One 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 1971, stands tall with 45 stories without its flagpole. One Embarcadero Center is the second-tallest building out of the entire complex, standing one foot shorter than
Four Embarcadero Center
Four Embarcadero Center is a class-A office skyscraper in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The building is part of the Embarcadero Center complex of six interconnected buildings and one off-site extension. The skyscraper, co ...
, which is the tallest in the complex.
As of 2021,
Boston Properties
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owns the building.
Part of
Francis Ford Coppola
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's ''
The Conversation
''The Conversation'' is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman as a surveillance expert who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential ...
'' was filmed in One Embarcadaro. The Laughing Policeman starring Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern also was filmed at One Embarcadero Center.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
San Francisco, California, in the United States, has at least 482 high-rises, 58 of which are at least tall. The tallest building is Salesforce Tower, which rises and is the List of tallest buildings in the United States, 17th-tallest buildin ...
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Office buildings completed in 1971
Skyscraper office buildings in San Francisco
John C. Portman Jr. buildings
Twin towers
Financial District, San Francisco