24 Willie Mays Plz
San Francisco, CA 94107
24 Willie Mays Plz
San Francisco, CA 94107
The Metreon is a shopping center located in downtown San Francisco at the corner of 4th Street and Mission Street. It is a four-story 350,000 square foot (33,000 m²) building built over the corner of the underground Moscone Center convention center. Metreon opened on June 16, 1999, as the first of a proposed chain of Sony "urban entertainment centers", aggregating dining, gaming, music, exhibitions, shopping, and movies. Sony intended the ambitious 85 million dollar project to be not only a theme park and gallery for Sony products but also a way to reinforce a sophisticated image for the Sony brand.In 2006 Metreon was sold to Westfield, a mall developer, and it was refashioned as a food-oriented mall. In 2011, with few exceptions, remaining businesses in the mall were closed. Westfield began a major renovation with an emphasis on dining, including Target Corporation creating a large downtown department store that now takes up the second floor. In April, 2012, the Westfield sold the Metreon to Starwood Capital Group. Westfield currently continues to be responsible for management.HistoryThe Metreon's original attractions included a movie theater including both standard and IMAX screens, a multimedia edutainment presentation involving audio-animatronics and 3-D film based on the famous book The Way Things Work by David Macaulay, a play area for young children based on Maurice Sendak's popular children's book Where the Wild Things Are (sharing a floor with an In the Night Kitchen themed restaurant), and an arcade and bar, the Airtight Garage, based on French comic artist and graphic designer Jean "Moebius" Giraud's graphic novel of the same name and featuring all original games.
San Francisco 4th and King Street, 4th and King, or Caltrain Depot is the north end of the Caltrain commuter rail line to the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley, and is a major area transit hub. It is next to a Muni Metro light rail station, which provides connections to downtown San Francisco and Bay Area Rapid Transit.HistoryThe station is in the Mission Bay/China Basin area, bordered on the north by Townsend Street, east by 3rd Street, west by 4th Street and south by King Street. It opened on June 21, 1975, replacing a station built in 1914 at 3rd and Townsend, one block away.The Muni extension to the station was opened in 1998.FutureThe Caltrain Downtown Extension project to the rebuilt Transbay Terminal includes the construction of an underground 4th and King station. The underground station will be next to the current station on the Townsend side. Several platforms on the current station will be retained as the terminal for non-electric trains, such as trains to Union City across Dumbarton Rail Bridge, trains to Gilroy, and trains that won't fit into the new station.
Rincon Center is a complex of shops, restaurants, offices, and apartments in South of Market in Downtown San Francisco, California. It comprises an entire city block, bounded by Mission, Howard, Spear, and Steuart Streets. There are two buildings.Rincon AnnexThe original Rincon Annex building is a former United States Post Office, designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood in the Streamline Moderne style, and completed in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The exterior of the building is decorated by dolphins in stone relief friezes above the doorways and windows.MuralsThe interior features the renowned "History of California" mural, composed of 27 watercolor murals painted by the Russian immigrant muralist Anton Refregier, from 1941 to 1948 under the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration. The murals, in the Social realism style, depict the history of California and San Francisco's role in it. As the murals were completed immediately following World War II, they generated fierce controversies. Refregier's detractors criticized his artistic style and questioned his political leanings. The controversy eventually reached the U.S. Congress, where critics called for the murals to be destroyed. Ironically, it was the murals that led to the preservation of the post office lobby as part of the Rincon Center development.
We offer space for entrepreneurs and their teams. StartupHouse is located at 934 Howard St in San Francisco, right at the intersection of Mary St that we share with TechShop and Tempest Bar. The building used to be the headquarters of Good Vibrations, so we like to think we are continuing on with making some good vibes.
The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by internationally renowned artist Leo Villareal. This stunning fine arts experience will live for two years on the San Francisco Bay Bridge West Span, starting with the Grand Lighting on March 5, 2013.
Salesforce Tower, formerly known as the Transbay Tower, is a 1070ft supertall office skyscraper under construction in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. Located at 415 Mission Street between First and Fremont Streets, next to the Transbay Transit Center site, Salesforce Tower is the centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay redevelopment plan that contains a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses. When completed, the tower will be the tallest in San Francisco and a defining building in the burgeoning South of Market area. With a top roof height of 970ft and an overall height of 1070ft, it will be the second tallest building west of the Mississippi River after the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles.HistoryDeveloper Hines, with a proposal by architect César Pelli, was selected as the winner of a global competition in 2007 to entitle and purchase the site. A seven-member jury of development experts assembled by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) selected Hines over proposals from Forest City Enterprises and architect Richard Rogers; and from Rockefeller Development Group Corp. and Skidmore Owings & Merrill. In 2012, Boston Properties acquired a 50% stake in the project and in 2013 acquired most of Hines' remaining interest to become 95% owners of the project.
