Sony Computer Entertainment America is moving its headquarters from Foster City to the long-vacant Siebel Systems campus in San Mateo.
The company signed a lease for 450,000 square feet of office space at 2207 Bridgepointe Parkway, just about a mile away from its current headquarters on Hillsdale Boulevard in Foster City.
The PlayStation maker will move into the building in about 16 months after doing major renovations to the building.
Software-maker Siebel was bought by Oracle in 2005 for $5.8 billion and its old headquarters, near Highway 101, has stood vacant for years since the sale.
The company employs about 1,900 people in Foster City, said spokeswoman Crystal Braswell.
It also has facilities in San Diego and Oregon.
The company has been headquartered in Foster City for 16 years, Braswell said.
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"I’m glad to hear it because that building has been vacant for a while,” said San Mateo Mayor Jack Matthews. "It will be great to have Sony in town.”
The move reinforces San Mateo as a major employment center in the area, Matthews said.
The old Siebel property will accommodate the company’s long-term growth plans and its unique architectural stylings suits the PlayStation brand well, according to a company statement.
For Matthews, he is pleased that a company is relocating to San Mateo rather than relocating out of the city such as Visa, YouTube and Electronic Arts all previously did.
Visa left San Mateo in 1993 for a space in Foster City and quickly became that city’s biggest employer with about 2,400 employees.
Some PlayStation employees will move to the new building in the beginning of 2013, Braswell said.
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