Alta Plaza Park    
San Francisco, California

Miller Company was selected by the Friends of Alta Plaza Park to work with neighborhood residents  and park users to create a new long range Landscape Master Plan for Alta Plaza Park. The 12-acre park is located in the heart of Pacific Heights between Clay, Scott, Jackson, and Steiner Streets.

Originally designed by John McLaren in 1888, the park is a neighborhood resource as well as a destination for San Francisco park enthusiasts that features magnificent views of the city and the bay. Alta Plaza Park has fallen into disrepair over the years with decaying pathways and aging infrastructure. In recent years, with the support of neighbors, a new playground was installed and tennis courts were upgraded. In an effort to decrease water consumption and relieve SFRPD of maintenance requirements SFPUC sponsored a project that replaced hillside turf grass with no-mow lawn on the west, south, and east terraces. These changes have proven to be unpopular with the neighborhood which sparked interest in creating a new Master Plan addressing both infrastructure and aesthetic improvements. Miller Company hosted community meetings to gather public input.
Improvements included in the master plan are upgrades to drainage infrastructure, new pathways, irrigation, planting, and the addition of a new community bench surrounding recognizing community partners who supported the development of the  children’s playground.

View Master Plan here.

Completion Year: 2018
Size: 12 acres
Client: SF Recreation & Parks
MCLA Team: Jeffrey Miller, Maya Nagasaka, Rebecca Ewing,
Kristen Dahl, Jayson Wood, Collin Ng

Donor Bench at a lookout point.