District Guide
Commercial Real Estate in Uptown Oakland
Explore commercial buildings, nearby areas, and related space types in Uptown Oakland, Oakland.
Oakland, CA
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Uptown Oakland
North of downtown
How to read Uptown Oakland
Mixed-use Oakland office district for smaller-company, arts-adjacent, and transit-oriented teams.
Uptown Oakland is the more mixed-use counterpart to Downtown Oakland, with office buildings, arts venues, food, apartments, BART access, and Lake Merritt-adjacent commercial blocks sharing a tighter urban setting.
Office remains the clearest commercial pattern, but the district should read through its mixed-use setting rather than as another formal downtown core.
It works for teams that want East Bay access and professional office options without the formality of the civic downtown core.
Small and mid-sized office users
Creative and professional service teams
Nonprofit organizations
East Bay access with street-level context
Nearby comparisons
- Downtown Oakland More formal, civic, and traditional office-core oriented.
- Jack London Square More waterfront and service-commercial, with warehouse-adjacent texture.
- Temescal More neighborhood retail and small-business oriented north of Uptown.
Representative Buildings
Representative buildings in Uptown Oakland
Selected examples that help ground the area's commercial texture.
Related Space Types
Related space types
Explore commercial space types across the broader Oakland market.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Nearby areas
Compare Uptown Oakland with nearby Oakland neighborhoods and commercial districts.
Downtown Oakland
More formal, civic, and traditional office-core oriented.
Jack London Square
More waterfront and service-commercial, with warehouse-adjacent texture.
Lake Merritt
More lake-adjacent and residential mixed-use, with less Broadway office concentration.
Old Oakland
Smaller historic downtown-adjacent blocks with less Uptown arts and Broadway office context.
Broader Market
Compare the broader Oakland market
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