San Francisco has dropped a major new waterfront escape in Bayview–Hunters Point. India Basin Waterfront Park, centered on the renovated 900 Innes parcel, is being rolled out as the city’s newest marquee park even as crews keep working on the final stretch of shoreline. The project combines restored natural shoreline, public piers and community buildings that are meant to deliver long-promised access to the Bay for neighborhood residents.
What the park includes
According to San Francisco Recreation & Parks, the 900 Innes portion now includes two new public piers, a floating dock, ADA-compliant access to the Bay Trail, public restrooms, a food pavilion and a makers' shop that will support boat building and community programs. The design layers in viewing decks, native landscaping and a great lawn that slopes toward a planned gravel shore, tying the revamped 900 Innes site to the adjacent India Basin Shoreline Park. Officials say those elements are intended to close a gap in the Bay Trail and provide sustained waterfront recreation in a neighborhood that has long lacked shoreline access.
From brownfield to waterfront
Transforming the parcel into parkland meant cleaning up a long-industrial site after decades of shipyard use. Testing found PCBs, lead and other contaminants several feet below grade before crews excavated the polluted soil and brought in clean fill. As Bay Nature reported, remediation covered both offshore and on-land work, including a temporary water barrier, targeted excavation and an offshore sand cap, all under heavy regulatory oversight. Community advocates have welcomed public access while still pushing for independent oversight and long-term monitoring of environmental conditions.
Money and equity behind the build
Philanthropy and public grants are footing much of the bill. The San Francisco Foundation says partners have raised more than $186 million toward an approximately $200 million goal to complete the full India Basin Waterfront Park. That funding package is set up to cover construction and an Equitable Development Plan that promises workforce training, local hiring and community grants tied to park programming. Project leaders present the park as both a habitat restoration effort and an overdue investment in amenities for Bayview residents.
Construction timeline
Construction is still underway on the project’s final phase, which the city’s recreation department lists as running through early 2028 and currently focused on earthwork, wick drains and removal of buried concrete. In its March construction update, San Francisco Recreation & Parks noted that PG&E pit work is nearing completion and that crews are stabilizing soils in preparation for regrading and new shoreline features. Once finished, the shoreline phase is expected to add a boathouse, a recreational dock, renovated playgrounds and new courts that will tie the 900 Innes and Shoreline parcels together as a single 10-acre park.
Community use and next steps
Local groups are already putting the space to work. The Rafiki Coalition is hosting a RecFest this Saturday at the 900 Innes area, with games, food, live performances and kayaking, a sign that partners want the waterfront active even while construction continues. Local TV coverage from KPIX/CBS Bay Area has spotlighted the park’s new piers, floating dock and food pavilion as fresh recreational draws and as jumping-off points for community conversations about the site’s history. The opening of 900 Innes Park was first reported by Hoodline in 2024, and the coming months will test whether the park delivers sustained access, jobs and programming for Bayview residents.
