Renovation work is wrapping up for what will become the only new hotel to open in San Francisco’s Financial District. The former Le Méridien at 333 Battery Street was purchased by KHP Capital Partners for $221 million in 2021 and is expected to open later this year as the Jay Hotel. The 25-story hotel first opened in 1989 with the architecture by John Portman & Associates.
Boston Properties has filed plans to convert two vacant retail spaces in 3 Embarcadero Center into a childcare facility. The move comes as San Francisco’s Financial District will undergo a revitalization project drafted by the Mayor earlier this year and shows how property owners are getting involved. Studio MLA Architects is responsible for the design.
New renderings have been published for the renovations of 3 Transamerica for the Transamerica Complex redevelopment by SHVO in San Francisco’s Financial District. The project will double the structure’s height and floor capacity, partially reskin the building with a futuristic design by Foster + Partners, and expand the famous Redwood Park. The $400 million master plan includes renovations of the lobby and interiors of the city’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid.
New illustrations have been revealed and permits filed for the redesigned porte-cochère entrance for the Hilton hotel at 750 Kearny Street, located on the border of Chinatown and the Financial District in San Francisco. The exterior will be renovated once crews remove the Kearny Street pedestrian bridge. Demolition is expected to start later this year with the start of the $66 million Portsmouth Square improvement project.
Gensler has announced it has signed a new lease, moving its San Francisco offices from 45 Fremont Street to the Mills Building at 220 Montgomery Street in the Financial District. The recently-renovated offices offer Gensler one consecutive floor. Swig Company is the property owner.
