Shops At Tanforan sold, will become biotech office space

The mall has been around for more than 50 years.
JC Penney at Tanforan
JC Penney at Tanforan Photo credit Justin Sullivan / Staff

San Bruno's Shops at Tanforan has been a staple on the peninsula since opening as a shopping center in 1971. It's future has become clearer this week as Southern California-based Alexandria Real Estate has reportedly purchased the mall for $328.5 million and will transform it into a tech campus.

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Tech companies, science companies, and tech firms are expected to make the upcoming office space home in the coming years.

Tanforan will continue operating as a shopping center for now, but will soon go the way of previously shuttered Bay Area malls like Cupertino's Vallco & Richmond's Hilltop Mall.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff