Locate Jack London Square

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Jack London Square

The waterfront around Jack London Square and nearby warehouse blocks. This commercial context is broader than the square itself.

Approximate reference location

Choose from the list (4)

1. Jack London Square →
2. 160 Franklin St →
3. 424 3rd St →
4. 119 Filbert St →

   Not plotted: Address is west of the district plan’s western street limits; a broader warehouse-district association may exist but is unresolved.

Map sources and coverage

Road geometry: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, checked 17 October 2026. Census open data. Location context: existing Rofo district records. These are reference locations, not surveyed edges or complete city coverage. Unshaded places may be unreviewed; the map does not establish overlaps or zoning.

Property address positions use exact U.S. Census address matches, calculated along a street address range. Existing Phoenix points retain Maricopa County GIS address evidence. A dot does not identify a parcel, suite or entrance. Location evidence says nothing about availability or permitted use.

Geographic source records and review gaps →

Not plotted: geographic review needed

• 119 Filbert St — Address is west of the district plan’s western street limits; a broader warehouse-district association may exist but is unresolved.

How to read Jack London Square

Oakland waterfront commercial district with service-commercial, adaptive, warehouse-adjacent, and visitor-facing texture.

Jack London Square sits between Oakland's downtown core and the waterfront, with lower-scale commercial buildings, warehouse-adjacent blocks, service uses, food, and visitor-facing activity shaping the district texture.

Office and service-commercial uses are the safest public read today, with industrial and adaptive signals treated as supporting texture rather than a live inventory claim.

It fits teams that want Oakland access with a less formal business setting, waterfront orientation, and a stronger adaptive-commercial feel than the civic downtown core.

The district is best understood through its waterfront, rail, freeway, and downtown-adjacent relationships, rather than as another central office core.

Waterfront commercial context Adaptive office texture Service-commercial users Food and visitor support

Location fit

Where Jack London Square fits

Jack London Square is Oakland's waterfront adaptive-commercial district, where office, service, food and beverage, rail, ferry, and warehouse-adjacent blocks create a less formal alternative to Downtown Oakland.

Adaptive industrial-commercial district Waterfront adaptive-commercial Service-commercial office edge

✓ Best fit

• ✓ Office and service-commercial users that value waterfront or adaptive context
• ✓ Creative, food and beverage, and visitor-facing commercial businesses
• ✓ Teams comparing Oakland's downtown core with a lower-scale waterfront setting

× Less ideal for

• × Companies that need the strongest BART/civic office concentration
• × Formal client-facing office users that prefer a traditional downtown core
• × Large logistics users needing deeper industrial infrastructure

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Compare Jack London Square with Downtown Oakland

Compare if BART-centered office core access may matter more than waterfront/adaptive texture.

Compare Jack London Square with Uptown Oakland

Compare if mixed-use arts-adjacent office context is a better match.

Compare Jack London Square with Old Oakland

Compare if historic downtown transition blocks fit better than the waterfront edge.

Compare Jack London Square with Emeryville

Compare if compact East Bay office, life-science, and mixed commercial context may fit better than Oakland waterfront/adaptive texture.

Compare Jack London Square with SoMa

Compare if San Francisco creative-tech access may matter more than Oakland waterfront/adaptive character.

Representative environments

How Jack London Square operates in practice

Representative building

119 Filbert St

119 Filbert St gives Jack London Square a lower-scale service-commercial example tied to the district's waterfront edge and adaptive commercial blocks.

What it does not prove: Users must validate current suite condition, parking, signage, access, permitted use, and any customer-facing requirements directly.

Representative building

160 Franklin St

160 Franklin St anchors the Jack London Square collection with a waterfront-adjacent commercial example for office, service, and visitor-facing users.

What it does not prove: Waterfront identity does not establish availability, pricing, suite quality, parking terms, signage, or customer access for a specific requirement.

Representative building

424 3rd St

424 3rd St gives Jack London Square an adaptive commercial example that reflects the district's warehouse-adjacent and lower-scale urban texture.

What it does not prove: Adaptive character requires property-level validation for layout, accessibility, building systems, parking, signage, and permitted-use fit.

These examples explain durable operating patterns. Confirm current availability, suite condition, permitted use, and property-specific capability separately.

Representative Buildings

Representative buildings in Jack London Square

Selected examples that help ground the area's commercial texture.

119 Filbert St

Waterfront-adjacent office / service-commercial building · Waterfront Service-Commercial Edge Reference

160 Franklin St

Waterfront-adjacent office / service-commercial building · Waterfront-Adjacent Commercial Reference

424 3rd St

Waterfront-adjacent office / service-commercial building · Adaptive Commercial Reference

Nearby commercial districts

Explore nearby commercial districts

Compare Jack London Square with nearby Oakland districts that offer different balances of waterfront context, civic office concentration, and mixed-use street life.

Civic core contrast

Downtown Oakland

More civic, institutional, and transit-focused, with stronger Broadway and City Center office context.

Mixed-use contrast

Uptown Oakland

More mixed-use and arts-adjacent, with BART access, food, apartments, and Lake Merritt-adjacent office blocks.

Historic edge

Old Oakland

Smaller-scale and historic, with downtown-adjacent commercial blocks just north of the waterfront district.

Office/life-science contrast

Emeryville

More compact East Bay office, life-science, and mixed commercial oriented between Oakland and Berkeley.

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Broader Market

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