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, …

Pleasanton, CA – PureRed Creative, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based advertising firm GAPRC Group, is moving into Britannia Business Center in Pleasanton. The company signed a five-year lease for 25,170 square feet in 5700 Stoneridge Drive with landlord Ellis Partners LLC, which recently bought the 272,000-square-foot, three-building property in Hacienda Business Park. The lease begins in early 2011.“This is the perfect location for us,” said Kevin Kincaid, PureRed’s vice president. “We will now be strategically positioned to recruit the best talent from all over the Bay Area to help us continue to service our preeminent retail business clients, including Safeway, Old Navy and Orchard …

When:Friday, December 3, 2010 at 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Rain of ShineWhat:The community is invisted to enjoy an evening of entertainment and holiday cheer at the historic waterfront in Jack London Square.  Festivities include:Lighting of the Jack London Square 55 foot red fir tree, decorated with over 5,000 LED lights;KBLX Rising Star Talent Competition, open to kids between 5 and 14 years old, and hosted by KBLX DJ Sterling James;Fresh snow flurries every half an hour from 6 pm to 10 pm every night until January 2;Meet and greet with live reindeer;Meet and greet with beloved PBS characters …

Pleasanton, CA — Today, Ellis Partners LLC announced the purchase of the Britannia Business Center II located in the Hacienda Business Park in Pleasanton, California. The property includes two single-story flexible office buildings and a two-story office technology facility on approximately 20 acres. This acquisition brings Ellis Partners’ holdings in the Park to approximately 660,000 square feet. The buildings are currently about 20% leased and were purchased on an all-cash basis.“We are excited about this addition to our portfolio and we plan to aggressively market our vacancy with attractive tenant improvement packages,” said Jason Morehouse, SVP of Acquisitions for Ellis …

by Ryan Deto and Georgia WellsPalo Alto, CA – Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is testing out “pop-up” stores as a way to enhance the shopping center. Such short-term leases have traditionally been used for holiday retail but are now being used by companies to test the market or create buzz for a product, industry experts report.At Town & Country, fine-wool supplier New Zealand Merino has leased a suite for six weeks. The company is using the space for an executive “thinkering” session rather than a store, officials said, with the goal of exploring whether such venues could …

San Francisco, CA – Ellis Partners LLC and CVS today announced plans to open a new CVS/pharmacy in January 2011 in downtown San Francisco’s historic Bancroft Building.  This will be the first CVS/pharmacy to open in San Francisco since CVS acquired all Longs Drugs stores in 2009.CVS/pharmacy’s Downtown San Francisco location will offer a full service pharmacy, a complete selection of health and beauty products, general merchandise, digital photo processing, and convenient self-service checkout.  Centrally located on Market Street adjacent to the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Moscone Center, Four Seasons Hotel, Ritz-Carlton Club Residence & St. Regis Hotel, …