Our Team

Seawall Lot 337 Associates is an experienced and dynamic team with the knowledge and dedication needed to succeed in fulfilling the Port’s aggressive objectives for Seawall Lot 337.

The San Francisco Giants, The Cordish Company and Farallon Capital Management have formed a partnership with Kenwood Investments, Wilson Meany Sullivan and Stockbridge Capital to entitle, develop and manage Seawall Lot 337 from its current status as a surface parking lot into a vital mixed-use community. Our team is uniquely qualified to deliver success. Our team collectively has vast development experience in urban and waterfront locations, a deep-rooted local knowledge of the regulatory and political environment and impressive financial strength. Additionally our team has extensive experience with labor, including the San Francisco Building Trades Council and in the representation of nationally recognized union pension fund investments. These important attributes are critical to achieving ultimate success in this difficult development environment.

Our team also includes an impressive roster of project design consultants who not only possess great experience in similar developments but also represent leaders in their field. San Francisco-based SMWM, recently merged with Perkins and Will and Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners have functioned as the urban land planners and consulting design architects for the project. With twenty-two years of experience in San Francisco, Principals at Perkins and Will have participated successfully in many collaborative design processes in the City, and their work includes the Ferry Building, Pier One, and Mission Bay. Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, is a national firm with a long track-record of working on successful urban and historic renovation projects, including the Apollo Theater in New York City; the Shanghai Cultural Plaza in Shanghai, China; and mixed-use projects at Willets Point in New York City and the Anacostia Waterfront in Washington DC. Beyer Blinder Belle has worked extensively with The Cordish Company to design urban entertainment districts throughout the United States. San Francisco-based Hargreaves Associates has been targeted as the landscape designer for the project. Hargreaves has extensive experience designing waterfront parks around the world, including Crissy Field & Bayfront Park in San Francisco, Millennium Park in Chicago, East Darling Harbor & Olympic Plaza in Sydney, Australia; and 21st Century Waterfront Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Finally, our preliminary design team also includes the San Francisco firm of Atelier Ten to provide guidance on the project’s sustainability goals. Atelier Ten has worked on projects for Harvard University, Columbia University and Ithaca College, as well as the Bozbuk Sustainable Resort in Turkey and Comcast Center in Philadelphia, PA.

We have also assembled a team of experts knowledgeable in the complicated entitlement process of entitlement of waterfront properties in San Francisco and the Bay Area. We have retained the law firms of Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP and Sheppard, Mullin, Hampton & Richter to assist us in our real estate negotiations with the Port and with obtaining all of the necessary regulatory approvals for the project. Coblentz handled the complicated land use issues for Mission Bay, Ferry Building and AT&T Park. Sheppard Mullin worked on several projects on Port property, including the Ferry Building, Pier 1 and on Piers 30-32.

To implement the construction phase we have retained experienced local general contractors, engineers, and environmental experts. San Francisco-based Hathaway Dinwiddie and Nibbi Brothers General Contractors will assist in estimating and horizontal/vertical construction. Hathaway has served as general contractor for many of San Francisco’s landmark projects, including the Bank of America World Headquarters, the Transamerica Pyramid, Grace Cathedral and Davies Hall. Nibbi Brothers served as general contractor for Pier One, the Cliff House and 555 Mission Rock in Mission Bay. To complement the construction services our team includes firms with intimate knowledge of similar, adjacent and waterfront site conditions as Seawall Lot 337: Treadwell & Rollo, BKF Engineers, ENGEO, Eler Kalinowski and Ash Creek Associates. Treadwell & Rollo has worked on the rehabilitation of historic piers throughout the San Francisco waterfront, as well as AT&T Park and a variety of projects in Mission Bay. ENGEO has worked on geotechnical solutions for a variety of projects in San Francisco including Treasure Island and Candlestick Point. BKF Engineers has provided civil engineering services to significant projects in San Francisco. Principals of Ash Creek led the environmental work for AT&T and China Basin Park, and principals of Eler Kalinowski have worked extensively at Mission Bay.

Finally, our team has retained Robert L. Harrison, Jose Ferrán, Douglas Wright and Rick Laubscher to assist us in transportation planning. Robert L. Harrison was the author of the Ballpark Transportation Management Plan and is the foremost expert on the transportation and parking issues relating to AT&T Park. Jose Ferrán was the principal transportation planner for Mission Bay. Douglas Wright and Rick Laubscher have advised us about the possible E-Line extension, potentially bringing historic streetcars into the District. Helping with the design of efficient parking facilities is Imperial Parking, one of the leading firms in the parking industry.

Together, our development and project team is uniquely qualified to deliver a successful project for the Port.

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