Square took the entire office space totaling 355,000 square feet at the iconic Uptown Station.
OAKLAND, CA—Square has signed a lease for the entire office space totaling some 355,000 square feet in the iconic Uptown Station building at 1955 Broadway, expanding Square's Bay Area presence in one of the city's largest takedowns. Square anticipates it will begin taking occupancy of Uptown Station in the fourth quarter of 2019 and plans to maintain a significant presence in San Francisco within its current office at 1455 Market St.
Square is evaluating how to use its space at Uptown Station, the former Sears store, to create a supportive environment for local businesses and entrepreneurs. For example, in lieu of building a large-scale corporate cafeteria for Square, developer CIM Group will convert Uptown Station's first-floor into a public marketplace, designed as a grand paseo featuring a variety of local restaurants and retailers.
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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.
