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03.28.2008 – Marin Independent Journal – Republic of Tea signs lease at Hamilton Landing
03.25.2008 – RENTV.com – Barker Pacific Awarded Rebate from PG&E for Energy Efficiency
Barker Pacific Group (BPG) received a rebate check of $185,821 from Pacific Gas & Electric as an incentive for incorporating energy efficiency measures at Hamilton Landing in the recent transformation and repositioning of five hangars into a multi-unit office park. READ MORE »
03.03.2008 – North Bay Business Journal – Walt Disney’s move to Novato has feel of another regional milestone
02.24.2008 – Marin Independent Journal – Disney team's moving plans bring more magic to Hamilton
Walt Disney Studios is branching out with a 3-D computer animation complex at Hamilton early next year as redevelopment of the former Air Force base into a residential and commercial hub continues. READ MORE »
02.01.2008 – North Bay Biz – Greening the Historic Hangars at Hamilton Landing
When Barker Pacific Group (BPG) purchased seven decrepit airplane hangars on 22 acres at Hamilton Air Force Base in 1999, the green building revolution was years away from taking hold in the commercial or residential development industries. But BPG had long recognized the value in finding cost-effective and creative ways to redevelop underused older buildings. Some simply have a special class, style or history that makes an office project unique; new buildings rarely offer tenants that panache. READ MORE »
01.29.2008 – Marin Independent Journal – Marin Commercial Real Estate Market on the Rebound
The Marin commercial real estate market is making a comeback as office vacancy rates are gradually declining and leasing rates are increasing. READ MORE »
11.14.2007 – San Francisco Chronicle – ImageMovers Digital gives Bay Area's film image another dimension
A major Hollywood studio and director are beginning an enterprise in Marin County to do cutting-edge film work, in the latest sign that the Bay Area has become a mecca for creating digital entertainment. READ MORE »
11.12.2007 – North Bay Business Journal – Final stage of Hamilton Landing to begin
LEED-certified building will crown successful base conversion READ MORE »
10.28.2007 – GlobalSt.com Commercial Real Estate News and Property Resource – Hamilton Landing Fills All 286,000 SF
NOVATO, CA-Barker Pacific has signed Dragnet Solutions to a lease for more than 9,600 sf that brings the 286,000-sf project at the former Hamilton Air Force Base to full occupancy. The project formerly reached full occupancy but then lost a tenant before the latest deal brought it back to 100% occupied. READ MORE »
10.19.2007 – North Bay Business Journal – Biometrics security software company to expand in Novato
Nearly 10,000-square-foot lease brings Hamilton Landings' renovated hangars to full occupancy READ MORE »
07.05.2007 – CoStar Realty Information – Activision Publishing Inks Deal at Hamilton Landing
Last of Renovated Space at Former Air Force Base Taken By Toys For Bob READ MORE »
05.18.2007 – The Pier at Town Lake
The Pier at Town Lake is a unique mixed-use real estate development of approximately 3.65 million square feet, where business, entertainment, sports, retail, dining, residential enclaves, hotel, and luxurious hospitality services, public promenades, and plazas create a vibrant landmark for the City of Tempe Town Lake. The Pier at Town Lake experience promises to be an address of distinction and superior lifestyle features. The location of the Pier at Town Lake is considered by both residential and commercial real estate experts as one of the premier location in Metro Phoenix due to the unique lake frontage, proximity to downtown Tempe, ASU, Sky Harbor Airport and three major freeways. READ MORE »
04.24.2007 – RENTV.com – Barker Pacific Acquires Full Control of Xerox Centre
LA-based Barker Pacific Group (BPG) has acquired full control of the 11-acre parcel under the former Xerox Centre, a 330k sf office building in El Segundo. With full ownership of the site and the building, BPG will move forward with a $30 mil renovation plan later this year to bring the property up to today’s Class A standards. Barker Pacific Group represented itself in the all cash transaction. READ MORE »
04.14.2007 – Daily Breeze - Torrance, CA – Xerox Center to be Renamed
El Segundo's Xerox Centre building, which has housed the famed document equipment company for nearly a quarter of READ MORE »
04.11.2007 – GlobeSt.com Commercial Real Estate News and Property Resource – Barker Pacific Unveils $30M Renovation
