Moscone Center

Moscone Center
Moscone Center
	Colored flags outside the Moscone Center
Address	747 Howard Street; San Francisco, California; 94103
Coordinates	37°47′03″N 122°24′06″W / 37.784173°N 122.401557°W
Owner	City and County of San Francisco
Operator	ASM Global
Built	1981 (Moscone South)
Architect	HOK (Moscone South); Gensler/DMJM (Moscone North & Esplanade); Gensler (Moscone West); SOM/Cavagnero (2018 expansion);
Opened	1981
Expanded	1991 (Moscone North); 2003 (Moscone West); 2018 (Moscone North & South);
Construction cost	$157 million (Moscone North); $158 million (Moscone West);
Enclosed space
• Total space	over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)[1]
• Exhibit hall floor	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2)[2]
• Breakout/meeting	Up to 106 meeting rooms; Up to 256,225 sq ft (23,804.1 m2);
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Public transit access	Powell Street; Yerba Buena/Moscone;
Website
	www.moscone.com

The George R. Moscone Convention Center^[5] (/mɒsˈkoʊni/), popularly known as the Moscone Center, is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco, California, United States. The complex consists of three main halls spread out across three blocks and 87 acres (35 ha) in the South of Market neighborhood.^[4] The convention center originally opened in 1981. It is named after former San Francisco mayor George Moscone, who was assassinated in November 1978.

^ ^a ^b ^c Walsh, D. (December 20, 1995). $157 million sought to expand Moscone, San Francisco Chronicle.
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^ Levy, D. (January 19, 2003). Worries rise as Moscone expansion nears opening, San Francisco Chronicle.
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^ "Meeting Agenda, Budget and Finance Sub-Committee" (PDF). City and County of San Francisco. April 13, 2017. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[sfchron1-1] Walsh, D. (December 20, 1995). $157 million sought to expand Moscone, San Francisco Chronicle.

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[sfchron3-3] Levy, D. (January 19, 2003). Worries rise as Moscone expansion nears opening, San Francisco Chronicle.

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[5] "Meeting Agenda, Budget and Finance Sub-Committee" (PDF). City and County of San Francisco. April 13, 2017. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

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Moscone Center
Colored flags outside the Moscone Center

Address	747 Howard Street San Francisco, California 94103
Coordinates	37°47′03″N 122°24′06″W / 37.784173°N 122.401557°W / 37.784173; -122.401557
Owner	City and County of San Francisco
Operator	ASM Global
Built	1981 (Moscone South)^[1]
Architect	HOK (Moscone South) Gensler/DMJM (Moscone North & Esplanade) Gensler (Moscone West) SOM/Cavagnero (2018 expansion)
Opened	1981^[1]
Expanded	1991 (Moscone North)^[2] 2003 (Moscone West)^[3] 2018 (Moscone North & South)^[4]
Construction cost	$157 million (Moscone North)^[1] $158 million (Moscone West)
Enclosed space
• Total space	over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m²)[1]
• Exhibit hall floor	1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m²)[2]
• Breakout/meeting	Up to 106 meeting rooms Up to 256,225 sq ft (23,804.1 m²)
Parking	Pay parking nearby
Public transit access	Powell Street Yerba Buena/Moscone
Website
www.moscone.com