The first-to-open Bristol condominiums are perched on a forested hilltop offering panoramic views of Clipper Cove and the eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Featuring GreenPoint Rated sustainable interior design by Edmonds + Lee Architects, Bristol units are centered around a landscaped open-air inner courtyard, anchored by a Grandiflora Victoria Magnolia tree, providing residents a park-like setting in which to gather with neighbors and friends. Ranging from studios to spacious three-bedroom residences, The Bristol’s gracious floor plans have been thoughtfully designed with floor to ceiling windows to maximize sunlight, Bay views and entertaining spaces.

This full-page features the opening of The Bristol, where Yerba Buena Island recently welcomed its first residents after 20 years of planning. It highlights the design and amenities of The Bristol, developed by Wilson Meaney with design by Hart Howerton and interiors by Edmonds + Lee Architects, and the upcoming Island Club featuring unobstructed views of the city skyline, Bay Bridge, and Golden Gate Bridge.

The dedicated 3-page spread in the Real Estate section focuses on the opening of The Bristol, which offers residents a nature-inspired sanctuary just 10 minutes from downtown. It notes that the luxury residences are developed by Wilson Meany and Stockbridge Capital Group, with creative collaboration from renowned talent like Hart Howerton, Edmonds + Lee Architects, Meyer Davis and Aidlin Darlin – all with wellness amenities and easy access to parks and Clipper Cove beach. It includes quotes from resident Diane Master and Vivian Lee and five prominent interior and exterior images.

A two-minute segment highlights the opening of The Bristol at Yerba Buena Island, showcasing stunning visuals of the bay bridge and overview shots of the island. The Bristol, boasts beautiful views overlooking the east bay and the east side of the bay bridge, is the first of many new homes that will generate a new neighborhood in the San Francisco area. Sales Director, Lynn Bell, highlights the combination of outdoor and city living that The Bristol offers its residents, the convenient and quick ferry ride, and the exciting future in store for Yerba Buena Island as a whole.

As construction crews were busy carving the foundations of what someday soon will be 31 townhomes into the side of a hill on Yerba Buena Island on Thursday, a 124-unit condominium building at its foot was already humming with life.

The morning sunlight filtered through the glass framed walls of the lobby of The Bristol as some of the building’s first residents could be seen spilling out of elevators into an open deck lined with garden furniture.

Sitting in a shaded corner that overlooks a courtyard anchored by a Magnolia tree, developer Chris Meany described waking up in the six-story building with underground parking and panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay as “awakening to the spiritual experience” of living in San Francisco.

They sit out in the Bay, so close yet so far away, their skyline views and open vistas relatively inaccessible. You can drive or take a bus there via the Bay Bridge, but Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island remain mostly marooned, a pass-through on car trips over the bay. That’s about to change, with ferry service to Treasure Island expected to start by the end of the month. It will be a 6-minute boat ride from downtown San Francisco.