The Presidio Trust

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the Presidio was slated for closure by a BRAC (Base Realignment and Closures) commission and thus began the transfer of property to the National Park Service. In June of 1995 the Sixth U.S. Army marched out the Presidio, ending almost 219 years of military presence in the city.
By September 30, 1995 all Army Facilities were transferred to the National Park Service.
is the first of its kind in the United States. With the closing of many military bases this seems to be an effective allocation of the land. But as with any National Park the Presidio has its fair share of problems. The main on being the extensive cleanup that was needed to restore the land to its original pristine state. In July of 1998 the Trust took charge of an area that included over 600 historical buildings and over 1800 housing units. The national Park Service chose through lack of leadership to keep more than 80 percent of those housing units and buildings vacant for over four years. During this time ...

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