Project News!

 

February 20 & 21, 2010: The planning process for the future parks and streets on the former Schlage site kicks off with a two-day open house on Saturday Feb 20 (11am to 5pm) and Sunday Feb 21 (1pm to 5pm) at the Visitacion Valley Elementary School. See the Open Space, Streetscape and Site Design Open House Notices in English, in Spanish, or in Chinese.

 

January 14, 2010: Remediation activities on the site is starting. See the Remediation Injection Work Notice in English, in Spanish, or in Chinese.

 

December 18, 2009: The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Report is completed. The HABS Report, which contains photographs, written history, and interviews, is an archival documentation of the demolished buildings that used to be on the Schlage Lock factory site and the Railyard. Click here to download the HABS Report and click here to see the HABS Photographs.

 

November 16, 2009: California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) approved the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) for the project, after a public commenting period from Sept. 10 to Oct. 13, 2009, paving the way for remediation to start. See the DTSC Approval Letter.

 

October 16, 2009: CityBuild Academy, in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, the Developer and its affiliates (Brownfield Partners and MACTEC), and local community and economic development organizations, held a Environmental Field Technician Training and Job Resource Fair at the project site. Graduates of the training program were congratulated by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell and the Mayor's Office for their dedication to their career development. Environmental firms were on hand to discuss future green job opportunities in San Francisco and elsewhere in the Bay Area.

 

August 31, 2009: The City's Department of Public Works (DPW) started construction of the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project, which will last for 10 months. For questions about the construction activities on Leland Avenue, call Tim Fry, Project Engineer at (510) 715-0802 or the After Hours Emergency Number at (510) 632-7676. You can also contact DPW directly by calling Alex Murillo at (415) 437-7009. Learn more about the Streetscape Design or Streetscape Project Updates. See the Notice of Excavation.

 

News Articles

UPC’s commitment to partnering with local communities means keeping the public informed of progress and news affecting our company and the redevelopment of the Schlage Lock and Railyard sites.  Read what other people have read about this redevelopment project:

 

07.01.2009 - DTSC News - Making the Best Use of Resources
05.15.2009 - VV Grapevine - Dawn of New Era Finally Arrives in Visitacion Valley
04.27.2009 - SF Gate - A Strategy for Neighborhood Commercial Corridors
04.03.2009 - SF Gate - Vis Valley Plan Moves Ahead
04.01.2009 - SF Gate - Solving San Francisco's Planning Paradox
03.27.2009 - SF Business Times - Schlage Lock - 10 Years of Litigation Ends in Transfer
01.26.2009 - SF Gate - City Looks at Visitaion Valley Redevelopment
01.15.2009 - VV Grapevine - Schlage Lock Site Gets Green Light From Redevelopment Commission
12.19.2008 - Examiner - Schlage Lock Factory May Finally Meet Wrecking Balls
08.20.2008 - Brisbane Luminary - Schlage Lock Site to be Cleaned Up and Developed as New Residential Transit Community
06.13.2008 - SF Chronicle - Schlage Lock Factory Sold - Mixed Use Plan
06.13.2008 - SF Business Times - Ingersoll Rand Sells Schlage Lock Site to Universal Paragon for $450M Project
06.13.2008 - SF Gate - Old Schlage Lock Factory in S.F. Finally Sold
08.28.2006 - SF Gate - Residents Pushing for Redevelopment of Schlage Factory Site

 

Press Release and Press Kit

If you want to write about this development project, please help yourself to the information from the press kit and press release below.

 

• Press kit: coming soon!
• Press releases: coming soon!