UCSF Parnassus Heights Construction Update
You're Invited: May 7th Hybrid Quarterly Construction Meeting
Please join UCSF on Wednesday, May 7th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. for a hybrid community meeting about upcoming construction and other planned projects at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus.
UCSF will share the progress of campus projects and potential impacts on the neighborhood, including but not limited to:
UCSF Health Helen Diller Hospital
Bakar Research and Academic Building
Location: UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus
Faculty Alumni House
745 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA
Light refreshments will be served.
Please register to attend either in-person here or virtually by Zoom here.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE APRIL 14, 2025
The next major phase of construction—basement and foundations— has begun and is expected to be complete in the summer 2026.
Upcoming Activities:
· As the HDH project transitions to constructing the building's foundation, several concrete pours will be scheduled between the hours 1:00 - 7:00 a.m. beginning in late April through July 2025.
· The second Tower Crane Installation is expected to occur near the end of April or early May.
Potential impacts:
· Periodic early morning material deliveries
· Intermittent truck traffic - flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic, monitor truck idling, and ensure all trucks are covered when leaving the job site.
Work hours:
· "Noisy" work: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday's 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
There are multiple utility projects underway impacting Medical Center Way
Potential impacts:
· Single lane closures on weekdays and Medical Center Way is closed on the weekends. Flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
· Work hours:
· Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and weekends 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB)
The next major phase of construction—structural steel erection of the vertical structural frame— will begin on Monday, April 14 and is expected to be complete in the fall 2025.
Potential impacts:
· Intermittent truck traffic - flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic. All trucking activity will follow the approved trucking routes.
· As a safety precaution during steel delivery, staging and installation, Koret Way will be closed Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with intermittent access for pedestrians. Flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic
Work hours:
· Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and weekends 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB)
The next major phase of construction—structural steel erection of the vertical structural frame— will begin on Monday, April 14 and is expected to be complete in the fall 2025.
Potential impacts:
· Intermittent truck traffic - flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic. All trucking activity will follow the approved trucking routes.
· As a safety precaution during steel delivery, staging and installation, Koret Way will be closed Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with intermittent access for pedestrians. Flaggers will be present to direct vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Work hours:
· Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and weekends 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Community Impact Reporter
UCSF has launched an online portal for neighbors, patients, staff, and students to submit inquiries and complaints about construction activity at the Parnassus Heights campus.
To submit an inquiry, click on the link below. You can either create an account or submit as a guest. From there you will be prompted to answer a few questions (location, type of inquiry, contact information, etc.). Once submitted, a UCSF representative will investigate and get back to you with any updates and conclusion.
UCSF Community & Government Relations is committed to fostering honest communication, mutual understanding and creative collaboration with the people whose neighborhoods and concerns we share. Visit our website to learn more about current projects.
If you have questions please contact: community.cgr@ucsf.edu.
