Candlestick Point Redevelopment Set to Start Construction This Summer After Years of Delay

SAN FRANCISCO. Construction on the long-delayed redevelopment of Candlestick Point is set to begin this summer. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the project’s final subdivision map in June 2026, clearing the way for developer FivePoint to start work on the former Candlestick Park site in the city’s southeast.

The first phase covers infrastructure: streets, sidewalks, and utilities for an initial stretch of about 675 homes. At full buildout, the plan calls for roughly 7,200 homes, about 300 acres of open space, and around two million square feet of commercial space. Candlestick Park, the stadium that stood on the site, was demolished in 2015.

What is planned

The Candlestick Point project sits in the Bayview-Hunters Point area along the bay and ranks among the largest development sites in San Francisco. FivePoint has said infrastructure work comes first, before vertical construction of housing can begin. The project has been in planning for more than a decade.

Why it matters

The site has sat largely vacant since the stadium came down. The approved map and the summer construction start move the project from planning into building. Residents of the surrounding neighborhood have been divided over the scale and timing of the plan through its long approval process.

Sources: SFist, Connect CRE, The Registry, and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure.

Featured image: “Candlestick Point Recreation Area” by Daniel Ramirez, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.