Embarcadero Center
Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of four office towers, two hotels, and a shopping center located in San Francisco, California. An outdoor ice skating rink opens 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.
The 4.8-million-square-foot (450,000 m2) complex accommodates offices for 14,000 people along with mixed-use areas accommodating retail, dining, entertainment, and cinema functions.
History
In 1971, construction began with Tower One. The project was developed by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller, and John Portman.
In 1989, the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West, was completed. The two extension buildings are west of Battery.
In December 2005, Boston Properties sold the Embarcadero West building to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA-CREF) for more than US$205 million (equivalent to $330 million in 2024).
In February 2022, the cinema's operator closed its doors permanently.
Structures
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
- Embarcadero Station (BART)
- Vaillancourt Fountain
- Peachtree Center, Atlanta
- Renaissance Center, Detroit
- Rockefeller Center, New York
- Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles
References
Further reading
- Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.