Graham Street Realty Acquires Oakland's '1904 Franklin' Office Building The 50,0000 square foot building is rich with historic character and offers prime public transit access. PR Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- San Francisco-based commercial real estate investment firm Graham Street Realty (GSR) has acquired the 1904 Franklin office building in the Uptown neighborhood of Oakland. The deal closed on August 28th for a purchase price of $18.25 million. "Graham Street is thrilled about our return to the Oakland market, which is where it all started for us," said David Messing, co-managing principal of Graham Street Realty.