Metreon
The Metreon viewed from the northwest, c. 2002 | |
| Coordinates | 37°47′04″N 122°24′12″W / 37.784374°N 122.403424°W |
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| Address | 135 Fourth Street San Francisco, California 94103 |
| Opening date | June 16, 1999 |
| Developer | Sony |
| Management | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield |
| Owner | Starwood Capital Group |
| Architect | Handel Architects |
| No. of stores and services | 25 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Parking | 1,800 |
| Public transit access | Powell Street station |
| Website | shoppingmetreon |
The Metreon is a shopping center located in downtown San Francisco, California, United States at the corner of 4th Street and Mission Street. It is a four-story 350,000 sq ft (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, games, music, exhibitions, shopping, and movies. Sony intended the ambitious US$85 million (equivalent to $160 million in 2024) project to be a theme park and gallery for Sony products, and to reinforce a sophisticated image for the Sony brand.
In 2006, Metreon was sold to Westfield Group, a mall developer, and it was refashioned as a food-oriented mall. In 2011, most remaining businesses in the mall were closed. Westfield began a major renovation with an emphasis on dining, including Target, creating a large downtown department store that now takes up the second floor. In April 2012, Westfield sold the Metreon to Starwood Capital Group. Westfield (and its successor, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield) continues to be responsible for management.