Construction work has topped out on the Balboa Park Upper Yard affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue in San Francisco’s Outer Mission. The construction has replaced a surface parking lot and former rail yard across from a BART and Muni station with a 90-foot tall infill with over a hundred affordable housing units. Both the Mission Housing Development Corporation and Related Companies are responsible for the development.
2340 San Jose Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
2340 San Jose Avenue from the Geneva Car Barn, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The project has replaced the upper yard parcel, which closed in 2008 following the completion of the Muni Metro East facility. The design, by Mithun, will feature a pedestrian plaza and a new vehicle drop-off area to service the adjacent Balboa Park BART and Muni rail station. Facade materials will include cement plaster, painted metal, and masonry. The structure has been articulated to break up the massing and soften the building scale visually. Facade installation has started but is not yet visible due to scaffolding.
Balboa Park Upper Yard vertical cross-section, image by Mithun
Balboa Park Upper Yard breakdown to illustration the design process for the structure’s massing, image by Mithun
2340 San Jose Avenue seen from the Balboa Park BART Station, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
2340 San Jose Avenue view from across the street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
The 91-foot tall structure yields around 170,000 square feet from the 0.7-acre lot. The building will create 131 affordable homes. Additional programming will include a 6,000 square foot child development center, a 2,400 square foot non-profit office space, 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, a community room, courtyard, and bicycle parking. Though developers are hoping to find a cafe or local grocer, a tenant has not been announced.
Of the 131 total units to be built, 39 will be designated for existing HOPE SF residents who volunteer to relocate from the Sunnydale-Velasco public housing site. Apartment rents will be geared toward households earning between 40-110% of the area median income. Unit sizes will range from studios to three bedrooms.
2340 San Jose Avenue from the Balboa Park Muni tracks, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
2340 San Jose Avenue seen from Geneva Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson
Groundbreaking occurred in November of 2021, with Cahill as the contractor. The building is slated to open by 2023.
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