EL SEGUNDO, CA-The Los Angeles-based Barker Pacific Group has unveiled plans for a $30 million renovation of the 330,000-sf 101 Continental Blvd. office building, formerly known as Xerox Centre. Barker will bring in Richard Keating of Pasadena-based Keating Khang Architecture to upgrade the building to class A status, the company says of the 35-year-old, 15-story office tower. READ MORE »
03.19.2007 – North Bay Business Journal – Mythbusters' TV show films in Hamilton Landing
NOVATO – Is it true that a scuba diver can foil a shark attack by blowing up an oxygen tank in its mouth? Can enough helium balloons carry a small child aloft? And how exactly would one go about finding a needle in a haystack? READ MORE »
03.17.2007 – Marin Independent Journal – Non-corporate atmosphere, creative work environment draw companies to Hamilton
Business is taking off at Hamilton Field in Novato. READ MORE »
03.12.2007 – San Francisco Business Times – Sony Dips Toe in Bay Area talent pool
Sony Imageworks is among the latest Hollywood studios to mine the Bay Area for digital arts talent. READ MORE »
01.31.2007 – Novato Advance – Businesses Flock to Former Hangars
Birkenstock, Oracle and more moving in to refurbished digs READ MORE »
01.30.2007 – San Francisco Chronicle – DEAL OF THE WEEK: Hamilton Landing
Birkenstock Distribution USA, the American distributor of the German sandals, clogs and other comfy shoes, is moving its headquarters to the office park at the old Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato. READ MORE »
01.29.2007 – North Bay Business Journal – Birkenstock leads Hamilton Landing deals
NOVATO – A dozen fourth-quarter leases in the former Hamilton Air Force Base hangars brought occupancy of the 286,000 square feet renovated so far as class A office space to 96 percent. READ MORE »
01.29.2007 – North Bay Business Journal – Sony gets toehold in North Bay
NOVATO – Sony's Imageworks is putting a development team in the North Bay as an experiment in "bringing the company to the talent," according to a Culver City executive. READ MORE »
01.29.2007 – Marin Independent Journal – Birkenstock plans move from northern Novato to Hamilton Landing
Birkenstock Distribution USA, the Marin-based shoe company, is moving from its distinctive headquarters in northern Novato to Hamilton Landing in southern Novato. READ MORE »
01.12.2007 – San Francisco Business Times – Hamilton Landing is flying high
With a spate of late fourth quarter leasing activity, including deals with Birkenstock and a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, the 286,000-square-foot former Hamilton Army Air Field in Novato is now 95 percent occupied. READ MORE »
12.15.2006 – CoStar.com – Union Development Buys Self-Storage Portfolio for $30M
Empire Self Storage Sale Consists of Eight Properties with 4,056 units. Barker Pacific Group's Union Development Co. purchased eight self-storage facilities throughout Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties from Empire Self Storage in a portfolio sale totaling $30 million (7,396 per unit). READ MORE »
11.30.2006 – The Arizona Republic – Proposals for Town Lake project, Marriott keep Tempe planners busy
Work on a multimillion-dollar hotel, condo and retail project proposed for Tempe Town Lake could start as soon as next year. The city reviewed the first set of plans for the project last week. READ MORE »
11.21.2006 – News Release – Barker Pacific and Praedium Acquire West Los Angeles Office Building for Repositioning Play
38,594 Square Foot Multi-tenant Office Building Acquired for $10.85 Million READ MORE »
11.13.2006 – For Immediate Release – Buchanan Storage Capital Finances $19 Million for 8-Property Portfolio Acquisition
Newport Beach, CA (November 13, 2006) –Barker Pacific Group, in a venture through its affiliate Union Development Co., recently acquired an 8-property portfolio and retained Buchanan Storage Capital (BSC) for 19 million in financing. READ MORE »
11.07.2006 – RENTV.Com – Union Development Company Comes Up with $30 Mil Storage Solution
Barker Pacific Group’s (BPG) Union Development Company (UDC) has acquired a 500k sf portfolio of eight self-storage properties from Empire Companies and will re-brand them under its self-storage operation’s new name – Storage Solutions. READ MORE »
11.02.2006 – Business Wire – Barker Pacific Group Acquires Empire Self Storage and Launches New “Storage Solutions” Brand
Barker Pacific Group Acquires Empire Self Storage and Launches New “Storage Solutions” Brand at Union Development Co. READ MORE »
05.03.2006 – Colorado Commons Ground Breaking — Colorado Commons to feature 68 loft and live-work townhomes.
