OpenAI leases huge robotics campus
OpenAI has leased a 202,000‑square‑foot Richmond warehouse as it scales robotics work—signalling a serious expansion from research demos to larger‑scale embodied AI development and operations. The site underlines a broader industry push to marry large models with real‑world hardware and logistics. (sfchronicle.com)
County land‑records filings show the lease was recorded under the name OpenAI OpCo LLC for the property at 1411 Harbour Way South on March 9, 2026. (mercurynews.com) The building is Terminal 3 of Brookfield Properties’ Portside Commerce Center, listed at roughly 202,371 square feet on a 25.9‑acre parcel with about 230 parking spaces and Class A industrial specifications. (commercialcafe.com) Construction and project materials identify Overaa Construction as the contractor for the Terminal 3 delivery, describing a 202,371‑sq‑ft tilt‑up concrete industrial warehouse with multi‑level office space and a mezzanine completed in 2025. (overaa.com) Local reporting traces the site’s vacancy to the collapse of alternative‑energy tenant Moxion Power in 2024, after which Brookfield marketed the Portside space to new industrial and logistics tenants. (grandviewindependent.com) Broker marketing and JLL leasing materials cited in coverage show Terminal 3 can be configured in sub‑layouts ranging from about 101,185 square feet up to the full 202,371 square feet and that the facility includes dock doors and direct maritime access on the Port of Richmond. (hoodline.com) The Richmond filing arrives amid a wider string of large OpenAI real‑estate moves this year, following a roughly 439,000–450,000‑square‑foot Mountain View campus lease and a separate roughly 223,130‑square‑foot expansion in Bellevue. (therealdeal.com)
