Embarcadero Center

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.^[1]

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 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 $330 million in 2024).^[3]

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

Structures

110m
120yds

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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

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
One	173 m 568 ft	45	1971	[4]
Two	126 m 413 ft	30	1974	[5]
Three	126 m 413 ft	31	1977	[6]
Four	174 m 571 ft	45	1982	[7]
Five (Hyatt Regency)	77 m 253 ft	20	1973	[8]
Embarcadero West	123 m 404 ft	34	1989	Detached from main complex, sold in 2005, no longer part of the complex[9]
The Jay Hotel	96.36 m 316.1 ft	25	1988	Formerly Le Méridien San Francisco, before that Park Hyatt Hotel[10]

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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
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  A spiral ramp connects the 3 levels of the Four Embarcadero Center shopping mall

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