Uber to use Sears building in Oakland as East Bay office

Uber is planning to renovate the former Sears building in Oakland for use as its East Bay office in 2017.|
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SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is planning to renovate the former Sears building in Oakland for use as its East Bay office in 2017.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1OS71Nv) company officials said Wednesday that extensive renovations were coming to the seven-story building, which Uber purchased at an undisclosed price from developer Lane Partners.

Sears had sold the property to Lane Partners in late 2014 for $24.25 million. The building is now called Uptown Station.

Uber and Lane Partners are working with architecture firm Gensler on a $40 million renovation of the structure, which was damaged in a 1989 earthquake. Uber expects this expansion of its San Francisco headquarters will employ up to 3,000 people.

The company is also moving forward with plans for a two-building campus in San Francisco's Mission Bay.

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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com

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