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Japantown Peace Plaza Renovation | Construction update, July 2024

Rec Park Improvements | All Project Updates Posted on July 22, 2024

Major demolition is now 55% completed. The plaza surface surrounding the pagoda has been removed exposing the original and historic base and clearing the way for Pagoda scaffolding in the future. All the previous plaza features have been removed and about half the finishes to slab. We also successfully completed two of four scheduled dates of night work (see notice).

The final two dates scheduled for night work are:

  • July 23, 2024 – Concrete Demolition and possibly some Hot Fluid Waterproofing
  • July 29, 2024 – Hot Fluid Waterproofing

Major demolition is expected to continue through the end of August. The public will soon be directed through protected paths at the plaza from the mall entrances to Post Street. These detours will allow for demolition of the existing paths to the mall entrances

Remember! Japan Center Malls remain open throughout the construction duration. Please be aware of the following pedestrian detours:

  • Access from Geary Boulevard – Detour to both East Mall and West Mall through the Geary Boulevard parking garage
  • Access from Post Street – Enter through existing fenced paths near the buildings to East Mall and West Mall
  • SIDEWALK CLOSED on the north side of Geary Boulevard from Laguna Street to Buchanan Street (mid-block crosswalk).

For questions, please contact the project manager:

Marien Coss, marien.coss@sfgov.org, (628) 652-6647.

For more information visit our webpage for the Japantown Peach Plaza Renovation Project >>

JPP-Demo- Lower Plaza July 2024

JPP- Demo-Lower Plaza 1 July 2024

JPP- Demo-Geary Blvd view July 2024

JPP-Demo- Pagoda 2 July 2024



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