SUNNYVALE — Leases by Databricks and Crowdstrike have filled up two big office buildings in downtown Sunnyvale, helping transform the city’s urban core into a lively hotspot for residents, shoppers, and workers.
Databricks leased 455,000 square feet spread out over two new office buildings, one at 200 West Washington Ave. and the other at 250 West Washington Ave., according to executives with Hunter Partners, a principal developer of Cityline Sunnyvale, as the downtown mixed-use development is known.
Crowdstrike leased 150,000 square feet at 250 West Washington, stated sources with knowledge of the agreement. The sources were not authorized to speak about the deal publicly.
Between the two tech companies, spaces in the two buildings are now completely leased up. Together, the buildings total 610,800 square feet with roughly 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.
CBRE commercial real estate brokers Vincent Scott and Mike Benevento have been seeking tenants for the buildings.
“We have found some great tenants,” said Josh Rupert, senior director of development with Hunter Partners. “We are very excited to bring them to downtown Sunnyvale.”
Databricks took all seven floors in the 200 West Washington building and three floors in the 250 Washington building that it will share with Crowdstrike.
With the new leases, the two tech companies could bring thousands of workers into downtown Sunnyvale.
Databricks leased enough space for 1,800 to 2,300 employees and Crowdstrike’s space could accommodate 600 to 750 workers.
The two office buildings can be configured by tenants to have numerous individual workstations as well as sites for collaboration. The buildings both feature large terraces for employees.
“Employees will also be able to get outside and go downtown,” Rupert said.
The rental transactions represent major wins for Hunter Partners and fast-changing Sunnyvale.
“We have always felt this was a great site for the creation of a new downtown,” said Curtis Leigh, a partner and principal executive with Hunter Partners. “The residents of Sunnyvale needed a great downtown.”
The proximity of the Cityline offices to brand-new housing, along with restaurants and stores, as well as the traditional old downtown and a Caltrain station, appears to have helped the neighborhood become a draw for tech companies.
Early next year, Shake Shack, Senro Sushi, and SEV Laser are set to open new establishments in Cityline Sunnyvale, according to Hunter Partners.
The mixed-use neighborhood also has landed leases with Joe and the Juice, Haldiram’s Indian Eatery, and Sana’a Cafe.
The principal retail anchors of Cityline Sunnyvale are AMC Dine-in Sunnyvale 12 and a Whole Foods Market.
“The new downtown didn’t happen overnight,” Leigh said. “It has been evolving.”
Cityline Sunnyvale’s new downtown is adjacent to the existing Murphy Avenue, a historic area of shops and restaurants that is the original urban core of the city.
“Our bold and clear vision for Cityline is nearly complete and will offer employees a walkable, bikeable, transit-friendly core with attractive nearby housing options that provide vibrant experiences whether you work, live, or play in Sunnyvale’s reimagined downtown,” said Deke Hunter, founder and president of Hunter Partners.
