A long-time industrial center and former artists’ colony in Oakland is being reimagined as a bustling hub for cutting-edge companies.
OAKLAND — A long-time industrial center and former artists’ colony in West Oakland is being reimagined as a bustling hub for tech, advanced manufacturing, biotech and clean energy firms.
Several tenants have flocked to the site so they can set up shop in the repurposed industrial sites, at least one of which dates back to the 1920s as the former Pacific Pipe building. In 2021, the revamp of the industrial complexes launched when ScanlanKemperBard, or SKB, teamed up with an unnamed capital partner to buy a pair of West Oakland sites that included the American Steel complex and the Pacific PIpe building. The alliance bought the properties for $82.5 million.
“The American Steel vision plan is designed to intentionally support a more diverse and sustainable local economy in Oakland,” JRDV Architecture, which is the principal designer of the complex, stated in a post on its website.
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