Friday, January 4, 2013

Clif Bar to move HQ to Emeryville - San Francisco Business Times:

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a property owned by . The deal expire in 2024. “We are honored to be able to accommodate the environmentaloand employee-friendly requirements of Clif Bar in this iconicd Emeryville building,” said Jim Ellis, Managing Principap of Ellis Partners LLC. “This is refreshingly good news for the local economy and a sign that stabilitu is beginning to EmeryTech isa 225,009 square foot building that was originally a valvde manufacturing plant. It has “distinctivwe Bauhaus architectural details that hearken back tothe city’s industrial past.
” Ellis Partners re-purposed the facility for mixed-use by addingy atriums and soaring glass-filled ceilings to allow for energy-efficient natural as well as a fullg redundant data center. The spacre was previously occupiedby Andronico’s, an Albany, Calif.-based supermarkety chain. Ellis Partners will be pursuing a LEED Gold certificationh from the Unites Stateas GreenBuilding Council. “Our business is builtr on five aspirationsof sustainability—sustaining our people, business, community and the said founder and co-ownee Gary Erickson. “Our new space is an excitin g opportunity to extend all five ofthose visions.
” Improvemente to the space will include a wellnessa center with state of the art fitnesw facilities, bike garage, hair kitchen, full-time day-care facility, and theater for employee meetings and community events. “Clif Bar has a global reputation for its responsibld policies toward both its employees andthe environment,” added “We’ve collaborated closely with their team to ensure that this spacde not only fulfills their every need, but that it speak s to the values that make Clif Bar a leade r in sustainable practices.” Jim McPhee of represented the Mike Rafetto, Sid Ewing, and Grant Jones of representeds Ellis Partners LLC.
Zimmer Gunsul Frascaw Architects LLP and are designing and buildingtthe space.

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