Monrovia, CA — May 3, 2006 — Irvine-based SL Residential Inc. and Los Angeles-based Barker Pacific Group are planning the upcoming construction of the Colorado Commons today in Monrovia. The community is a public-private venture with the Monrovia Redevelopment Agency and Colorado Commons, LLC. The $36 million project will include 68 attached dwellings, commercial space for four tenants totaling 4,400 square feet, a subterranean parking garage for the residents, and a new multi-level public parking structure. Project completion is scheduled for late 2007. READ MORE »
06.30.2005 – Pasadena Star News – Bank restoration unveiled — 90-year-old building celebrated
PASADENA - After a nine-month renovation, developers, architects, residents and city officials gathered Wednesday night at the Citizens Business Bank building in downtown Pasadena to celebrate the building's second life with a grand lighting ceremony. READ MORE »
06.13.2005 – North Bay Business Journal – South Bay tech firm picks Marin – The lure of Hamilton Landing's hangars
NOVATO - ClairMail, a developer of mobile access software solutions, is out of stealth mode and settled into a Hamilton Landing hangar. The one-year-old venture-backed company was founded by Silicon Valley software veterans. But they chose to grow the operation in Marin County rather than the South Bay, where most of their investors are located, according to ClairMail CEO Joseph Salesky. READ MORE »
03.22.2005 – North Bay Business Journal – Novato lands new medical technology company
NOVATO - Pap tests are sought by 60 million women in the United States each year to screen for cervical cancer. Now, Diamics Inc., a year-old startup, has taken space in Hamilton Landing, where its founders hope to develop screening products that could eventually improve upon traditional Pap tests. READ MORE »
12.19.2004 – Marin Independent Journal – Companies find a home at Hamilton
Business at Hamilton Landing it taking off. Hamilton Landing, a Novato business park open since 2000, has added several new tenants in recent months, including two last week. READ MORE »
10.11.2004 – RENTV – Oscar de la Hoya Hops in the Downtown LA Ring with Office Buy
In a deal that closed on the first of October, Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Enterprises LLP has just acquired a majority interest in a 148.7k sf Class B office building at 626 Wilshire Blvd in downtown Los Angeles. De la Hoya purchased the stake from Barker Pacific Group (BPG) and together, along with Christopher Rising of Rising Real Estate Group, formed a new real estate partnership called Golden Boy Wilshire LLP. Rising also acquired a minority interest in the building, which was valued at $16 mil, or about $108/sf, in this deal. READ MORE »
10.07.2004 – Commercial Property News – De La Hoya Burnishes Downtown L.A. Building
The "Golden Boy" of boxing has taken a shine to a Los Angeles office building. Oscar de la Hoya became majority owner and a tenant in 626 Wilshire Blvd. in the city's downtown financial district when his Golden Boy Enterprises L.L.P. signed a deal with building owner Barker Pacific Group. READ MORE »
10.07.2004 – www.globest.com – De La Hoya Invests $16M At 626 Wilshire
LOS ANGELES-Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Enterprises LLP has acquired a majority interest in the 148,721-sf 626 Wilshire Blvd. building from Los Angeles-based Barker Pacific Group for $16 million and will relocate its offices to 5,500 sf in the 12-story Downtown L.A. tower next month. The transaction follows Barker Pacific Group’s purchase of 626 Wilshire one year ago when it was less than 40% occupied. Today the building is 82% leased. READ MORE »
10.07.2004 – LA Times – De La Hoya bought majority ownership of 626 Wilshire
Boxer Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Enterprises has purchased controlling interest in a downtown Los Angeles office building for $16 million. Golden Boy bought majority ownership of 626 Wilshire Blvd. from Barker Pacific Group, which will keep a minority share. Golden Boy will move its offices there from the nearby U.S. Bank Tower. Christopher Rising of Rising Real Estate Group also bought a minority share of the 12-story, 148,721 – square-foot building at the southeast corner of Wilshire and Hope Street. It is more than 80% leased. READ MORE »
