Description
Parkmerced is a massive 152-acre, 11-million-square foot development project that is described as “a city within a city” with a budget of up to $1.35 billion.
Parkmerced is expected to bring 5,679 new residential units, 230,000 square feet of retail space, 80,000 square feet of offices, and 60,000 square feet of parks to the neighborhood.
The development will yield 5 Buildings, Parks, Community Gardens, Community Commons, Transit options and more. The buildings are:
- 199 Vidal
- 300 Arballo
- 455 Serrano/850 Gonzalez
- 1208-1218 Junipero Serra
- 95-99 Chumasero
Sources: Parkmerced Vision, sfgov.org
Unit Features
199 Vidal Drive
- Stories: 4
- Total Units: 64
- Studios, 1 to 3 bedrooms
- Bike Parking: 69 spaces
- Fitness Center
- Interior courtyard with fire pit and outdoor grill
- Top floor resident lounge with kitchen and outdoor patio
- A community room, landscaping and close proximity to Lake Merced
300 Arballo
- Stories: 8
- Total Units: 89
- Bike Parking: 94 spaces
- Entry terrace with fire pit
- Exercise room equipped with removable aerobic equipment
- Community lounge including catering kitchen
- Roof deck with outdoor grill
455 Serrano / 850 Gonzalez
- Stories: 11
- Total Units: 248
- Bike Parking: 264 spaces
- 431-space parking podium
- Library and fireplace lounge
- Open green with bocce ball court
- Roof deck with outdoor spa
- Weight and cardio room
- Yoga studio
- Activity lounge
- Outdoor terrace with BBQ and fire pits
1208-1218 Junipero Serra
- Stories: (1) 17-story tower and (1) 8-story mid-rise
- Total Units: 299
- Bike Parking: 318 spaces
- 353-space parking podium
- Activity lounge with demonstration kitchen
- Outdoor patio with fire pits
- Co-working shared office space and conference rooms
- 4th floor outdoor lounge
- Double height lounge with large media screen
- Roof deck with outdoor kitchen
95-99 Chumasero
- Stories: (2) 14-story towers
- Total Units: 313
- Bike Parking: 178 spaces
- 266-space parking podium
- Indoor/outdoor fitness area
- Outdoor fire pit
- Community flex room
- Outdoor kitchen
- Indoor demonstration kitchen
Building Features:
- Community Gardens – Meandering pedestrian paths surrounded by a large recreational lawn area for community activities and gatherings.
- Hedgerows + Bioswales – North-South Streets are lined with tall trees, oriented to block the salt-laden westerly winds.
- Neighborhood Commons – Places for residents of Parkmerced to gather, the Neighborhood Commons are active open spaces dedicated to social engagement and recreation.
- Stream Corridor – Rainwater is channeled through a new stream corridor, filtering water to reduce the impact on the City’s waste water treatment plants, while restoring a connection to Lake Merced.
- Recreation and Active Play – Sports fields offer residents of Parkmerced the opportunity to participate in active recreation.
- Green Connector – Connecting the eastern and western edges, Parkmerced’s Gonzalez Drive weaves through the neighborhood, creating a robust green link for people, water and habitat from SFSU to Lake Merced.
- Low-emissions shuttles to BART
- Parkmerced residents are offered monthly transit passes, pre-loaded with free rides for a multitude of transportation options
- A new transit plaza makes connections to light rail and BART more convenient for all riders in this part of the city
