HAYWARD — An apartment complex that replaced the former headquarters of the Mervyn’s department store chain in downtown Hayward was bought for $205.3 million, documents filed on Oct. 28 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show.
Through an affiliate, Essex Property Group acquired the mixed-use development Lincoln Landing at 22335 Foothill Blvd. through an all-cash deal, according to the real estate filing.
Nine years after Mervyn’s collapsed in 2008, Hayward city officials approved the mixed-use project, which was touted as a key component for the downtown’s future…