The Bay Area’s Best New Event Spaces Are In Oakland

The corporate and social event landscape in the Bay Area has officially shifted. For years, planners default-booked the same sterile downtown hotel ballrooms or crossed the bridge into overly congested convention centers. Today, the most dynamic, tech-forward, and inspiring venues are blooming right here in Oakland.

Welcome to the 1900 Broadway campus, a seamlessly integrated urban ecosystem designed to scale to any event vision. This is not just a disconnected collection of rooms. It is a fluid, multi-building corporate campus powered by STAK Space and connected directly by private skybridges, all anchoring a central multi-level parking garage that makes arriving and transitioning between venues entirely effortless for your guests. Let’s take a walking tour through the campus to see how these spaces connect, starting at the 1950 Franklin before crossing over to 1900 Broadway and 1920 Broadway floor by floor.

 

1950 Franklin Floor 2 Event Center

Our tour begins at the northern anchor of the campus: the Event and Conference Center on Floor 2 at 1950 Franklin. Engineered as a high-octane corporate hub, this floor features an interconnected ecosystem of modular suites perfect for large-scale conferences, seminars, and global live streams. The journey through this floor starts with Event Room A & B, a versatile 1,083-square-foot space for up to 60 guests that utilizes movable seating, and rolling digital displays to reconfigure instantly for interactive workshops or theater-style training. Moving down the line, Event Room C hosts 100 guests for sunlit sessions with its expansive windows and an integrated roll-down projector. Directly connected is the highly adaptable Event Room D, which holds 50 people and serves as the perfect breakout room or executive command center during larger summits. Next door, the tech-forward Event Room E accommodates 120 people with a large LED screen and seamless plug-and-play laptop connectivity. Finally, the floor is anchored by Event Room F, a 1,753-square-foot flagship venue for 150 guests featuring a stunning, full-wall LED screen for cinematic presentations and high-energy receptions.

 

1950 Franklin Floor 18

Before leaving the 1950 Franklin tower, we take the elevator up to the 18th floor to view our high-focus corporate meeting spaces within our coworking hub, starting with The Town Hall. Tucked away for absolute privacy, this premier boardroom style meeting room is explicitly engineered for corporate focus and formality, comfortably hosting up to 12 people around an executive table for decisive leadership meetings and collaborative executive sessions. Just down the corridor, The Uptown Hub offers a cozy and highly productive space perfectly tailored for small team execution, providing up to 6 people a quiet retreat for focused project huddles, private phone calls, or rapid fire team brainstorming sessions during a larger summit downstairs. Completing the 18th floor executive wing is The Lakeview Lounge, a flexible area that accommodates up to 8 people and provides a relaxed, sunlit setting named for its bright and inviting views, making it ideal for casual business meetings, individual deep work sessions, or informal breakout gatherings.

 

Central Parking Garage & Skybridge Transition

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Leaving 1950 Franklin, your guests do not need to step out onto the street. They simply cross through our private, weather-protected skybridge network. The skybridge spans across the central multi-level parking garage at 1901 Franklin, which is the literal and figurative heart of the campus, ensuring that driving, parking, and walking between any venue in the portfolio happens seamlessly under one footprint. Crossing this bridge system leads us directly into our Broadway towers, where we will explore each active floor. Not planning on driving? The 19th Street BART station is located steps from our campus.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Full Floor Level 2

We land directly on Floor 2 of 1920 Broadway, our dedicated media, production, and experiential entertainment wing. Offering ultimate spatial flexibility, this massive, 350-capacity venue functions as a completely blank canvas. With no restrictive pre-existing layouts, event planners have total creative freedom to design custom footprints for large-scale conferences, elegant galas, art exhibitions, or pop-up markets before guests break out into the specialized rooms down the hall.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Theater

Step into our state-of-the-art private theater located on this creative second floor. With stadium seating for up to 150 people, this specialized venue is engineered with pristine acoustics and cinematic projection to deliver deeply immersive keynote presentations, film screenings, private premieres, and high-impact corporate training sessions.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Swing Suite

Just down the corridor, bring a new level of energy to client entertainment and corporate team building with this premier simulator suite. Accommodating up to 30 guests, this private portal features world-class virtual golf courses, digital batting cages, and a full roster of interactive games designed to drive high-fidelity engagement.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Broadway Conference Room

Equipped with the latest in workplace communication technology, this modern, professional meeting room is tailored for smaller groups of up to 10 people. It serves as an efficient, distraction-free environment for intimate client presentations, critical team strategy sessions, or global video conferences.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Paramount Conference Room

This dynamic and versatile event & conference space named after the famed Paramount Theatre across the street is filled with unique character and ample room to spark innovation. With a generous capacity for up to 30 people, it functions as an ideal setting for interactive workshops, product launches, collaborative meetings, and private social gatherings.

