Malls · California

Bayfair Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtSan Leandro, CA

Opened 1957. Redeveloped in 2022.

Status nowRetrofit builtextracted, unreviewed

documented

The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becamemixedextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size48 acresextracted, unreviewed

documented

built on the 48-acre site of the former Oakland Speedway automobile racing stadium

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Last sale$57.0M · 2022public reporting

Retrofit year2022extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability17.5 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Bayfair Center. Photo: Mercurywoodrose, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/35291655720 overture · all sites with this

Sold since 2020

This site: 2022 B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners research-deals · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.shopbayfair.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit

This site: 202,446 epa-walkability · all sites with this

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km

This site: 840 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 108 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,956/mo zillow · all sites with this

FEMA special flood hazard area

This site: AH fema-nfhl · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High inland flooding risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $102,703 census-acs · all sites with this

Opportunity Zone

This site: 06001433102 hud-oz · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Education

This site: …l was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and resea extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Retrofit builtextracted, unreviewed documented The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	mixedextracted, unreviewed reported
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.extracted, unreviewed documented The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2022extracted, unreviewed reported
Redeveloper	B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partnersextracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2022	Sold	$57.0M closed	B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners ← Madison Marquette	Wikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zone	AH · special flood hazard areaFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	47: 0427 CENTURY 15 BAYFAIR MALL; 474 RUTH CT; ADVANTAGE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR; ANGELITO L KWEK DDS; ARCO FACILITY #02162EPA FRS
Census tract 06001433102	4,064 people, 6,997 per sq mi; median household income $102,703; median gross rent $2,505; 32% renters; 2.9% vacant units; 12.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 17.5 of 20; 264 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 536 m; land-use mix 0.85; 135,476 jobs within 45 min by car, 202,446 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 4 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 3 civic, 12 food and drink; 108 cycleway segments, 134 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	yes, tract 06001433102 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Alameda County (CA), 2024	856 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 0.57; socioeconomic 0.31; housing and transport 0.85; 10% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 10 within 25 km: Eastmont Town Center (8.6 km); Lion Creek Crossings (8.7 km)computed
Overture Maps	place Bayfair Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.94, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 25,223 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.shopbayfair.com (alive); archived 2004–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	58,098 since 2015; 5,633 in the last 12 months (-12% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 1,162Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population -3% (4,186 → 4,064); median income +51% ($67,991 → $102,703); renters 38% → 32%; median home value +138% ($353,900 → $842,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 95.5); expected annual loss $4.0M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 840 units: Lakeside Village Apts (840 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, 2022	2,295 jobs; 971 in retail trade, 466 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06001433102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 0.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (291 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 6.2%; median family income $85,221; 45 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	San Leandro Unified School District (KG-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Jefferson Elementary; Edendale Middle; Hesperian Elementary; Hillside ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	32 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	184 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 94578, 2026-09	median list price $770,500 (-3.6% on the year); 25 active listings; median 32 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	4,023 establishments (-5%); 66,846 jobs (+7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical 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, 2025	956 (2000 = 100); -8.7% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr, +77% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	24,259 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,331 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1957 as a regional mall with anchors including Macy's, Montgomery Ward (later Target), Kohl's and a Century Theatres cinema. Over time ownership shifted among M & J Wilkow Ltd, Madison Marquette, and finally B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners in 2022. The property was redeveloped in 2022 into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus offering studio, production, and research and development spaces.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently built as the Speedway at Bayfair mixed-use campus and is controlled by B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners.

For a planner

Redevelopment strategy classified as "redevelop" with new use mixed (studio, production, R&D) as noted in after_notes.
The record shows a completed retrofit in 2022, indicating entitlements and approvals were secured prior to construction.
Open questions include long‑term market demand for the mixed‑use campus and any additional infrastructure or policy support needed.

For a developer

Site size: 48 acres (extracted).
Control: currently owned by B3 investors and Gaw Capital Partners per parties and 2022 sale deed.
Entitlement status: status built and year_retrofit 2022 suggests all necessary approvals are in place.
Market signals: opportunity score 15.0, cited reasons include retrofit already built, 48‑acre size, median rent $2,318, and housing presence in the record.
Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not detailed in the record.

What we do not know yet

Cause of redevelopment (anchor losses, competition, debt) is not stated in the record.
Specific policy tools or incentives used for the redevelopment are not detailed.
Environmental constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or contamination are absent from the record.
Current tenant mix and lease performance after redevelopment are not provided.
The record’s verified status is "draft", indicating some fields may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Bayfair Center 15555 E 14th St San Leandro Ca 94578 empocorp.com
Bayfair Center - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia alchetron.com
Bayfair Center mall sold, could be redeveloped sfgate.com
Bayfair Center - San Leandro, CA (April 2024 Update, rea… reddit.com
MallsCenters - US Shopping Malls & Stores mallscenters.com
Bayfair Center - San Leandro, CA - Indoor Malls on Waymark… waymarking.com
Bayfair Center, San Leandro, CA | Madison Marquette | Flickr flickr.com
BAYFAIR CENTER - All Y… tripadvisor.co.uk

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Multifamily screen

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

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1957extracted, unreviewed
Acres	48.0extracted, unreviewed documented built on the 48-acre site of the former Oakland Speedway automobile racing stadium en.wikipedia.org
Stores at peak	100extracted, unreviewed reported
Architect	John Savage Bolles
Anchors	Kohl's, Target, 24 Hour Fitness, Century Theatres
County	Alameda County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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

Background

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.

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

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

Sources

Wikipedia: Bayfair Center · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy, year opened
15 quoted sentences
Macy's was the first unit to open, on August 8, 1957, with mall shops opening in the months following.
built on the 48-acre site of the former Oakland Speedway automobile racing stadium
The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.
The mall was redeveloped into the Speedway at Bayfair, a mixed-use campus that offers spaces for studio, production, and research and development.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bayfair Center, San Leandro, CA." Record m-1f82526ab4, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/san-leandro-bayfair-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

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 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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