Embarcadero Center
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Embarcadero Center is a commercial complex of five office
towers and two hotel
s on a 9.8 acres (4 ha) site located off the Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California
. The Trammell Crow
, David Rockefeller
and John Portman
development was begun with Tower One
in 1971, with the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West
, completed in 1989. The 4.8 million square feet (445,900 m²) office complex employs 14,000 people and contains retail, dining, and entertainment spaces, and a movie theatre.
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
towers and two hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
s on a 9.8 acres (4 ha) site located off the Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The Trammell Crow
Trammell Crow
F. Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer. Crow is credited for creating several famous real estate projects, including Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center , and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center.-Biography:Crow was born in Dallas, Texas...
, David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. is the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest and only surviving child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the only surviving grandchild of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His five siblings were...
and John Portman
John Portman
John C. Portman, Jr. is an American architect and real estate developer widely known for popularizing hotels and office buildings with multi-storied interior atriums....
development was begun with Tower One
One Embarcadero Center
One Embarcadero Center is an 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, completed in 1971, stands tall with 45 stories without...
in 1971, with the last off-complex extension, Embarcadero West
Embarcadero West
Embarcadero West is an office skyscraper located in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The building is part of the Embarcadero Center, which is a complex of five office towers and two hotels. The skyscraper, completed in 1989, stands tall with 34 stories. Embarcadero West is not...
, completed in 1989. The 4.8 million square feet (445,900 m²) office complex employs 14,000 people and contains retail, dining, and entertainment spaces, and a movie theatre.
Structures
| Name | Height | Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Embarcadero Center One Embarcadero Center One Embarcadero Center is an 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, completed in 1971, stands tall with 45 stories without... |
568 ft (173.1 m) | 45 floors | 1971 | |
| Two Embarcadero Center Two Embarcadero Center Two Embarcadero Center is office skyscraper located off The Embarcadero in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The , 30 storey tower, completed in 1974 is part of the Embarcadero Center, a complex of seven towers, of which two are hotels. Twin-tower Three Embarcadero Center is the... |
413 ft (125.9 m) | 30 floors | 1974 | |
| Three Embarcadero Center Three Embarcadero Center Three Embarcadero Center is an office skyscraper located in San Francisco's Financial District. The building is part of the Embarcadero Center, which is a complex of six interconnected buildings and one off-site extension. The skyscraper, completed in 1977, stands with 31 stories... |
413 ft (125.9 m) | 31 floors | 1977 | |
| Four Embarcadero Center 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, completed in 1982, stands with 45 stories... |
571 ft (174 m) | 45 floors | 1982 | |
| Five Embarcadero Center (Hyatt Regency San Francisco Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation... ) |
20 floors | 1973 | ||
| Embarcadero West Embarcadero West Embarcadero West is an office skyscraper located in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. The building is part of the Embarcadero Center, which is a complex of five office towers and two hotels. The skyscraper, completed in 1989, stands tall with 34 stories. Embarcadero West is not... |
404 ft (123.1 m) | 34 floors | 1989 | Detached from main complex |
| Le Méridien San Francisco Le Méridien San Francisco Le Méridien San Francisco is a hotel in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The property was formerly the Park Hyatt San Francisco.-External links:** at Starwood Hotels & Resorts... |
25 floors | 1988 | Formerly the Park Hyatt Hotel | |
See also
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, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...