Embarcadero Center

Commercial complex in San Francisco

Highlighted: Hyatt Regency at left and four towers. Not shown: Le Méridien hotel, located behind the other buildings, toward the right of the rightmost highlighted tower.

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. As of 2024, only a handful of stores remained open.^[1]

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]

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.^[1]

History

In 1971, construction began with Tower One. The project was developed by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller, and John Portman.^[2]

In 1989, the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West, was completed. The two extension buildings are west of Battery.^[2]

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 $320 million in 2023).^[3]

In February 2022, the cinema’s operator closed its doors permanently.^[1]

Structures

150m
160yds

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Embarcadero Center campus & surroundings

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One Embarcadero Center

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Two Embarcadero Center

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Three Embarcadero Center

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Four Embarcadero Center

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Five Embarcadero Center (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)

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Embarcadero West

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Le Méridien San Francisco

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Embarcadero Plaza

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Vaillancourt Fountain

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Sue Bierman Park

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  Night, with edge lighting effects
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  Plaza Level of Two Embarcadero Center towards the back of the Hyatt Regency and the Ferry Building
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  Aerial view of Five (Hyatt Regency), Four, and Three Embarcadero Center (L–R), with brick-paved Embarcadero Plaza in the foreground

See also

• San Francisco Bay Area portal
• Architecture portal

• Embarcadero Station (BART)
• Vaillancourt Fountain
• Peachtree Center, Atlanta
• Renaissance Center, Detroit
• Rockefeller Center, New York
• Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles

References

1. "Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Embarcadero Center: History". Boston Properties. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
3. "Big Downtown Office Building Up For Grabs". Bisnow. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
4. "One Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Two Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Three Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "Four Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. "Hyatt Regency San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
9. "Embarcadero West". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
10. "Le Méridien San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Further reading

• Woodbridge, Sally B. (1992). San Francisco Architecture (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Chronicle Books. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-87701-897-9.

External links

• Official Embarcadero Center website
• 360 degree panoramic photographs of San Francisco's Embarcadero Center Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, from Don Bain's 360° Panoramas

37°47′41″N 122°23′52″W / 37.794722°N 122.397778°W / 37.794722; -122.397778