Oakland Projects and Business Development (Berkeley, San Leandro: transplants, incomes, assessment)

[bay2bay]

Originally Posted by jade408

I am voting for Target. Macy's is an ok choice but target wins. Macys needs more chains nearby. Target could help kickstart more indie retail.

I could have gone with Target but there are already two within two miles of downtown. As far as kickstarting indie retail I have no idea why you think it would do that or why it would do it more so than a Macy's.

[jade408]

Originally Posted by bay2bay

I could have gone with Target but there are already two within two miles of downtown. As far as kickstarting indie retail I have no idea why you think it would do that or why it would do it more so than a Macy's.

All of those Targets have poor transit access. An target has expressed interest in coming downtown. Macys isn't a neighborhood pioneer. They want an ecosystem of chains in order to create a store, so when Macy's comes that means the other usual suspects will come with it. Have you ever seen a macys surrounded by "indie" retail anywhere?

Target is a draw on its own, it does t need the bonus of "mall traffics" to do well since it primary sells basic goods with the other stuff being profit bonuses. Even downtown Walnut Creek's Target is in a retail dead zone.

[Obamadon1]

Hopefully Sears finally closing is what gets Target to open downtown somewhere. It seems like a no brainer.

[18Montclair]

The new owner appears to be rebranding the site as "Uptown Station" and plans to attract tech tenants.

Lane Partners buys historic Sears building in Oakland to lure tech tenants - San Francisco Business Times

[fred9]

An REI at the old Capwell (now Sears) building would be great. Going to the one in Berkeley is always like a great labour.


My grandmother loved shopping there in the mid 1980's

The Department Store Museum: H. C. Capwell Co., Oakland, California

H. C. Capwell Company - Oakland Wiki

[jade408]

Originally Posted by fred9

An REI at the old Capwell (now Sears) building would be great. Going to the one in Berkeley is always like a great labour.


My grandmother loved shopping there in the mid 1980's

The Department Store Museum: H. C. Capwell Co., Oakland, California

H. C. Capwell Company - Oakland Wiki

There are so many stores I'd rather have downtown as the first anchor.

[Stephen1110]

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[18Montclair]

These renderings are excellent.

West Oakland Specific Plan renderings « Oakland Local

[fred9]

Originally Posted by jade408

There are so many stores I'd rather have downtown as the first anchor.

Ok, so I allowed location settings when googling REi; 3 with in driving distance SF. Berk, Concord. There are 9 Target stores with in driving distance Alameda, Emeryville, Richmond, Albany, Walnut Creek, San Leandro, Hayward and 2 in SF.

I can't think of any other store for that location other than REi or

This would be awesome! Or just put a Best Buy there if the Techi hub busts.

[jade408]

Originally Posted by fred9

Ok, so I allowed location settings when googling REi; 3 with in driving distance SF. Berk, Concord. There are 9 Target stores with in driving distance Alameda, Emeryville, Richmond, Albany, Walnut Creek, San Leandro, Hayward and 2 in SF.

I can't think of any other store for that location other than REi or

This would be awesome! Or just put a Best Buy there if the Techi hub busts.

Well a couple of thinks, REI doesn't really need "density" it is a destination store.

And 2, if you live in the inner east bay, pretty much all of those Targets have horrible transit access. All of the transit dependent people I know who live in Oakland, only go to Target SF or Target Walnut Creek. I don't think we need to "waste" a big location with stellar transit access for a non-staple store. And the Berkeley REI has pretty decent transit access/frequency.