The building features several groundbreaking design features that will reduce the building’s energy consumption. It is estimated that when in full service, the transit center will serve 100,000 passengers daily, and 45 million annually. Pelli Clarke Pelli is the building’s design architect and Adamson Associates is the executive architect. The firm is also responsible for smart building consulting and building technology systems by their technology consulting team, and sustainable design by the firm’s Built Ecology team. WSP is the mechanical and electrical engineer of record for the project on behalf of the owner, Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) for the transit center, the rooftop park, and for the adjoining 61-story Salesforce Tower, which opened to tenants earlier this year. “It has been a monumental project that links the Transbay neighborhood to other areas of San Francisco and a key addition to a vibrant and vital city center.” “ Salesforce Transit Center is very important to the city of San Francisco,” said Caroline Fenlon-Harding, principal-in-charge for WSP USA. The new terminal will handle 900 buses that will serve an estimated 37,000 riders every weekday. 12, following the closure of the temporary Transbay Terminal, which has served as the bus terminal since the original Transbay Terminal closed in 2010.

11, when the community will get its first look at the interior of the transit center and its Grand Hall, and a chance to explore the public park on the roof of the building that covers four city blocks.īus service will begin at the transit center on Aug. The $2.4 billion complex will be introduced to the public during a grand opening block party on Saturday Aug. The train platforms are located below the ground floor. Located in the Transbay section of downtown San Francisco, the five-story, 1.5 million-square-foot center includes a ground level featuring a Grand Hall and 35,000 square feet of restaurant and commercial space 56,000 square feet of commercial space on the second floor, a bus deck on the third floor, and a 5.4-acre urban park on the top floor.

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