“But Lennar’s enterprising relationship with San Francisco City Hall — in which it has come to control much of the city’s remaining undeveloped land — gives the company unparalleled sway over how San Francisco will evolve, arguably rivaling the clout of the city’s elected leadership and the voters themselves.”

But…

“‘They [Lennar] have agreed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to create the infrastructure on these projects; the city couldn’t do that, nor can most other developers…'”

Git er done! 

–Lennar Corp. dominates redevelopment in S.F. [sfgate article]
–Developing Hunters Point [sfn BLOG]

[photo taken from sfgate article, photographer is Paul Chinn]