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Malls · California

Eastmont Town Center

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedOperatingEast Oakland, CA

Opened 2001. Reinhabited in 1997.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.

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What it becamehousing, office, healthcare, education, civic, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size33 acresextracted, unreviewed
documented
located on 33 acres (130,000 m2) bounded by Foothill Boulevard, Bancroft Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Church Street, in the Frick neighborhood of East Oakland.

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Last sale$54.5M · 2015public reporting
Retrofit year1997extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability17.5 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Eastmont Town Center
Aerial view of a large shopping center with extensive parking lot and surrounding residential areas. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile26 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Mervyn'sThis site: Mervyn's wikipedia · all sites with this
Woolworth'sThis site: Woolworth's wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/145404142148971 overture · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 263,786 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 247 units in 6 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 88 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,956/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.82 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 06001408600 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 51% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +145% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center,… extraction · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …t, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General extraction · all sites with this
EducationThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
GroceryThis site: Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public L extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …onverted as an adaptive reuse project into Miley Gardens, a residential senior housing complex. extraction · all sites with this
Medical and healthThis site: …he Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …rrently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health Sys extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.

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StrategyReinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
documented
The former Eastmont Mall was renovated in 1997 and subsequently converted from an enclosed shopping mall into a multi-tenant office property.

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New useshousing, office, healthcare, education, civic, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowCurrently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.extracted, unreviewed
documented
Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.

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Retrofit year1997extracted, unreviewed reported
DeveloperLocal real estate developersextracted, unreviewed

History and original facts

Opened2001Wikidata reported
Acres33.0extracted, unreviewed
documented
located on 33 acres (130,000 m2) bounded by Foothill Boulevard, Bancroft Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Church Street, in the Frick neighborhood of East Oakland.

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ArchitectWilliam Pereira
AnchorsKinney Shoes, Thom McAn, Pay 'n Save, JCPenney, Mervyn's, Safeway, Woolworth's, Gallenkamp Shoes
Organisations in Wikidata (undated)AC Transit
CountyAlameda County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: GLA, original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

Planning notesIn 2006–07, the four-story standalone office building was converted as an adaptive reuse project into Miley Gardens, a residential senior housing complex.extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2015Sold$54.5M closedVertical VenturesWikipedia
2007Sold—a group of real estate investors based in OregonWikipedia
2000Sold—Local real estate developersWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

As reported by the loan servicer

Loan-level data the CMBS trust files monthly on EDGAR (Form ABS-EE, Exhibit 102, Schedule AL), latest filing per trust. Balance is the scheduled balance at the period end; DSCR is on net cash flow from the most recent borrower financials; appraised value is the latest valuation reported, or the one at securitisation. Several trusts for one mall usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes, each trust reporting its piece. Matched on the property name and state in the exhibit, unreviewed.

TrustPeriod endBalanceMaturityDSCRAppraisedOccupiedStatus
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C9 ABS-EE 2026-09-28 · filing
match: exact		2026-09-11$27.6M
of $30.0M 2018-03-12		2028-04-062.19x
NOI $8.9M		$100.0M 2018-01-1085.1%current
Midland
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C10 ABS-EE 2026-09-28 · filing
match: exact		2026-09-11$7.8M
of $8.4M 2018-03-12		2028-04-062.08x
NOI $8.5M		$100.0M 2018-01-10, at securitisation84.0%current
Trimont LLC
  • Eastmont Town Center (UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C9): built 1965; renovated 2009; 556,047 sq ft NRA; tenants Alameda County Self Sufficiency, Alameda County Adult & Aging, Oakland Police Department; originator RMF
  • EASTMONT TOWN CENTER (UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C10): built 1965; renovated 2009; 520,415 sq ft NRA; tenants Alameda County Adult & Aging, Alameda County Adult & Aging, Oakland Police Precinct; originator Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

