San Francisco Ferry Terminal

• Client:  Alexandria Real Estate Equities
• Location:  San Francisco, California
• Project Size:  165,000 square feet
• Status:  Completed in 2006
• Principal-in-Charge:  Lori A. Simpson
• Project Construction Manager:  Antonio R. Mencarini

With Treadwell & Rollo as the geotechnical and earthquake consultant, work on the first phase of the San Francisco Ferry Terminal project began in February 2000.  The project entails constructing new and improved ferry terminal facilities and public access areas on the vicinity of the historic Ferry Building (located at the foot of Market Street).

The project's public access improvements include a new promenade on the north, and eventually east, side of the Ferry Building, and new terminals to be constructed at the south and north ends of the Ferry Building for increased commuter ferry service capacity to the north, east and south bay regions.  The public access improvements were designed to work in concert with the recent Embarcadero Roadway and San Francisco MUNI improvements.

In March 2000, work commenced to create a terminal in the area just north of the Ferry Building (the north terminal). Once completed, this change will create a separate float area for ferry service entering and exiting the north bay, improving passenger service and ferry operations overall.  Work also began in March 2000 on the south terminal area of the Ferry Building, adjacent to Sinbad's restaurant. Project activities in this area include replacement of an existing bridge, pile and deck installation, and repair of the underside of the existing deck.  Construction of the breakwater for the south terminal basin began in October 2000.