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Japan Center East and West Property Profile JAPAN CENTER EAST AND WEST PROPERTY PROFILE Project Highlights • Japantown, one of three remaining in the United • Japan Center retail sites can accommodate both large and States, consists of about six square city blocks in small businesses, ranging in size from as little as 300 to as San Francisco. The main thoroughfare is Post Street, large as 15,000 square feet. between Fillmore Street and Laguna Street. • The Peace Plaza, which is situated between the East and West • Japan Center East & West are located in the heart of buildings, is a gathering place for locals and tourists, and a host for Japantown and include over 100,000 square feet of many festivals and community-oriented events. The largest event shops and restaurants. is the Cherry Blossom Festival which takes place each spring. The property is easily accessible by public transportation, and Japan Center represents Japanese culture with one-of- • • also contains ample underground and street parking. a-kind retailers and restaurants. 2 JAPAN CENTER MALL CO-TENANCY Uji Time, a treat shop known for its With its famous communal ta- adorable fish-shaped cones stuffed bles, the chefs at Benihana per- with soft serve, has expanded to Ja- form the ancient art of Teppa- pan Center. The famed taiyaki cone nyaki. Benihana San Francisco is is a take on the traditional Japanese one of 70 Benihana restaurants dessert in the shape of a fish, usu- in the United States, Caribbean, ally filled with red bean paste – but and Central and South America. Uji Time takes it to another level by stuffing the cone with soft serve. Since its inception in 1986, Nijiya Daiso, founded in 1977, has a Market has continued to offer a range of over 100,000 prod- large variety of Japanese food ucts, of which over 40 percent products. Currently, Nijiya Market are imported. Many of their operates 12 stores in California and products are unique house- Hawaii, including the location in hold items such as kitchenware the Japan Center Mall. and cleaning products. Andersen Bakery carries a full Oma short for Omakase, is one of range of baked products to the newest Japan Center spots complement a freshly baked where the guests entrust the chef bread program. The inspiration with the meal selection. As Japan for making Danish pastries, and Center’s newest Michelin rated ‘European style’ bread, came spot, Chef Wilson Chan takes from a study trip to Denmark pride in his use of the freshest in 1959, by Japanese founder ingredients, masterful techniques Shunsuke Takaki. and bursts of innovation. MAVEN 3 JAPAN CENTER EAST | 22 PEACE PLAZA - SAN FRANCISCO Union Retail Bank Union Bank Ichiban Kan Ichiban Food Kan Available Common Area Kui Shin Bo Seoul Garden Tasty Delights Uji Time Dessert Sasa Daiso Mifune Don Glam Up Screen MGMT Available Savor An Office Available# 520/525 Restaurant Takara Public 4,109 RSF Public Restaurant Available Restrms Restrms Public # 501 Restrms 1,591 RSF 4 JAPAN CENTER MALL JAPAN CENTER WEST | 1737 POST STREET - SAN FRANCISCO Retail Izumi Sushi Daikoku Benihana Sakura Public Asakichi Restrms Sakura Food Nippon-Ya Available Osakaya The Face Nande-Ya Cafe Hana Shop Chocolate Kushi Andersen Yumi Chair Tsuru Moyo’s Botique Bakery Yogurt Belly Takoyaki Amiko Candy Doll Good Yamachan Elev Elev Miseki Oma Jewelry SFS Kohshi Kohshi Mee Public Katachi Restrms Patio Gifts Nijiya Morita- Playland Japan Video Market ya Japan Amiko K-Pop Beauty 919 SF 919 SF Option B Option A Available #712 320 SF 854 RSF MAVEN 5 San Francisco Bay North Beach Marina Pacific Heights San Francisco Japantown Neighborhood 10 Osaka Way Hotel Kabuki 7 13 9 Post Street AMC Kabuki Kinokuniya Building Japan Center & Webster Bridge West Geary Boulevard 14 1 Laguna Street Japan Center 12 4 Geary Boulevard Peace Plaza East 6 11 5 8 3 2 Fillmore Street Webster Street 6 JAPAN CENTER MALL NEIGHBORHOOD 1 KABUKI SPRINGS & SPA 2 WELLS FARGO 3 SAFEWAY AMC KABUKI THEATER 4 THE FILLMORE BOOM BOOM ROOM JANE THE BAKERY 5 STATE BIRD PROVISIONS 6 JANE THE BAKERY STATE BIRD PROVISIONS 7 DOSA 8 FAT ANGEL FOOD & LIBATION KABUKI SPRINGS & SPA 9 CROWN & CRUMPET TEA SALON 10 GARDENIAS KABUKI HOTEL 11 WISE SONS DELI 12 THE PROGRESS 13 SWEET MAPLE THE FILLMORE 14 BOOM BOOM ROOM DOSA THE PROGRESS MAVEN 7 Financial District Powell Market Street 38 R Van Ness San Francisco City Hall Civic Center Geary Blvd Van Ness Street Jefferson Square Park Lafayette Park Japantown Octavia Street 38 R Laguna Sacramento Street Laguna Street 1 Laguna Japan Center Clay Street East and West California Street Webster Street 1 Webster Webster Street 38 R Fillmore Fillmore Street 1 Fillmore 8 JAPAN CENTER MALL JAPAN CENTER Japan Center is the largest attraction of Japantown. It is comprised of Japan Center East and Japan Center West, which embrace the Peace Plaza. The Peace Plaza, which hosts numerous events throughout the year, sits in between Japan Center East and Japan Center West and contains the iconic Peace Pagoda. Standing at 100 feet, the Peace Pagoda was donated in 1968 by the sister city of San Francisco in Japan, Osaka, as a gesture of goodwill. Japantown is the 8th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco. The neighborhood has excellent public transportation and it is very bikeable. MAVEN 9 PRIMARY CONTACT SARAH SCHWARTZ HALEY KLEIN PAMELA MENDELSOHN SANTINO DEROSE office 415.404.6959 office 415.404.7330 office 415.404.6650 office 415.404.7337 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BRE #01903152 BRE #01907308 BRE #00953050 BRE #01338326 NOTICE: This information has been secured from sources we believe to be reliable but we make no representations, warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the in- formation. Listing broker has been given enough information to provide only a preliminary interest in the property. The materials are not to be considered fact. The information contained herein is not a substitute for thorough due diligence investigation. References to square footage, zoning, use, or age are approximate. Please contact the San Fran- cisco Planning Department to verify zoning at (415) 558-6378, as neither broker or landlord represent that this space is suitable for your use. Tenant or Buyer must verify the information at their own expense and bears all the risk for any inaccuracies. By receiving these materials you are agreeing to the disclaimers set forth herein. BRE#01878802 466 Green Street Suite #203 | San Francisco, CA 94133 | 415.781.7700 | BRE #01878802.
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