The Jack London Square area dates back to the gold-rush era of the 1800’s, when twice-weekly ferry service shuttled passengers between San Francisco and the East Bay. In 1852, when the State Legislature incorporated the Town of Oakland, the first meeting of the board of Town Trustees was held at Jack London Square. More recently, Jack London Square has transitioned to focus on entertainment and retail uses, with current Ownership, in conjunction with city planners and the Port of Oakland, providing the blueprint to transform the historic and underutilized waterfront into a 24/7 dynamic retail, office, and residential urban environment.
66 Franklin.
66 Franklin is a 92,094 RSF, 3 story, retail, restaurant, and office building. Originally built as a concrete warehouse, 66 Franklin was converted in 1964 to a retail and office building. The recently completed renovation included ful seismic upgrade and painstaking restoration of the exterior walls to their original architectural finish. The ground floor offers 31,312 square feet of retail and restaurant space and the upper two levels consist of 60,782 square feet of office space.
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Waterfront Hotel.
After a multi-million dollar renovation in 2008, the Waterfront Hotel blends the unique atmosphere of the Oakland waterfront with modern and luxurious designs. Now featuring upgraded guestrooms, lobby, meeting spaces, exterior painting, and a new restaurant, Miss Pearl’s Jam House. The Waterfront Hotel celebrates the adventurous spirit of the Oakland waterfront, with all of the guestrooms, public spaces, and meeting rooms embodying the maritime atmosphere and soul of the waterfront through the nautical inspired décor.
10 Clay.
The recently completed mixed-use building includes 32,000 sf of office, retail, and restaurant space. The building boasts a prominent public observation deck with public art from Gordon Huether. The building is located at adjacent to the landing of the Ferry Landing.
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Steeped in maritime lore, Jack London Square is one of Oakland’s most identifiable landmarks and a symbol of the city’s history as a seaport. It creates an important tie between a lively working waterfront, a celebrated culinary community and the multiplicity of cultures that create the urban fabric of the East Bay.
The East Bay Economic Development Alliance is a public/private partnership serving the San Francisco East Bay whose mission is to establish the East Bay as a world-recognized location to grow businesses, attract capital and create quality jobs.