Solomon Cordwell Buenz is creating a design that merges Oakland's past with its future.
OAKLAND, CA—A new mixed-use building encompasses a full city block located at 2201 Valley St. in the Uptown neighborhood. It will replace a parking lot and gas station with a 420-foot-tall office tower with parking, retail, flexible arts space, cafe, green terraces and roof garden.
2201 Valley is targeting LEED Gold certification and construction will begin in mid-2020. Architecture, interior design and planning firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz is creating a design that was inspired by the idea of Oakland's past meeting its future, said Chris Pemberton, president of Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
“The city's tradition of industry and craft is represented by the building's prominent Corten structural expression,” he says. “We paired this with a modern, high-performance facade that signifies Oakland's emergence as a new hub for technology.”
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
