Oakland, CA – New office tenants have poured into the Jack London Square waterfront redevelopment.  After signing a 68,000 square foot lease with Sungevity, a solar panel leasing company, earlier this year, Ellis Partners inked the following leases and renewals in the fourth quarter:Live Culture Co., organizers of teh annual Eat Real Festival, leased 2,600 square feet at 66 Franklin St.The English Center, an English language institute, expanded to 9,400 square feet at 66 Franklin St.Law firm Fagan Friedman & Fulfrost LLP renewed for five years for 10,429 square feet at 70 Washington St.The California Association of Public Hospitals, a nonprofit, …

Oakland, CA – Opening for dinner December 14, 2011 in the Jack London Market is Haven, the latest Daniel Patterson Group project.  Executive Chef Kim Alter (Plate Shop, Ubuntu) will be offering a menu of new California cuisine, featuring whole animal and vegetable preparations, and most items on the menu are meant to be shared.  Some sample dishes are roasted chicken with farro, smoky fettuccine with pancetta and egg, foie chicken jus and fall vegetables, and family-style clams with bacon, bourbon, turnip and sea beans.  Pastry chef Matt Tinder’s desserts include a half dozen profiteroles with salted almond and burnt orange caramel, cocoa …

Pleasanton, CA – Ellis Partners is pleased to announce a new lease with Pacific Office Automation for 18,900 square feet of office space at 5700 Stoneridge Drive in the Hacienda Business Park.  Pacific Office Automation will be moving into the building once tenant improvements are completed in Janaury 2012.  Ellis Partners would like to thank Dave Bruzzone, Paul Sheehan and Dan Watson of Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank for representing the landlord; and Chris Crabtree and Adam Peters of Cassidy Turley BT Commercial for representing the tenant.

Santa Rosa, CA – Ellis Partners is proud to announce a new long-term lease with the County of Sonoma for 29,492 square feet of office space at 1202 Apollo Way, part of the firm’s Santa Rosa Corporate Center business park.  The County’s Human Services Department will be moving its Family, Youth, and Children Division to this location upon completion of tenant improvements, expected to be in spring of 2012.  Ellis Partners would like to thank Shawn Johnson and Brian Keegan of Keegan & Coppin Co., Inc. (“K&C”) and Kevin Doran of K&C for diligen representation of landlord and tenant, respectively.

Oakland, CA — Ellis Partners, on behalf of Jack London Square Ventures, and Sungevity today announced that the leading solar provider will expand its headquarters at Oakland’s Jack London Square to 68,000 square feet. The expanded office space includes its current square footage in the historic 66 Franklin Street building and increased space located in the newly constructed 55 Harrison Street Building. Sungevity is adding the space to facilitate its rapid business and workforce growth, due in part to the company’s successful East Coast expansion and new partnership with home improvement retailer, Lowe’s.“Jack London Square is proud to be housing prominent …

by Blanca Torres, San Francisco Business TimesOakland, CA – Ellis Partners has sold a 30,000-square-foot building at 10 Clay St., Oakland, in Jack London Square to the Rogers Family Foundation, a nonprofit that occupies half of the building. The price was not disclosed.The building, known as One Ferry Landing, was built as part of the first phase of a $350 million overhaul of Jack London Square spearheaded by Ellis Partners and Transbay Holdings.It sits next to the Jack London Square Ferry Terminal and has two Floors, one retail and one office.The Rogers Family Foundation focuses on advancing education and youth programs …

Oakland, CA – Jack London Square will be the East Bay’s venue to celebrate warm summer weather in 2011. Today Jack London Square announced a full slate of public events that will bring months of movies, music, dance, activities, and more to Oakland’s waterfront.This year, Jack London Square will introduce a new outdoor music series called SoundWaves.  SoundWaves will present the best local musical talent in an unparalleled setting. Artists will cover genres ranging from smooth jazz, to big band classics and more. Visitors can enjoy these bands while overlooking the beautiful waterfront. Concerts will begin on Thursday evening May 19 and continue …

Pleasanton, CA – Ellis Partners LLC announced today that Japan-based Omron Network Products, a leading manufacturer of fiber optic modules, will commence a lease agreement to occupy the Brittania Business Center at Pleasanton’s Hacienda Business Park in June.The 17,725 square foot site at 5700 Stoneridge Drive will include administrative offices, advanced engineering labs and facilities for the development and manufacturing of high speed transmission components used in a wide variety of electric and electronic equipment, such as HD video equipment, home appliances, communications equipment and consumer electronics.“This larger facility will enable us to rapidly expand our manufacturing output while still …

Pleasanton, CA – Ellis Partners LLC announced today that IntegenX, a leading manufacturer of molecular biology and biotechnology solutions, has committed to a lease for expansion of the company’s current headquarters at the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton. The expansion will add an additional 13,680 square feet to the company’s existing 15,787 square foot space at 5720 Stoneridge Drive, which includes administrative offices and manufacturing facilities.“This significant expansion will accommodate our strategic increase in operations, providing the collaborative environment needed to invent and develop the next generation of life science tools,” said Stevan Jovanovich, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at …

Oakland, CA – On Saturday, January 15th from 11 am to 5 pm THE FIND at Jack London Square will offer an indoor shopping experience that is free to the public on the Oakland waterfront. THE FIND will feature over 40 local vendors, delicious foods, live entertainment, massages, acupuncture and fun for the whole family in the Jack London Square Pavilion. Vintage, antique and craft shopping has never been this fun.Over 40 vendors will fill the 16,000 square-foot Jack London Pavilion with stalls offering a variety of goods. Shoppers will find jewelry, estate items, furniture, garden goods, collectibles clothing, shoes, belt buckles, toys, …