09.08.2004 – Barker Pacific Acquires Bank Building
PASADENA, CA-Barker Pacific Group of Los Angeles has purchased the historic Citizens Bank Building from the bank and plans significant upgrades to the property, according to Barker, which acquired the property in a partnership that included individual investors John and Eric Luna. Citizens Business Bank remains a tenant at the seven-story, 55,000-sf building at 225 E. Colorado Blvd. Downtown, at the corner of East Colorado Boulevard and Marengo Avenue. READ MORE »
08.30.2004 – Pasadena Star News – Development firm buys, will revamp historic bank building
PASADENA - A Los Angeles real estate development firm has acquired the historic Citizens Business Bank building in downtown Pasadena and plans to upgrade the building and its energy systems. READ MORE »
07.07.2004 – News Release, Pike & Company – The Central City Association signs lease for 626 Wilshire Boulevard
LOS ANGELES, CA – July 7, 2004 – Barker Pacific Group announced today that it has signed the Central City Association to move to 626 Wilshire Boulevard this fall. This week’s new lease brings the total number of new tenants moving to the building this year to sixteen. The new leases total over 52,000 square feet of space bringing the building’s occupancy to 70 percent. READ MORE »
06.13.2004 – News Release, Pike & Company – 626 Wilshire New Leases
LOS ANGELES, CA - June 13, 2004 - Barker Pacific Group announced today that it has closed fifteen new leases totaling over 42,000 square feet of space at 626 Wilshire Boulevard. The new deals bring the occupancy of the building to just under 68 percent. READ MORE »
06.04.2004 – Marin Independent Journal – Hamilton Field Library Opens Tomorrow
Marin County, CA - The history of the South Novato Branch of the Marin County Free Library will turn a page tomorrow with the grand opening of its new, bigger home at Hamilton Field. READ MORE »
02.02.2004 – RENTV – Sub-Lessor For Nokia Space In Petaluma Is a Myth
In leasing activity north of the Golden Gate Bridge, two more tenants have touched down at Hamilton Landing, the 550k sf business park crafted from World War II airplane hangars at the former Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato. Nihilistic Software Inc took 7.3k sf in Hangar 5, while the Novato branch of the Marin County Free Library signed for 7.9k sf in Hangar 6. The rents were not released, but the published base rent is $2.60/sf with a $30/sf tenant allowance. READ MORE »
01.28.2004 – Supervisors OK Library Move
Novato Advance - January 28, 2004 - The Ignacio branch of the Marin County Free Library will move to Hanger No. 6 in Hamilton in late May or early June. Yesterday, Marin County supervisors OK'd a 10-year lease of 7,900 square feet of space in the old military airplane hangar at Hamilton Landing, with an option for two 5-year lease renewals. The landlord is Barker Pacific Group. READ MORE »
01.27.2004 – Marin County Library To Open Branch At Hamilton Landing
NOVATO, CA - January 27, 2004 - Hamilton Landing, Marin County's award winning new 550,000 square foot office campus, announced that the Marin County Free Library has signed a lease to open a new branch in the office park after approval today by the Marin County Board of Supervisors. The new branch library will move into Hangar Six, a modern, first class, newly rehabilitated, 57,000 square foot building in May or early June. READ MORE »
10.26.2003 – Marin Independent Journal – Business Soars at Hamilton
Marin County, CA — A former military airplane hangar seems an unlikely place for the private sector to call home, but business is booming at Hamilton Landing in Novato. READ MORE »
10.02.2003 – RENTV – Barker Pacific Picks Up another Downtown LA Building-(626 Wilshire Blvd.)
