Ingleside Police Station Replacement

The Ingleside District Police Station is located at 1 Sgt. John V. Young Lane, within Balboa Park. The station serves an area from Cesar Chavez Street, between Highway 101 and Faxon Avenue, to the San Mateo County line. The facility sits adjacent to Highway 280 and atop a section of the BART tunnel.  

The existing station was built in 1910 and is a local historic resource within the Balboa Park Historic District. The station includes a main building and a second building separated by a courtyard. The station’s parking lot surrounds the buildings.

SFPD’s staffing and facility requirements will be impacted by population growth in this district.  A significant amount of new development is planned within the Ingleside District Station boundaries, so a sizeable increase in the number of residents is expected in this district over the next 20 years. The 113-year-old historic station does not adequately support the Police Department’s mission in the Ingleside Station service area. The station suffers from functional, space, and security deficiencies that impede operational efficiency, and a major earthquake could knock it out of operation.

The facility is considered an Essential Services Building, which means it needs to remain in operation after a sizeable earthquake. Recent analysis has determined that Ingleside Station does not meet the performance criteria for immediate occupancy or life safety. The building will be designed so that any damage will not inhibit its continuing operation.

Priorities for improvements in the historic station include preservation of the exterior façade. Priorities in the new facility include seismic-safety upgrades to meet Essential Services Building criteria, updates to meet current policing programmatic needs, site security, and expansion options to meet expected growth for the next 50 years. 

Project scope   

The project scope includes altering and rehabilitating the existing building and constructing a new three-story building at the site across the parking lot.

While the Ingleside Police Station Replacement Project is under construction, the Police Department will relocate to a surge facility to serve as a temporary venue to accommodate key police operations.

Tentative project schedule

Planning/Design/Permitting: April 2021 to September 2024

Construction:  April 2025 to April 2027

Move In/Final Completion: May 2027 to July 2027 

Funding

The estimated construction budget for the project is $53 million. It is funded via the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond Program. San Francisco voters approved the $628.5 million ESER bond – the third installment of the program – during the March 2020 election. It will fund upgrades and much-needed improvements to capital infrastructure that will allow San Francisco to reliably respond to a major earthquake or other disaster and recover from its aftermath. 

What is the ESER bond program?

Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) is San Francisco's bond program to strategically address critical public safety needs in the City. The program identifies seismic improvements and upgrades to City-owned facilities that are needed to help safeguard San Francisco.