 

Broadway Floor 2: Recording Studio (Fox)

Our journey through the second floor concludes in our high-fidelity media production suite. Capture crystal-clear, professional-grade audio in an acoustically treated environment built for up to 5 people. This specialized studio named after the neighboring Fox Theater is fully equipped to handle production for corporate podcasts, executive voice-overs, interviews, and creative musical projects.

 

Broadway Floor 4: Full Floor Level 4

Moving up to the expansive hospitality and lifestyle deck on the 4th floor at 1900 Broadway, you have the option for a grand-scale takeover. This mega-venue layout combines the Club Lounge, Digital Taproom, Podium Deck, and Coworking Lounge into a single, unified experience explicitly built to host over 1,000 people simultaneously for corporate galas or major industry events.

 

Broadway Floor 4: 4th Floor Club Lounge

If you are hosting a slightly more intimate gathering on this level, the 4th Floor Club Lounge serves as the sophisticated social hub of the deck. Accommodating up to 200 people, it provides a comfortable yet highly professional backdrop that seamlessly blends collaborative lounge environments with sleek interior design for casual business meetings or focused independent work.

 

Broadway Floor 4: Digital Taproom

Located directly inside the 4th floor Club Lounge space, this revolutionary venue completely redefines the classic corporate bar experience. Perfect for gatherings of up to 50 people, the Digital Taproom allows guests to simply grab their phones, tap to pour craft beers, fine wines, and custom cocktails directly from the automated tap system, and pay seamlessly through our STAK app.

 

Broadway Floor 4: 4th Floor Podium Deck

Step through the glass doors of the lounge onto an expansive outdoor terrace. Soak in the vibrant downtown atmosphere from this unique podium-level venue. Built to host up to 350 people, it provides the ultimate open-air setting for sunny afternoon networking events, casual team lunches, or upscale evening cocktail hours.

 

Broadway Floor 4: 4th Floor Conference Room

Rounding out the fourth-floor ecosystem is this sharp, professional meeting space designed for turning complex ideas into actionable business strategies. Equipped with the latest presentation and video conferencing technology, it comfortably accommodates up to 20 people for decisive client pitches, team syncs, and strategic huddles.

 

Broadway Floor 39: 39th Floor Sky Lounge

Our final stop takes us to the absolute peak of the campus ecosystem on the 39th Floor of 1900 Broadway, serving as the crown jewel of our portfolio. Taking the express elevator to the top, you step out into an elevated lounge and workspace that boasts panoramic Bay Area views and accommodates up to 150 people. This versatile, cloud-level environment provides an elite, commanding presence for high-end corporate retreats, exclusive product announcements, or VIP networking events, making it perfect for hosting intimate evening receptions, high-end mixers, and unforgettable events against a breathtaking metropolitan backdrop that requires maximum aesthetic impact.

 

Broadway Floor 39: 39th Floor Board Room

Directly adjacent to the skyline lounge is this premier space designed specifically for high-stakes executive meetings, decisive client pitches, and premium board presentations. This formal room commands absolute attention from its high-floor vantage point, comfortably hosting up to 25 people and featuring stunning skyline views alongside premium amenities tailored for corporate leadership.

 

Book Your Next Event with STAK Space

From keynotes at 1950 Franklin to creative production on Floor 2, outdoor cocktails on Floor 4, and executive summits on Floor 39, your guests can experience an entire multi-day conference without ever leaving the campus. Oakland has officially solidified its place as the modern heartbeat of Bay Area business culture, and the STAK Space connected campus provides the premium infrastructure to match. Ready to see the campus yourself? Book a private walkthrough.

 

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Behring began his professional journey in 2006 as an analyst intern with Morgan Stanley Properties in Shanghai, China. He later held various positions within the Behring family’s development company, Behring Group, Ltd., contributing to significant projects such as the Sanctuary at Dongtan—a 330-acre mixed-use master-planned community on Chongming Island, Shanghai, with an estimated project cost exceeding $1.2 billion.

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Colin Behring

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Colin Behring is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Behring Companies, a vertically integrated real estate investment and development firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a third-generation property developer and investor, he has continued his family’s legacy in the industry.

Behring began his professional journey in 2006 as an analyst intern with Morgan Stanley Properties in Shanghai, China. He later held various positions within the Behring family’s development company, Behring Group, Ltd., contributing to significant projects such as the Sanctuary at Dongtan—a 330-acre mixed-use master-planned community on Chongming Island, Shanghai, with an estimated project cost exceeding $1.2 billion.

In 2013, Behring founded Behring Companies, focusing on real estate development, investment, and EB-5 financing. Under his leadership, the company has undertaken various urban mixed-use developments, addressing the cost-of-space crisis in Northern California.