Celebrated San Francisco Pizza Concept to Join Growing Lineup of Retailers at New Waterfront Neighborhood
SAN FRANCISCO, October 10, 2024 – Mission Rock Partners, a collaboration of the San Francisco Giants and Tishman Speyer, today announced an agreement with Flour + Water Hospitality Group to bring a new location of its quick-service pizza restaurant to Mission Rock.
Flour + Water Pizza Shop will operate out of an 1,800-square-foot street-level space at the newly-completed commercial building located at 1090 Dr. Maya Angelou Lane. It will be the first stand-alone location of the Pizza Shop, which was conceptualized by co-chefs Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow to bring their pies to neighborhoods throughout the Bay Area.
Fueled by the centralized dough production at the award-winning flagship Flour + Water Pizzeria in North Beach where Flour + Water Pizza Shop was born, the restaurant showcases McNaughton and Pollnow’s interpretation of California style pizza, composed with an emphasis on high-quality ingredients from leading domestic purveyors. The Pizza Shop will also serve antipasti and salads that reflect the chefs’ long-standing relationships with Northern California producers and farmers, fan favorites such as hand-rolled mozzarella sticks and Calabrian chicken wings, as well as a beverage program featuring a selection of wine, beer and non-alcoholic options.
Flour + Water Pizza Shop joins the growing lineup of popular Bay Area retailers coming to Mission Rock. Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, LuxFit and Proper Food have all opened this summer. Arsicault Bakery, Quik Dog and a full-service restaurant from the team behind the award-winning Che Fico are scheduled to open in the coming months. Additional retailers will continue to be announced on a rolling basis.
“Our vision for the Pizza Shop is to bring our pizza and hospitality-driven approach to new neighborhoods where we can make a positive impact,” said Thomas McNaughton, Co-Chef and Co-Founder, Flour + Water Hospitality Group. “We look forward to serving and contributing to this dynamic Mission Rock community.”
“Flour + Water Hospitality Group is a beloved San Francisco institution and its Pizza Shop is the perfect restaurant to occupy this prime location within Mission Rock,” said Tishman Speyer Managing Director Maggie Kadin. “We are thrilled to add yet another exciting offering for the neighborhood’s growing community of residents, workers and visitors.”
“We’re pleased to welcome Flour + Water Pizza Shop to Mission Rock,” said San Francisco Giants Vice President of Real Estate Development Julian Pancoast. “This homegrown establishment seamlessly integrates into our vibrant new neighborhood. Flour + Water’s deep San Francisco roots and renowned culinary expertise significantly enhance our vision of cultivating a diverse dining destination.”
Mission Rock represents over 15 years of city planning and community input to transform a surface parking lot into an exciting new neighborhood featuring stylish rental homes, inspired parks and open spaces, community-serving retail, innovative workspaces, and parking to serve ballpark patrons and the surrounding area. Tishman Speyer and the Giants have partnered with Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s largest real estate company, Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., to bring the first phase of the project to fruition.
China Basin Park, the five-acre waterfront gathering space that serves as the centerpiece of the neighborhood, opened this year and is regularly hosting community programming. Visa’s Market Support Center, which encompasses an entire 13-story commercial tower, opened in June. Apartment tower The Canyon welcomed its first residents in June 2023, and its first office user, Capgemini, in April 2024. Apartment tower Verde welcomed its first residents in June 2024 and is home to Studio by Tishman Speyer, Mission Rock’s move-in ready flexible coworking space.
The retail leasing program continues to be spearheaded by the CBRE team of Alex Sagues and Laura Barr, which represented Mission Rock Partners in the agreement. Flour + Water Hospitality Group was represented by Retail West, Inc.
About Tishman Speyer (tishmanspeyer.com)
Tishman Speyer is a leading owner, developer, operator and investment manager of first-class real estate in 36 key markets across the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our portfolio spans market rate and affordable residential communities, premier office properties and retail spaces, industrial facilities, and mixed-use campuses. We create state-of-the-art life science centers through our Breakthrough Properties joint venture, and foster innovation through our strategic proptech investments. With global vision, on-the-ground expertise and a personalized approach, we are unparalleled in our ability to foster innovation, quickly adapt to global and local trends and proactively anticipate our customers’ evolving needs. By focusing on health and wellness, enlightened placemaking and customer-focused initiatives such as our tenant amenities platform, ZO, and our flexible space and co-working brand, Studio, we tend not just to our physical buildings, but to the people who inhabit them on a daily basis. Since our inception in 1978, Tishman Speyer has acquired, developed, and operated 533 properties, totaling 223 million square feet, with a combined value of over $129 billion (U.S.). Our current portfolio includes such iconic assets as Rockefeller Center in New York City, The Springs in Shanghai, TaunusTurm in Frankfurt and the Mission Rock neighborhood currently being realized in San Francisco.
About the San Francisco Giants (sfgiants.com)
One of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball, the 140-year old franchise moved to San Francisco from New York in 1958. After playing a total of 42 years in Seals Stadium and Candlestick Park, the team moved to the privately constructed, downtown ballpark on the corner of 3rd and King in 2000. The organization is widely recognized for its innovative business practices and baseball excellence having been named in the past decade the Sports Organization of the Year by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, Organization of the Year by Baseball America and ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year. Oracle Park is also the only ballpark in the country to have earned Silver, Gold and Platinum LEED certification for an existing building. Since opening its gates, Oracle Park has become internationally-renowned as a premier venue in the world of both sports and entertainment. On the diamond, more than 64 million spectators have witnessed countless magical moments, including three World Series Championships (2010, 2012 & 2014), the raising of four National League Pennants and eight playoff appearances. The ballpark has also hosted some of music’s biggest acts, including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé & Jay Z, Ed Sheeran, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Green Day and Billy Joel.
About Flour + Water Hospitality Group
Flour + Water Hospitality Group is a culture-driven San Francisco-based hospitality group dedicated to creating stand-out culinary experiences that reflect the leadership’s shared commitment to quality, community impact and transparency. Led by co-chefs Thomas McNaughton and Ryan Pollnow, and their partners Kara Bratcher, Dan Nestojko, Vanya Shekell, and David Steele, the team operates Flour + Water, Flour + Water Pasta Shop and Penny Roma in San Francisco’s Mission District, as well as the Flour + Water Pizzeria and Flour + Water Foods brands. They are also partners in the award-winning Trick Dog. McNaughton and Pollnow’s creativity and expertise is on display across the group’s concepts with offerings reflective of regional Italian traditions and Northern California inspirations with hand-crafted pasta and pizza at the center.
Since the opening of the original Flour + Water in 2009, the Group’s passion for cultivating community through genuine hospitality and memorable experiences has established the company as an industry leader. Their approach has had an indelible impact on the Bay Area’s culinary landscape, the restaurant spaces often functioning as incubators, expanding Flour + Water’s influence beyond their hometown. Committed to sustainable sourcing and practices, Flour + Water Hospitality Group was a founding member of Zero Foodprint, a nonprofit mobilizing the food world around agricultural climate solutions. For more information visit fwhospitality.com.
