**Beginning of Public Scoping Period and June 4 Public Meeting**

What is the Thornburgh District?

The Thornburgh District is one of the Presidio's hidden treasures - a small-scale historic industrial streetscape in view of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. It is located west of the Letterman Digital Arts Center, not far from the Gorgas Gate.

The historic area dates from the early 1900s. Its buildings originally housed support services for old Letterman Hospital (today the Thoreau Center), and are all contributing features to the Presidio’s National Historic Landmark District status.

Revitalizing Thornburgh

The Presidio Trust is now revitalizing this northeastern corner of the park. In fall 2006, the Trust released a Request for Expressions of Interest seeking qualified teams to lease and rehabilitate 12 historic buildings totaling 144,000 square feet. In January 2007 the Trust hosted a public workshop to discuss early ideas for the district and to gather community input.

As a result of this process, four teams are being invited to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP), which was released on March 30, 2007. Additionally, in April 2007 the Presidio Trust issued a Notice of Intent announcing the beginning of public scoping for the Thornburgh Buildings Environmental Assessment (EA), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The public is invited to comment on the scope, the range of alternatives, and the issues that should be examined in the EA.

Provide Your Comments

As part of the scoping process, the Trust will host an informational meeting on Monday, June 4, 2007, at 6:30 pm at the Presidio Officers’ Club (50 Moraga Avenue) on the Main Post. At the meeting, participants will learn more about the project, talk with project proponents, and suggest issues to be considered in the EA. Following a brief presentation of the proposals by their proponents, comments will be recorded. The community is also invited to send written comments postmarked by Monday, June 18, 2007, to: John Pelka, Compliance Manager, The Presidio Trust, 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052 (fax: 415/561-5308) or thornburgh@presidiotrust.gov.

Contact Us

If you have questions regarding the project, please call the Presidio Trust Public Affairs Office at (415) 561-5418.