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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.

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.

The 4.8-million-square-foot (450,000 m) 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 by Trammell Crow, David Rockefeller, and John Portman.

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

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).

In February 2022, the cinema's operator closed its doors permanently.

Structures

150m
160yds 10

Embarcadero Center campus & surroundings
1 One Embarcadero Center
2 Two Embarcadero Center
3 Three Embarcadero Center
4 Four Embarcadero Center
5 Five Embarcadero Center (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
6 Embarcadero West
7 Le Méridien San Francisco
8 Embarcadero Plaza
9 Vaillancourt Fountain
10 Sue Bierman Park

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
One	173 m 568 ft	45	1971
Two	126 m 413 ft	30	1974
Three	126 m 413 ft	31	1977
Four	174 m 571 ft	45	1982
Five (Hyatt Regency)	77 m 253 ft	20	1973
Embarcadero West	123 m 404 ft	34	1989	Detached from main complex, sold in 2005, no longer part of the complex
The Jay Hotel	96.36 m 316.1 ft	25	1988	Formerly Le Méridien San Francisco, before that Park Hyatt Hotel

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

References

^ "Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
^ "Embarcadero Center: History". Boston Properties. 2004. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
"Big Downtown Office Building Up For Grabs". Bisnow. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
"One Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Two Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Three Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Four Embarcadero Center". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Hyatt Regency San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Embarcadero West". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
"Le Méridien San Francisco". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

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

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v t e Financial District, San Francisco
Buildings and business	44 Montgomery 45 Fremont Street 50 Beale Street 50 California Street 88 Kearny Street 100 First Plaza 100 Montgomery Street 100 Pine Center 101 California Street 101 Montgomery 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 301 Howard Street 333 Bush Street 333 Market Street 345 California Center 388 Market Street 425 California Street 425 Market Street 456 Montgomery Plaza 505 Montgomery Street 555 California Street 580 California Street 595 Market Street 601 California Street 650 California Street Bank of California Building Bank of Italy Building Central Plaza Central Tower Commercial Union Assurance Building Embarcadero Center Embarcadero West First Market Tower Flatiron Building Four Embarcadero Center Hallidie Building Hobart Building Humboldt Bank Building Hunter-Dulin Building The Infinity JPMorgan Chase Building KPMG Building Market Center McKesson Plaza Mills Building and Tower Mutual Savings Bank Building One Bush Plaza One California One Embarcadero Center One Front Street One Maritime Plaza One Market Plaza One Montgomery Tower One Sansome Street Pacific Gas & Electric Building Phelan Building Russ Building San Francisco Ferry Building Shell Building Stevenson Place Three Embarcadero Center Transamerica Pyramid Two Embarcadero Center
Businesses	Hilton InterContinental Le Méridien Park Central Hotel Punch Line Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences Tadich Grill
Diplomatic missions	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
Education	Academy of Art University Golden Gate University
Geography	Belden Place Embarcadero Plaza Kearny Street Montgomery Street New Montgomery Street
Public art	Admission Day Monument Lotta's Fountain Mechanics Monument Vaillancourt Fountain
Transportation	Embarcadero station F Market & Wharves Montgomery Street station
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v t e Tallest buildings in San Francisco
Skyscrapers over 500 feet (150 m)	Salesforce Tower Transamerica Pyramid 181 Fremont 555 California Street 345 California Center Millennium Tower One Rincon Hill The Avery Park Tower at Transbay Salesforce West 101 California Street 575 Market Street Four Embarcadero Center One Embarcadero Center 44 Montgomery One Market Plaza Spear Tower One Sansome Street The Harrison One Front Street First Market Tower McKesson Plaza 425 Market Street 706 Mission Street One Montgomery Tower
Highrises over 400 feet (120 m)	333 Bush Street Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower I Pacific Gas & Electric Building 50 California Street 555 Mission Street St. Regis Museum Tower 100 Pine Center 45 Fremont Street 333 Market Street 650 California Street 100 First Plaza 340 Fremont Street 399 Fremont Street 500 Folsom One California San Francisco Marriott Marquis Russ Building 140 New Montgomery Jasper MIRA The Infinity II JPMorgan Chase Building The Paramount Providian Financial Building Three Embarcadero Center Two Embarcadero Center Salesforce East 595 Market Street 123 Mission Street 101 Montgomery Embarcadero West 100 Van Ness Avenue LUMINA Fifteen Fifty
Highrises over 300 feet (91 m)	One Maritime Plaza Four Seasons Hotel 415 Natoma Street Westin St. Francis 33 Tehama Street 456 Montgomery Plaza 535 Mission Street Shell Building Park Central Hotel San Francisco 222 Second Street 199 Fremont Street One Market Plaza Steuart Tower Hilton San Francisco Financial District 425 California Street 100 Montgomery Street Grand Hyatt San Francisco Fox Plaza 101 Second Street NEMA 580 California Street 601 California Street The Infinity I Hilton San Francisco Union Square Tower II 450 Sutter Street InterContinental San Francisco Stevenson Place BridgeView 150 California Street 225 Bush Street 505 Montgomery Street Blue Shield of California Building Fairmont San Francisco 180 Montgomery Street KPMG Building Central Plaza The Summit W San Francisco 353 Sacramento Street 555 Market Street Bank of California Building Phillip Burton Federal Building Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences San Francisco Marriott Union Square 88 Kearny Street 388 Market Street Commercial Union Assurance Building Hunter-Dulin Building One Bush Plaza McAllister Tower Apartments 301 Howard Street Mark Hopkins Hotel Mills Tower Central Tower Solaire
Under construction	Oceanwide Center I & II
Planned and proposed	Palace Hotel Residential Tower Treasure Island development 5M Project 524 Howard Street
See also: San Francisco Designated Landmarks, Buildings and structures in San Francisco

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