After closing in San Francisco and Berkeley, Jeremy’s to reopen in Uptown Oakland

Jeremy's founder Jeremy Kidson purchased the First Church of Christ Scientist Oakland for $2.6 million to house his retail store selling designer clothing at deep discounts. Jeremy's founder Jeremy Kidson purchased the First Church of Christ Scientist Oakland for $2.6 million to house his retail store selling designer clothing at deep discounts. Photo: SFGate Photo: SFGate Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close After closing in San Francisco and Berkeley, Jeremy’s to reopen in Uptown Oakland 1 / 10 Back to Gallery

Everyone's moving to Oakland ...

Last year, Uber announced it's expanding its headquarters on the other side of the bay. Earlier this month, the longtime San Francisco art supply store Flax announced that it's heading east (and keeping its small Fort Mason outpost in the city).

Now, fashion retailer Jeremy's is "consolidating its Berkeley and San Francisco locations" into a historic church in Uptown Oakland, according to a press statement.

The discount designer apparel store founded by Jeremy Kidson closed its San Francisco location in South Park in August and sent its stock to the Berkeley branch.

"We found that the technology demographic doesn't really shop as much at Jeremy's as the more creative types that used to live in South Park when we started," Kidson told SFGate's Unzipped blog at the time.

The Berkeley shop on College Avenue will soon be shutting its doors too, and the retailer known for discounts on high-end designer threads will reopen in the First Church of Christ Scientist Oakland at 1701 Franklin St. in May 2016.

Kidson had been searching for a property in Uptown Oakland for a year and recently purchased the church for $2.6 million. He'll be renovating the 10,000-square-foot interior and turning it into a retail space that will be Oakland's largest designer apparel and shoe store since I. Magnin closed in 1995.

"We see it as an honor and a privilege to be entrusted with the restoration and preservation of this amazing building," Kidson said in the statement. "We are so respectful of the congregation for selling us this beautiful building."

Ruthie Gasser of the First Church of Christ Scientist told the San Francisco Business Times the church decided to put the prime piece of property on the market after membership went down. The church is looking for a new location.