As construction continues on residential and office buildings in downtown Sunnyvale, developers added to the third component of the “live, work, play” space they’re aiming to create with the opening of Tipsy Putt.
The developers of Cityline, a mixed-use project on a site about three blocks from the Sunnyvale Caltrain station, are touting the indoor miniature golf course and taproom as a place where office employees and residents can go for a respite without having to get in their cars. Tipsy Putt is located across the street from The Martin, a 12-story high-rise on West McKinley Avenue that will house 479 residential units when complete.
“Cityline is for young professionals who want to be close to work and raise a family,” said CBRE Executive Vice President Vincent Scott at a Tipsy Putt preview event ahead of its Nov. 15 grand opening. Scott and CBRE Senior Vice President Mike Benevento are overseeing office leasing at the two seven-story office buildings currently under construction.
Real estate firms Hunter Partners and Sares Regis Group of Northern California are developing Cityline. Josh Rupert, director of development for Hunter Partners, said he expects Cityline’s retail component to be a big draw. He points to the Whole Foods Market and AMC movie theater that opened during the first phase of the project and managed to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’re trying to bring people in here at all times of day,” Rupert said.
While restaurants and retail are a major component of Cityline, Scott said the intention is to complement and not compete with businesses along Murphy Avenue in Sunnyvale’s nearby historic downtown.
“If they’re successful, we’ll be successful,” he added.
Scott said construction on The Martin and the two office buildings should be complete by late 2024. The 300 units in Cityline’s first two housing developments are almost all occupied, he added. Tipsy Putt is on the first floor of one of these developments.
