The Oakland recording complex where Green Day quietly built the demos that became “American Idiot” is back on the market, listed for $3.9 million at 829 27th Avenue near Interstate 880. Studio 880 spans 15,600 square feet across three parcels in the Jingletown arts district and includes several recording studios, nearly two dozen production offices, a full kitchen, lounges and rest areas.
The asking price works out to $250 per square foot, according to The Real Deal, which reports that Berkshire Hathaway Drysdale Properties is handling the sale. The brokerage said the sale opens the door for a new owner to preserve or reinvent an authentic piece of Oakland and East Bay rock history, per the outlet. Studio 880 is jointly owned by reggae band Stick Figure and independent label Ineffable Records, which purchased the property in 2016.
That $3.9 million figure isn’t new. It’s the exact same asking price Green Day set when the band first listed the complex a decade ago, according to SocketSite. Green Day had owned the property and operated it publicly as JingleTown Recording before the property was put up for sale in September 2016 and purchased by Stick Figure and Ineffable Records.
From Stunt Double to Studio Owner
Studio 880 wasn’t originally built for rock stars. Founder John Lucasey, a former Hollywood stunt double who worked on films including “The Rock,” “The Fan” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” acquired the property in the late 1990s and converted the former factory complex into a music recording space, according to Launchpad Media. Lucasey named the facility Studio 880 simply because of its location right next to the interstate…