LA-based Barker Pacific Group has acquired a 148.7k sf office building at 626 Wilshire Blvd in downtown Los Angeles from AEW Realty Advisors, a funds advisory firm out of Boston. The 12-story property, built in 1966, is located at the corner of Hope St and Wilshire, about three blocks east of the 110 Fwy in the heart of downtown. READ MORE »
07.07.2003 – Milpitas Post – Barker Pacific Group's Hamilton Capital Partners acquires Fully leased Milpitas building
MILPITAS, CA - JULY 24, 2003- The Kaiser Building, a 59,262 square foot, fully leased, building, on South Milpitas Boulevard has been acquired by Los Angeles-based Hamilton Capital Partners, an affiliate of Barker Pacific Group. The one-story building is strategically located in the middle of four major transportation arteries, Interstate 680, Montague Expressway, Interstate 580 and Highway 237. The circa 1986 building got its name because Kaiser Foundation Health Plan leases 41,190 square feet of the building. READ MORE »
06.11.2003 – Hamilton Landing Wins Award For Energy Conservation
NOVATO, CA – June 11, 2003 – Hamilton Landing, Marin County's new 550,000 square foot office campus, was awarded first place by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for the innovative HVAC design of its first four renovated hangars for occupant comfort, indoor air quality and energy conservation. The commercial office development won the local Golden Gate Chapter’s award last April qualifying it for the regional competition for outstanding achievement in May. The regional competition included buildings from California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and parts of Mexico. Hamilton Landing now qualifies for the national award to be held this fall. READ MORE »
06.11.2003 – Three New Tenants For Hamilton Landing
NOVATO, CA – June 11, 2003 – Hamilton Landing has signed three new leases with local professional service firms to move into Marin County's award winning new 550,000 square foot office campus. The three leases bring the occupancy in the available space of the renovated historic airplane hangars to 60%. READ MORE »
04.29.2003 – San Diego Daily Transcript – Chamber Building in downtown San Diego changes ownership
The 23-story, 173,682-square-foot Chamber Building at 110 West C St. in downtown San Diego 92101, has been sold. READ MORE »
04.12.2003 – Marin Independent Journal – YMCA unveils Hamilton plans
Construction to remodel the Marin YMCA began this week just as officials unveiled plans to bring a full-service fitness center to Hamilton Field. READ MORE »
04.05.2003 – San Francisco Business Times – Office Space Takes Off at Hamilton Landing
It's been almost 10 years since real estate developers took on the monumental task of rehabilitating the abandoned Hamilton Air Force Base in Novato into a productive mix of housing, parks, retail and office space. In 2001, another piece of this sprawling project opened for business, providing further evidence that Hamilton is a model for military base conversions. READ MORE »
01.16.2002 – Marin Independent Journal – Marin Community Foundation Picks Hamilton Hangar for Headquarters
After 15 years at Larkspur Landing, the Marin Community Foundation is moving its headquarters to a renovated former Air Force hangar at Novato's Hamilton Landing office complex. READ MORE »
11.11.2001 – North Bay Business Journal – Q&A with Michael Barker, CEO and Managing Director, Barker Pacific Group, Developer of Hamilton Land
NOVATO - Michael Barker's lifelong fascination with striking architecture has helped him direct a $100 million-plus transformation of seven dilapidated military aircraft hangars at Hamilton Field into high-class office space. READ MORE »