Uber Eyes Oakland, Home to Several Existing Large Companies

In a recent article by Roland Li in The San Francisco Business Times, Li makes note that Uber is apparently eyeing Oakland.  However, it's important to note some other important facts mentioned in that article:

1. Oakland’s largest companies include Pandora, Kaiser and Clorox, but its downtown office core has employment numbers the size of Milwaukee or Cleveland.

2. Ken Meyerseick, executive vice president at the brokerage Colliers International, wouldn’t comment on specific tenant discussions, but said tech company interest underlines growing momentum in the Oakland market.

3. Interest may be picking up, particularly because companies are reporting more employees living in Oakland or the outer East Bay as San Francisco residential rents skyrocket and Oakland starts to see more residential development activity.

Biznow also concurred, also mentioning the number of employees living in Oakland.

OaklandCentral.com also discusses the growth of business in the heart of Oakland (around the Broadway Corridor.) Click here for details/links regarding business/job growth, housing, public transportation, links to Oakland business sites and more.