Embarcadero Center West

Descripción

The first of the three open spaces here is the conversion of Commercial Street between Sansome & Battery into an exclusive pedestrian walkway. There are small seating areas on the second level and elaborate stairs flanked by narrow waterfalls that bring the second-story walkway to street level at mid-block. The second half of the street has two rows of trees in circular planters with ledges too low to sit on comfortably. Tables and chairs that had been placed between trees have been removed. Also gone are adjacent food services.
The second, at the Old Federal Reserve Bank building, consists of the generous steps (snippets) to the historic building from both Battery and Sansome streets.
The third, on the south side of Sacramento between Sansome & Battery, is a two-level snippet, west of the office building.
Grey granite covers the ground level, steps and retaining wall with attached seating ledges. The space also features potted plants and a sculpture as well as moveable tables and chairs, and adjacent food services.

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updated 11/2010 by monosf