Bob Weinstein, president and chief executive officer of Sunrise,says he has been looking for months for an alternative to thecompany's cramped, 21,000-sf quarters in Emeryville. "We hadbathtubs stacked everywhere," said Weinstein, who plans to haveswitched the company's entire operation to the eight-acre site on98th Street site by October.

Weinstein says finding the right space was a tricky task, asvery few suitable properties are currently available in the Oaklandindustrial market. Looking for 60,000 sf initially, the GrannyGoose plant seemed too large a facility at first blush, Weinsteinsaid.

Upon reflection, however, Weinstein says he warmed up to theproperty and what it could ensure for the future of his seeminglyever-expanding company. "I don't want to be going through thisagain in eight to 10 years," he said of the hassle of findingexpansion property.