Salesforce Tower, formerly known as the Transbay Tower, is a 1070ft supertall office skyscraper under construction in the South of Market district of downtown San Francisco. Located at 415 Mission Street between First and Fremont Streets, next to the Transbay Transit Center site, Salesforce Tower is the centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay redevelopment plan that contains a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses. When completed, the tower will be the tallest in San Francisco and a defining building in the burgeoning South of Market area. With a top roof height of 970ft and an overall height of 1070ft, it will be the second tallest building west of the Mississippi River after the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles.HistoryDeveloper Hines, with a proposal by architect César Pelli, was selected as the winner of a global competition in 2007 to entitle and purchase the site. A seven-member jury of development experts assembled by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) selected Hines over proposals from Forest City Enterprises and architect Richard Rogers; and from Rockefeller Development Group Corp. and Skidmore Owings & Merrill. In 2012, Boston Properties acquired a 50% stake in the project and in 2013 acquired most of Hines' remaining interest to become 95% owners of the project.
The UCSF Mission Bay Station, also known as the Gene Friend Way station, is a light rail station of the San Francisco Municipal Railway's Muni Metro system located in the median of Third Street at South Street in Mission Bay, San Francisco, California. This station serves the hub of biotech in this district of the city.This station will serve the Chase Center when it opens (projected for 2019).
The UCSF Mission Bay Station, also known as the Gene Friend Way station, is a light rail station of the San Francisco Municipal Railway's Muni Metro system located in the median of Third Street at South Street in Mission Bay, San Francisco, California. This station serves the hub of biotech in this district of the city.This station will serve the Chase Center when it opens (projected for 2019).
The Infinity or 300 Spear Street is a mixed-use residential condominium development in San Francisco, California consisting of 2 high-rise towers and 2 low-rise buildings. The four buildings contain 650 residential units. The complex is the first phase of a massive residential development encompassing two city blocks.HistoryThe two residential projects, 300 Spear and 201 Folsom, were proposed by Tishman Speyer Properties and initially designed by Heller Manus Architects. The San Francisco Planning Commission was scheduled to give its vote on the two projects on June 26, 2003, but this was delayed until September. Eventually, the two projects were given approval by the Planning Commission in spite of heavy opposition. However, 300 Spear and 201 Folsom still needed approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in order for the project to progress. A few months later, the Board of Supervisors gave initial approval to the projects. The project was given final approval by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on February 4, 2004.DescriptionOverviewThe residential complex consists of four buildings with one 8 and one 9-story midrise, and 37 and 42-story highrise towers. The highrise towers are named The Infinity I and The Infinity II. One of the towers, the Infinity I, rises 350ft and contain 37 floors. The taller highrise, the Infinity II, rises 450ft and contain 42 floors. The 650-unit complex containing these four buildings is bounded by Main Street to the southwest, Folsom Street to the northwest and Spear Street to the northeast. The complex is one block inland from the Embarcadero and the San Francisco Bay. Pricing for the units range from $700k-$5 million.
Salesforce West is a 43-story, 183m office skyscraper completed in 1985 at Fremont and Mission Streets on the boundary of the financial district and South of Market Area (SOMA) of San Francisco, California.History50 Fremont Street was developed and owned by Fremont Properties who sold the building in 2000, which was later purchased by Hines, who in turn sold the property to TIAA-CREF in late 2004. Hines Interests Limited Partnership provides property management for this building. The building's design, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, includes stepped-back vertical bays at each corner, rising to a building crown that evokes the design of historic Art Deco skyscrapers.In January 2012, Salesforce.com announced that it signed an 18-year lease to occupy for 339 million. In November 2014, Salesforce agreed to purchase the tower from TIAA-CREF for 640 million.In 2014, Salesforce confirmed that it bought the 50 Fremont office building for $640 million from TIAA-CREF, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.Tenants Salesforce.com Mellon Capital Management Drinker Biddle & Reath Parsons Transportation United States Department of Commerce, Commercial Service West Monroe Partners KDTV (Univision)/KFSF (UniMás)
Salesforce West is a 43-story, 183m office skyscraper completed in 1985 at Fremont and Mission Streets on the boundary of the financial district and South of Market Area (SOMA) of San Francisco, California.History50 Fremont Street was developed and owned by Fremont Properties who sold the building in 2000, which was later purchased by Hines, who in turn sold the property to TIAA-CREF in late 2004. Hines Interests Limited Partnership provides property management for this building. The building's design, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, includes stepped-back vertical bays at each corner, rising to a building crown that evokes the design of historic Art Deco skyscrapers.In January 2012, Salesforce.com announced that it signed an 18-year lease to occupy for 339 million. In November 2014, Salesforce agreed to purchase the tower from TIAA-CREF for 640 million.In 2014, Salesforce confirmed that it bought the 50 Fremont office building for $640 million from TIAA-CREF, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.Tenants Salesforce.com Mellon Capital Management Drinker Biddle & Reath Parsons Transportation United States Department of Commerce, Commercial Service West Monroe Partners KDTV (Univision)/KFSF (UniMás)
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