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Call Center Operator Buys Tribune Building in Oakland

OAKLAND, CA-The famous 19th Century tower near the Bay Bridge will soon be filled with 2,300 call center employees in this week's wrap up of deals.

By Morris Newman | Updated on December 05, 2011

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OAKLAND, CA-CallSocket LP has paid $8 million for one of the best known landmarks in the Bay Area: the 85,000-square-foot Oakland Tribune building. The building, which had been in receivership, is to be converted to a call center employing up to 2,300 people within three years. Lori Bluett of Bluett & Associates represented the seller, special servicer Torchlight Investors. The buyer was represented by David Noravian, Hyoung Chon and Robert Newstead of CB Richard Ellis.  

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