the waterfront. The focus on creating a viable economic use for the Ferry Building was fundamental in developing the final restoration plan and while important historic features that are key to the structure's integrity were largely restored, some adaptations were allowed more license to meet the needs of the reuse proposal. The restored Ferry Building was opened in 2003. The lead developer was EQ Office. EQ Office was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2007. The ground floor of the building is occupied by a marketplace featuring about 50 restaurants, retail shops and food purveyors, most of which are open seven days a week. The outdoor Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, which is run by CUESA, operates on the surrounding plaza on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As of October 9, 2020, the San Francisco online, community radio station BFF.fm broadcasts live from the Ferry Building. Architecture and design The present structure was designed in 1892 by A. Page Brown, a New York architect who had started with McKim, Mead & White, was influenced by studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and later moved to California. Brown designed the building to satisfy needs of an industrial society but in the high style associated with traditional buildings. The entire base is an arched arcade reminiscent of European buildings. The highest quality materials were used, such as marble and mosaics for the state seal. The Great Nave on the second floor was the major public space for arriving and departing ferry passengers. It long has been asserted that Brown based his design of the clock tower on the current 16th-century iteration of the 12th-century Giralda bell tower in Seville, Spain. Although there are certain echoes of the Giralda in the Ferry tower, there appears to be no evidence to substantiate the claim that Brown used the Giralda as his prototype. Grand Nave The original description of the Ferry Building as published in the Board of Harbor Commissioners' Biennial Report (1888) specified that "Passengers should pass from the upper decks of the ferries through the second story, with a bridge over the crowded and dangerous portion of East [now Embarcadero] Street." The first floor was not intended for public viewing or access and was filled with the movement of baggage, mail, and freight. Instead, the public was meant to enter the structure from an elevated walkway and move through the more refined spaces