Emeryville

Emeryville lies alongside Oakland and Berkeley. Living in Emeryville offers residents a dense urban feel. The city has a large number of condominiums, and some older homes. The city has a large commercial sector.

 

It is the home to Pixar Animation Studios, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, the Center for Investigative Reporting, Alternative Tentacles and Clif Bar. In addition, several well-known tech and software companies are located in Emeryville: LeapFrog, Sendmail, MobiTV, Novartis (formerly Chiron before April 2006), and BigFix (now HCL). Emeryville attracts many weekday commuters due to its position as a regional employment center.

 

Emeryville has some features of an edge city; however, it is located within the inner urban core of Oakland/the greater East Bay. It was industrialized before the First World War.