023: Schematic Design Approval (Completed)

• In June 2023, the park’s schematic design plans were approved by the TJPA board, the OCII commission, and Caltrans. The East Cut CBD raised the $1.2 million needed to move the project forward to design development.

July 2024: Design Development (Completed)

• The Design Development Phase is 100% complete. Some additional work was required on the park’s safety features to ensure they met the requirements of the two property-owning agencies.
• Park Operating Agreement: Negotiations are in progress between TJPA and The East Cut CBD.
• The park’s wayfinding and donor signage plan by Volume is nearly complete with an expected delivery date in September 2024. Completing this phase is not required to move forward with the construction documentation.

2024: Construction Documentation

• The design team is currently working on the construction documentation.

2025: Permitting

• OCII and the Department of Building Inspection are in contract to advance this phase once the construction documentation is completed.

2025: Contract Advertising and Bidding

• San Francisco Public Works was selected to manage the park’s construction and is responsible for advertising construction contracts and reviewing bids.

2025: Groundbreaking and Construction

• Construction is expected to take at most 24 months.

2027: Opening

• Once the park opens to the public, The East Cut CBD is anticipated to be the operator of the park through a lease agreement and will begin operations, maintenance, and programming. At opening, The East Cut CBD’s goal is to have raised a total of $5 million, to fully fund the park for the first years of operations.

Advocate for the Park

Learn how you can help secure the park’s development by advocating at public meetings.
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