InterContinental Hotel San Francisco
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| InterContinental Hotel San Francisco | |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Location | 888 Howard Street San Francisco |
| Status | Complete |
| Groundbreaking | 2005-11[1] |
| Opening | 2008-02-28[1] |
| Use | Hotel[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 340 ft (104 m)[2] |
| Floor count | 32[2] |
| Cost | USD $200 million[1] |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Patri Merker Architects/Hornberger + Worstell[2] |
| Contractor | Webcor Builders[3] |
| Developer | Hampshire Properties/Continental Development Corporation[2] |
The Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco or 888 Howard Street is a highrise hotel in San Francisco, California. The hotel is 340 feet (104 m) tall and has 32 stories containing 550 hotel rooms, operated by the InterContinental Hotels Group.[4][5] The hotel is next to the Moscone West Center, completed in 2003. The hotel opened on February 28, 2008. There is a two level underground garage and a six floor podium housing hotel amenities.[6]
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[edit] Description
This hotel was designed by Patri Merker Architects.[2] It is located on the corner of Howard and 5th Streets.[5] At night, the tower's southern facade is illuminated and visible from miles away. The curtain wall system consists of glass and metal panels. A restaurant is located at street level and a full service spa and health club with a swimming pool is located on the sixth floor. A series of terraces will provide open space areas, outdoor activities and separation from adjacent buildings allowing natural light and ventilation to reach the north side of the building.[4] The building, with its 550 rooms, is the largest hotel to open in San Francisco since the 1,500 room San Francisco Marriott inaugurated in 1989.[1] With the InterContinental open, the hotel operator will now apply for LEED Certification.[1]
[edit] History
Since the hotel's opening in 2008, it has played host to US Attorney General Michael Mukasey and former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
[edit] Pictures
For a detailed construction gallery, see SF Construction Photos
 Site in October. |
 Metal awnings in December 2006. |
 Corner of building on 1-27-07. |
 The tower in May. |
 Cladding on the south face of the tower in late-May. |
 The tower in mid-July. |
 Southeast face of the tower in mid-August. |
 The tower in mid-August |
[edit] See also
- Four Seasons Hotel
- W Hotel San Francisco
- St. Regis Museum Tower
- InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
- List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Duxbury, Sarah (2008-02-08). $200M hotel joins inn crowd InterContinental boosts SoMa. San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f InterContinental Hotel San Francisco. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Webcor Builders. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b Continental Development Corporation Building a 550 room InterContinental Hotel Near San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. Hotel-online. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b InterContinental Hotel San Francisco. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ David Armstrong. "InterContinental readies new hotel for downtown San Francisco", August 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
