Four Embarcadero Center is a
class-A office skyscraper
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in the
Financial District
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of
San Francisco
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,
California
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. The building is part of the
Embarcadero Center
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 bo ...
complex of six interconnected buildings and one off-site extension. The skyscraper, completed in 1982, stands with 45 stories. Four Embarcadero Center is the tallest building out of the entire complex, standing at slightly taller than
One Embarcadero Center, which is the second tallest in the complex without its flagpole.
History
As of 2021, the complex is owned by
Boston Properties
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. In 1998, they purchased the four towers along with
275 Battery Street and the
Old Federal Reserve Bank Building from
Prudential Insurance Co. and
David Rockefeller
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for US$1.22 billion.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
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References
External links
Embarcadero Center official website
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Financial District, San Francisco
John C. Portman Jr. buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco
Twin towers
1982 establishments in California
Office buildings completed in 1982