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<br />981 Park Street, Alameda, CA 94501 <br />(510) 499-9400 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />March 30, 2017 <br /> <br /> VIA EMAIL <br /> <br />John Elder <br />Larry Bell <br />Jones Lang LaSalle <br />1331 North California Blvd, Suite 350 <br />Walnut Creek, CA 94596 <br /> <br /> <br />RE: Old Fire Station #11, San Leandro <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Messrs. Elder and Bell: <br /> <br />We are very pleased to submit the attached response to the Request for Proposal for Old Fire <br />Station #11, 2101 Marina Boulevard, San Leandro. <br /> <br />Our development concept will fill a vacant building with an artist and artisan workspace that will <br />revitalize an important stretch of Marina Boulevard with an exciting and creative use. Designed <br />for collaboration, this light, airy space will enable people to share, discuss, produce, and sell <br />projects of all kinds. It will be an affordable location for the creators who help make San <br />Leandro a hub for innovation and the arts – a highly flexible and productive workspace for the <br />twenty-first century economy. <br /> <br />BAU is a real estate development firm focused on infill development in the Bay Area. Public- <br />private partnerships are a strength of the firm. Stuart Rickard is Principal of the firm and has 26 <br />years of experience in entitling and constructing quality, community-building projects. <br /> <br />Our architect, F. Clay Fry, has designed thousands of units of residences and hundreds of <br />thousands of square feet of commercial space. His work is award-winning and high-profile, <br />including the Peninsula Mandalay in South San Francisco, MoMo’s in San Francisco, and the <br />Cox Cadillac / Whole Foods in Oakland. <br /> <br />Our team has experience with shared workspace, and the artist/artisan community. We will <br />bring these together to create a new destination in West San Leandro. The community <br />collaboration, building reuse and creative aspects of this project are in perfect alignment with <br />BAU’s goals and experience. <br />287