Before and after

Before: the mall

Site33 acresquote
Enclosedyesquote
ArchitectWilliam Pereiraquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m35: 2650 76TH AVENUE; 2857 75TH AVENUE; 2900 75TH AVE.; 3521 72ND AVENUE; 6730 MACARTHUR BLVDEPA FRS
Census tract 060014086006,364 people, 15,550 per sq mi; median household income $76,375; median gross rent $1,978; 51% renters; 3.6% vacant units; 6.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.5 of 20; 152 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 365 m; land-use mix 0.77; 137,226 jobs within 45 min by car, 263,786 by transit; 32% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 6 schools, 21 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 10 civic, 8 food and drink; 88 cycleway segments, 183 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 06001408600 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Alameda County (CA), 2024856 units in 5+ unit buildings, 61 in 2–4, 826 single-family; 2023: 1,829 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.82; socioeconomic 0.80; housing and transport 0.67; 26% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 11 within 25 km: Lion Creek Crossings (2.5 km); Harbor Bay Landing (6.6 km); Bayfair Center (8.6 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Eastmont Town Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.77, from Foursquare, Overture); building footprint 23,169 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views76,468 since 2015; 5,007 in the last 12 months (-8% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-12 with 1,846Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +8% (5,922 → 6,364); median income +145% ($31,133 → $76,375); renters 63% → 51%; median home value +169% ($223,900 → $601,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 96.2); expected annual loss $6.1M; high: earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km6 LIHTC properties, 247 units: United Seniors Housing At The Eastmont Town Center (69 units); Foothill Family Apts (65 units); Foothill Plaza (54 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)60,990 jobs in 3,821 establishments; average annual pay $56,119; employment location quotient 0.79; employment -2.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022864 jobs; 180 in retail trade, 66 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06001408600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 34th income percentile as adults; 2.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,196 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 25.5%; median family income $41,448; 435 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsOakland Unified School District (KG-12); 11 public schools within 1 mile: Aspire Triumph Technology Academy; LPS Oakland R & D Campus; Aspire College Academy; Oakland Unity HighNCES EDGE
Elevation73 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025184 county-logged events: 134 flood, 19 hail, 14 debris flow, 7 heavy rain; $5,010,180 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 94605, 2026-09median list price $649,750 (-3.7% on the year); 83 active listings; median 40 days on market; 8% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,023 establishments (-5%); 66,846 jobs (+7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.0M (-0% 1 yr, +1% 5 yr); typical rent $2,956/mo (+7% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025709 (2000 = 100); +0.6% 1 yr, +2% 5 yr, +73% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)28,901 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,913 trucks; 21 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The site opened as Eastmont Mall in phases between 1966 and 1974, anchored by Safeway and later Mervyn's. In 1997 it was renovated and converted to office property, and reopened in 2001 as a mixed‑use complex. Today it operates with housing, office, healthcare, education, civic and retail uses on its 33‑acre campus.

Why. The record does not specify why the mall transitioned from retail to office and mixed‑use; no anchor losses, competition, debt or demolition are mentioned.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating and is owned by Vertical Ventures, which acquired it in 2015.

For a planner

  • Adaptive reuse precedent: conversion of a four‑story office building to senior housing (Miley Gardens) in 2006‑07.
  • The site follows a reinhabit strategy, retaining the original structure while adding housing, office, healthcare, education, civic and retail uses.
  • Open questions include how to expand housing or office capacity within the existing footprint and what zoning changes may be needed for further intensification.

For a developer

  • Site size: 33 acres.
  • Control: owned by Vertical Ventures since 2015.
  • Entitlement status: operating; retrofit already built (per opp_score reasons).
  • Context: adjacent to the Eastmont Transit Center (opened 2001); no flood, environmental or transit constraints noted in the record.
  • Market signal: median rent reported as $2,318 and housing uses are present in the current mix.

What we do not know yet

  • Anchor tenant performance and reasons for original retail decline are not stated.
  • Competitive pressures or debt loads that may have driven the 1997 renovation are not recorded.
  • Flood zone, environmental constraints, or soil conditions are absent from the record.
  • Exact current ownership structure beyond Vertical Ventures (e.g., partners, lenders) is unspecified.
  • The verified status is draft, indicating some fields may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

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  • Escondido Village Mall, Escondido, CA · Malls · similar size (30 acres); same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA
  • Indian Hill Mall, Pomona, CA · Malls · similar size (39 acres); same strategy: reinhabit; also in CA

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Eastmont Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 33 acres
  • median rent $2,318
  • housing in the record

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Background

Eastmont Town Center is a mixed-use office and social services complex in East Oakland, California, formerly an enclosed shopping mall known as Eastmont Mall. located on 33 acres (130,000 m2) bounded by Foothill Boulevard, Bancroft Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Church Street, in the Frick neighborhood of East Oakland. The mall opened in phases between 1966 and 1974 on the site of a 1920s-era Chevrolet automobile factory called Oakland Assembly. Architect William Pereira designed the building. It is physically almost next to, and by entry access a few blocks away from the similarly sized Evergreen Cemetery. The official grand opening ceremony was held in November 1970.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1965 Groundbreaking for Safeway (first phase)
  2. 1966 Safeway opens
  3. 1969 Four-story standalone building completed
  4. 1970 Official grand opening
  5. 1974 Mervyn's opens completing mall
  6. 1997 Renovation and conversion to office property
  7. 2000 Purchase by local real estate developers
  8. 2001 Opened (Wikidata)
  9. 2001 Eastmont Transit Center opens
  10. 2008 $6 million renovation completed
  11. 2015 Sale to Vertical Ventures

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Eastmont Town Center · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy
    14 quoted sentences
    located on 33 acres (130,000 m2) bounded by Foothill Boulevard, Bancroft Avenue, 73rd Avenue, and Church Street, in the Frick neighborhood of East Oakland.
    Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.
    Currently, the mall houses the supermarket, a Social Security office, a branch of the Oakland Public Library, Alameda Health System's Eastmont Wellness Center, General Assistance and WIC offices, and other small businesses and social service organizations. There is a Rainbow discount clothing store, one of the few national retailers in the mall.
    The former Eastmont Mall was renovated in 1997 and subsequently converted from an enclosed shopping mall into a multi-tenant office property.

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