San Leandro Tech Campus

January 15, 2015

Under-the-radar developer Westlake Urban has ambitious projects on tap

GAYE QUINN Managing director, Westlake Urban LLC HQ: San Mateo First job: Being the code enforcement officer in San Diego County Education: B.S., social science/geography from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Residence: San Francisco Even the closest watchers of Bay Area development probably haven’t heard much about Westlake Urban LLC. The real estate company will […]

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Biking

December 18, 2014

Embracing Complete Streets

Traffic, parking and safety. These are among the most important concerns that are raised in our conversations with communities as we work to revitalize our properties throughout the Bay Area.  This can create big challenges when we promote development plans for new neighborhoods and buildings that deviate from the car-centric designs that have been the […]

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Westlake Urban

November 18, 2014

Westlake Urban to start construction on 500,000-square-foot San Leandro Tech Campus

Software firm OSIsoft has closed a 10-year, 105,000-square-foot lease deal at the San Leandro Tech Campus, kickstarting construction on the 7.5-acre development and the city’s broader effort to become an East Bay technology hub. The Business Times first reported the lease in April. Video: San Leandro Tech Campus plans Construction on the first phase of the 500,000-square-foot […]

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Westlake Urban

November 13, 2014

Connect by Design

Westlake Urban was created to redevelop Westlake Realty Group’s decades-old San Francisco Bay Area portfolio. Our plans range from new pocket neighborhoods in Santa Rosa and Hayward to a 500,000 square foot technology-focused office campus in San Leandro and a proposal for 460 residential units in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset. In transforming our portfolio, we […]

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San Leandro

August 6, 2014

San Leandro entices tech startups, entrepreneurs

SAN LEANDRO — This small town between Oakland and Hayward is coming out of the downturn like few places around, attracting tech startups, artists and brewers to a onetime traditional industrial hub. “San Leandro is embracing change for the first time in decades,” said Deborah Acosta, the city’s first innovation officer. The boom is the […]

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