Park Central Hotel San Francisco

The Park Central Hotel San Francisco is a 36-story highrise hotel at 50 Third Street in San Francisco, California.

Park Central Hotel San Francisco
Park Central hotel, on far left, overlooking Yerba Buena Gardens
Location within San Francisco
Park Central Hotel San Francisco (California)
Park Central Hotel San Francisco (the United States)
Hotel chainHighgate Hotels
General information
Address50 Third Street
San Francisco, California
Coordinates37.78654°N 122.40309°W / 37.78654; -122.40309
OpeningOctober 1983
OwnerLaSalle Hotel Properties
ManagementHighgate Hotels
Height114 m (374 ft)
Technical details
Floor count34
Design and construction
ArchitectHornberger + Worstell
DeveloperArcon/Pacific Ltd.[1]
Other information
Number of rooms681 rooms
Number of restaurantsMaSo
Website
www.parkcentralsf.com
[2][3]

History

Opened in October 1983[4] as the Hotel Meridien San Francisco, it was the first private project of the City of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency's development in the Yerba Buena district.[5] Democratic candidate Walter Mondale stayed at the hotel during the 1984 Democratic National Convention at the adjacent Moscone Center.[6] The hotel was sold to ANA Hotels for $100 million in 1988 and renamed ANA Hotel San Francisco.[7] Scenes in David Fincher's 1997 film The Game were shot in the hotel. ANA sold it, along with their Washington, DC hotel, to Lowe Enterprises on September 29, 1998 for $270 million.[8] Lowe subsidiary Destination Hotels assumed management, renaming the property The Argent Hotel.[9]

Following its sale in 2005,[10] the hotel underwent a $28.3 million renovation in early 2007 and was renamed The Westin Market Street San Francisco on April 12, 2007.[11] LaSalle Hotel Properties acquired the hotel for $350 million on January 23, 2015 and renamed it the Park Central Hotel San Francisco.[12] It joined the Hyatt chain on December 18, 2020 and is set to be renamed Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown SoMa in 2022, following a major renovation.[13]

Facilities

The hotel has 23,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a 9,000 square-foot ballroom with capacity of up to 1,200 guests. MaSo, the hotel's restaurant, can host private events for up to 300 guests and has an outdoor terrace.[12]

References
  1. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/106/406/559043/
  2. Park Central Hotel San Francisco at Emporis
  3. "Park Central Hotel San Francisco". SkyscraperPage.
  4. "What's Doing in San Francisco". New York Times. 24 June 1984. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. "cdengineers.com". www.cdengineers.com.
  6. "The Center Of Strange In San Francisco". Washington Post. 24 June 1984. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. "PACIFIC REPORT : Asian Hospitality : Hotels: While many U.S. chains are cutting back, others run by Japanese and Chinese companies are expanding--but selectively". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1991.
  8. "Info". www.bizjournals.com. September 28, 1998. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2020-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Armstrong, David; Writer, Chronicle Staff (February 7, 2007). "$29 million makeover for Argent / The hotel will be renamed Westin and raise its rates". SFGate.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "LaSalle Hotel Properties grabs The Westin Market Street hotel in S.F. for $350 million". San Francisco Business Times. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  13. https://newsroom.hyatt.com/news-releases?item=124034
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