Ricardo Noguera is a respected business development professional who serves as a client services manager with AVENU in Westlake Village, California, where he pursues coordinated real estate solutions. In the late 1990s, while serving as an economic development coordinator in Union City, California, Ricardo Noguera informed the planning and approval process associated with the retail center Union Landing.
A major retail development that boosted the economic profile of what was a small, blue-collar East Bay residential enclave, Union Landing was planned on 80 acres adjacent to Interstate 880. Once home to a commercial flower farm and a drive-in theater, the site already had a Walmart in the northeast corner of the property.
The ambitious development required negotiating with seven landowners and arranging for tenants such as Sleep Train and Office Max. Envisioned with a 25-screen multiplex (the largest multiplex in Northern California up to that time), the complex was designed around a unified architectural theme.
As Mr. Noguera described it, Union Landing was planned as both a fun family-friendly destination and a substantial revenue source for the city moving into the future. Today, the site continues to thrive as a high-profile retail complex that offers 272,000 square feet of diverse shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
A major retail development that boosted the economic profile of what was a small, blue-collar East Bay residential enclave, Union Landing was planned on 80 acres adjacent to Interstate 880. Once home to a commercial flower farm and a drive-in theater, the site already had a Walmart in the northeast corner of the property.
The ambitious development required negotiating with seven landowners and arranging for tenants such as Sleep Train and Office Max. Envisioned with a 25-screen multiplex (the largest multiplex in Northern California up to that time), the complex was designed around a unified architectural theme.
As Mr. Noguera described it, Union Landing was planned as both a fun family-friendly destination and a substantial revenue source for the city moving into the future. Today, the site continues to thrive as a high-profile retail complex that offers 272,000 square feet of diverse shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
