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Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of four office towers, two hotels, and a shopping center located in San Francisco. An outdoor ice skating rink is open in the center during winter months.
Embarcadero Center sits on a 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). It is in the financial district of San Francisco. The complex accommodates offices for 14,000 people along with mixed-use areas accommodating retail, dining, entertainment, and cinema functions.
File:Embarcadero Center - Flickr - Joe Parks.jpg, Night, with edge lighting effects
File:2 Embarcadero Center Level P.jpg, Plaza Level of Two Embarcadero Center towards the back of the Hyatt Regency and the Ferry Building
File:Embarcadero Center (5028667417) (cropped).jpg, Aerial view of Five (Hyatt Regency), Four, and Three Embarcadero Center (L–R), with brick-paved Embarcadero Plaza in the foreground
File:Four Embarcadero Center Interior Spiral Ramp.jpg, A spiral ramp connects the 3 levels of the Four Embarcadero Center shopping mall
Official Embarcadero Center website360 degree panoramic photographs of San Francisco's Embarcadero Center
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Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of four office towers, two hotels, and a shopping center located in San Francisco. An outdoor ice skating rink is open in the center during winter months.
Embarcadero Center sits on a 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). It is in the financial district of San Francisco. The 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 byTrammell Crow
Fred Trammell Crow (June 10, 1914 – January 14, 2009) was an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. He is credited with the creation of several major real estate projects, including the Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center in Atlan ...
, David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Bank, Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of ...
, and John Portman. In 1989, the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West, was completed. The two extension buildings are west of Battery Street.In December 2005, Boston Properties sold the Embarcadero West building to Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA-CREF) for more than (equivalent to $ million in ).
In February 2022, the cinema's operator closed its doors permanently.
Structures
See also
* Embarcadero station (BART
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)
* Peachtree Center, Atlanta
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* Renaissance Center
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, Detroit
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* Rockefeller Center
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in Manhattan, New York
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* Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco
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* Westin Bonaventure Hotel
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References
Further reading
*External links
Official Embarcadero Center website
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Don Bain's 360° Panoramas
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