Oakland, CA – Today Ellis Partners announced the purchase of 1111 Broadway in downtown Oakland, California. This premier Class A building located in the City Center development is twenty four stories and contains 566,168-square feet. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Ellis Partners is joined by several other institutional investors who have recently purchased other office buildings in the City Center complex.  The new ownership plans to re- affirm 1111 Broadway’s presence as the premier business address in Downtown Oakland.   Designed by famed architectural firm Gensler and constructed in 1990, 1111 has an expansive double-story stone clad lobby that flows …

San Bruno, CA – San Francisco-based Ellis Partners, LLC announced today that it has renovated and renamed the three-building “The Lakes at Bayhill” office park.  Ellis acquired the property in October of 2012. Along with the renovation, Ellis Partners has signed 12 lease agreements representing 17% of the project, including companies new to the property and multiple expansions of current tenants.The property is located three minutes from San Francisco International Airport, boasts 147,555 square feet, and has undergone an interior and exterior facelift with many amenities. The Lakes at Bayhill’s mid-peninsula location means that it is easily accessible from both San …

San Francisco, CA – Ellis Partners LLC announced the purchase of 255 California Street in downtown San Francisco, California.  The 14-story 183,000 square foot, Class A mid-rise office building is located at the corner of California and Battery Streets.  The seller was HB-255 California, L.L.C. The buyer was a real estate investment fund managed by Prudential Real Estate Investors. The seller was represented by CBRE and Prudential/Ellis Partners represented themselves in the acquisition.“We have known and respected the local Prudential team for years”, said Gordon Hess, Principal and Director of Acquisitions for Ellis Partners.  “We were pleased that we could work with …