Retail, entertainment, and hospitality opportunities at the center of Sacramento’s most ambitious urban redevelopment.
The Railyards is a transformational 240+ acre mixed-use district located immediately adjacent to Downtown Sacramento. Once the city’s historic rail yard, the site is being reimagined into a dense, walkable urban destination featuring retail, entertainment, residential, office, hospitality, medical, and public open space.
At full buildout, The Railyards will include 220,000+ SF of retail and entertainment, up to 10,000 residential units, 300,000 SF of office, 1,200 hotel rooms, and more than 30 acres of parks and public gathering space. The district is anchored by a professional soccer stadium, a major live music venue, and a future Kaiser Permanente medical campus.
Phase One introduces the first retail opportunities, positioned to capture early foot traffic while establishing long-term presence as the district continues to grow.
Entertainment District Anchor & Plaza Retail
The Paint Shop is a 60,220 ± SF historic rail structure being redeveloped as the cultural and entertainment heart of The Railyards. The building is anchored by a 47,700 ± SF, 3,600-seat live music and events venue, fully leased to a national promoter and scheduled to open in 2028. The venue is projected to host 120+ concerts and events annually, driving consistent regional and destination-level foot traffic.
Surrounding the venue is a curated mix of bar, restaurant, and micro-retail opportunities designed to thrive on both event-driven crowds and daily activity within the Central Shops district.
Immediately adjacent to the Paint Shop, and fronting the central plaza, is The Transfer Station—a new retail building designed to activate the outdoor gathering space and capture peak pedestrian flow before and after events.
Live Music Venue: 47,700 ± SF (Leased to National Promoter)
West Retail: 2,925 ± SF
East Retail: 2,520 ± SF
Micro-Retail: 950 ± SF (divisible into four stalls)
Office / Event / Retail Space:
1,015 ± SF (1st Floor)
5,110 ± SF (2nd Floor)
Plaza-Front Retail & Patio Opportunities At The Paint Shop
The Transfer Station is a ±9,460 SF plaza-front retail building, divisible into 1–4 tenant spaces, and positioned directly outside the live music venue at the center of the district’s main gathering space.
Designed for food, beverage, and retail concepts that benefit from high pedestrian volumes, the building captures peak traffic from concerts, stadium events, and daily Central Shops activity.
Total Building Size: 9,460 ± SF
Divisibility: 1–4 spaces (concept dependent)
Outdoor Space:
Select tenants have access to a ±7,000 SF shared patio / green space
Delivery: Infrastructure delivered to space with TI Package
Now Available | Stadium-Adjacent Retail
The AJ Apartments are now open, delivering 345 residential units directly across from the future Sacramento Republic FC Stadium. Ground-floor retail spaces offer strong visibility, built-in residential foot traffic, and direct access to stadium and downtown activity.
These spaces are ideal for coffee, grab-and-go food, neighborhood retail, and service-oriented concepts.
Sixth Street Frontage
Tenant 1A: 1,169 ± SF
Tenant 1B: 1,261 ± SF
Tenant 2: 1,650 ± SF
Seventh Street Frontage
Tenant 3: 1,662 ± SF (patio opportunity)
Base Rent: $3.50 PSF
NNNs: ± $1.25 PSF
TI Allowance: Negotiable
Next Phase Retail & Entertainment
Central Shops will deliver 220,000+ SF of retail and entertainment space in the heart of The Railyards. This next phase will accommodate larger-format operators, experiential concepts, and flagship tenants seeking scale and long-term presence within the district.
Pre-leasing conversations are underway.
Opportunities are being curated for select operators.
Positioned at the hinge point between Downtown, Midtown, Old Sacramento, and the riverfront, The Railyards offers unmatched regional connectivity, built-in demand drivers, and long-term urban momentum. Few locations in Sacramento combine this scale of infrastructure investment, transit access, and cultural anchors in a single, walkable district.
Immediate adjacency to Downtown Sacramento
Direct access to Amtrak, SacRT Light Rail, and regional bus hub via Sacramento Valley Station
Planned new Light Rail station within The Railyards
Immediate freeway access to I-5, I-80, Hwy 50, and Hwy 99
Direct connection to West Sacramento via the future I Street Bridge
Integrated bike and pedestrian network linking Midtown, Old Sacramento, and the American River Parkway
Walk Score: 97
Bike Score: 98
Transit Score: 55
15.3M annual visitors in Sacramento’s urban core
71,000+ daytime employees within one mile
2.56M regional population, growing by ~20,000 residents annually
70,000+ Bay Area transplants since 2019
Average household income: $77,118
68% of population with some college or higher
Up to 10,000 new residential units planned within The Railyards
345 units now open at The AJ Apartments
Additional residential projects delivering hundreds of units by 2029
1,200 hotel rooms planned across multiple phases
More than 30 acres of parks and public gathering space
Sacramento Republic FC Stadium
±12,000-seat soccer-specific stadium and year-round event venue
The Paint Shop
3,600-seat live music and events venue leased to a national promoter
Kaiser Permanente Railyards Medical Campus
18-acre campus delivering a next-generation healthcare environment
Additional office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use development underway
Early placement in a district designed to become Sacramento’s next major destination
Built-in foot traffic from events, residents, workers, and transit riders
Long-term growth driven by institutional anchors and public investment
A rare opportunity to grow alongside — not after — a fully realized urban neighborhood
