Embarcadero Center
Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of four office towers, two hotels, a shopping center with more than 125 stores, bars, and restaurants, and a fitness center on three levels located in
financial district of San Francisco.[1]
Developed by
Embarcadero West, completed in 1989.[2]
The two extension buildings are west of Battery.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA-CREF) in December 2005 for more than US$205 million.[3]
The 4.8 million square feet (445,900 m2) complex accommodates offices for 14,000 people along with mixed-use areas accommodating retail, dining, entertainment and cinema functions. The cinema’s operator closed its doors permanently in February 2022.[1]
Structures
150m
160yds
160yds
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5
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Embarcadero West
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Le Méridien San Francisco8
Embarcadero Plaza9
Vaillancourt Fountain10
Sue Bierman Park| Name | Height | Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | 173 m 568 ft |
45 | 1971 | [4] |
| Two | 126 m 413 ft |
30 | 1974 | [5] |
| Three | 126 m 413 ft |
31 | 1977 | [6] |
| Four | 174 m 571 ft |
45 | 1982 | [7] |
Five )
(Hyatt Regency |
77 m 253 ft |
20 | 1973 | [8] |
Embarcadero West
|
123 m 404 ft |
34 | 1989 | Detached from main complex, sold in 2005, no longer part of the complex [9] |
| Le Méridien | 96.36 m 316.1 ft |
25 | 1988 | Formerly the Park Hyatt Hotel [10] |
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Night, with edge lighting effects -
Plaza Level of Two Embarcadero Center towards the back of the Hyatt Regency and the Ferry Building -
Aerial view of Five (Hyatt Regency), Four, and Three Embarcadero Center (L–R), with brick-paved Embarcadero Plaza in the foreground
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See also
- BART)
- Vaillancourt Fountain
- Peachtree Center, Atlanta
- Renaissance Center, Detroit
- Rockefeller Center, New York
- Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles
References
- ^ a b "Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Embarcadero Center: History". Boston Properties. 2004. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Big Downtown Office Building Up For Grabs". Bisnow. September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ "One Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Two Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Three Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Four Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Hyatt Regency San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Embarcadero West". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Le Méridien San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
Further reading
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.
External links
- Official Embarcadero Center website
- 360 degree panoramic photographs of San Francisco's Embarcadero Center Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, from Don Bain's 360° Panoramas
37°47′41″N 122°23′52″W / 37.794722°N 122.397778°W
