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 San Francisco, California. There is an outdoor ice skating rink during winter months. Embarcadero Center sits on a 9.8-acre (4.0 ha) site largely bounded by Clay Street (to the north), Sacramento Street (to the south), Battery Street (to the west), and the Embarcadero (to the east), in the financial district of San Francisco.[1]
Developed by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller and John Portman, construction began with Tower One in 1971, with the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West, completed in 1989.[2] The two extension buildings are west of Battery.
Boston Properties sold the Embarcadero West building to 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
| 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] |
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
References
Further reading
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.