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Salesforce Shows Off Design for Mission Bay Site

Salesforce.com's presence as a major economic force in San Francisco will soon be visible in the form of an eye-popping, 14-acre campus in Mission Bay.

Situated in the growing neighborhood around AT&T Park, the online sales software company's eight-building headquarters would sport bold shades of pink, orange and purple and span 2 million square feet.

Between 8,000 and 10,000 workers would stroll through offices, shops, restaurants and child care sites. And farmers' markets, outdoor cafes, artwork and public seating would enliven a series of connected plazas.

Schematic designs for the first part of the project were shown to the Planning Commission on Thursday. Salesforce, which paid $278 million for the site in late 2010, is hoping to start construction this year.

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