# Bayfair Center

San Leandro, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-1f82526ab4` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/san-leandro-bayfair-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1f82526ab4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-1f82526ab4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-1f82526ab4

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1957 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2022 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 48.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 100 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Macy's was the first unit to open, on August 8, 1957, with mall shops opening in the months following.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center
- **acres**: “built on the 48-acre site of the former Oakland Speedway automobile racing stadium” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center
- **after_notes**: “The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center
- **status**: “The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center
- **strategy**: “The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center

## Anchors

Kohl's, Target, 24 Hour Fitness, Century Theatres

## Parties

- Macy's — owner (from text) (1977–2002)
- M & J Wilkow Ltd — owner (from text) (2002–2003)
- Madison Marquette — owner (from text) (2003–2022)
- B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners — owner (from text) (2022–2022)

## Timeline

- 1953: Announcement of shopping center
- 1956: Construction begins
- 1957: Macy's opens
- 1957: Mall shops open
- 1971: Montgomery Ward opens
- 1977: Macy's announces renovation
- 2002: Target opens after Ward's demolition
- 2002: Acquired by M & J Wilkow Ltd
- 2003: Sold to Madison Marquette
- 2022: Purchased by B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners

## Deals and debt

- 2022 sale: 57000000.0 B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners ← Madison Marquette  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Bayfair Center is a power center and regional shopping mall in San Leandro, California, United States. It was among the first malls in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. Anchors are Target, Kohl's and a 16-screen Century Theatres cinema operated by Cinemark. Junior anchors include PetSmart and 24 Hour Fitness. Vantage Robotics operates a manufacturing, research, and shipping facility inside the former Macy’s and within the indoor portion of the mall.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfair_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bayfair Center, San Leandro, CA." Record m-1f82526ab4, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/san-leandro-bayfair-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sanleandrobayfaircenter,
  title = {Bayfair Center, San Leandro, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/san-leandro-bayfair-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-1f82526ab4, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.