ALAMEDA — The city has sold its first three buildings at the former Alameda Naval Air Station since the base closed 20 years ago.

The three buildings are all on West Tower Avenue, just north of the historic taxiway and Seaplane Lagoon and west of an area slated for redevelopment with homes, retail and offices.

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Two sales took place in November.

The building at 800 West Tower Ave., which has been home to the Bladium Sports and Fitness Club since 2001, sold for $7.6 million.

The building at 707 West Tower Ave. sold for $5.3 million. It will be home to a renewable energy company that is expected to have 150 employees.

The first sale occurred in July 2017, when the building at 651 West Tower Ave. was purchased for $3 million. The tenants are Admiral Maltings, a micro-malt-house that employs 40 people, and the Almanac Beer Company, a brewery that produces seasonal artisan ales.

The approximate $16 million in proceeds from the sales will contribute toward new infrastructure, which city officials hope will attract additional businesses.

The Navy base closed in 1997 and led to the loss of an estimated 18,000 jobs. Since then, the city has been working to regenerate the area now known as Alameda Point.

“Investors and users are increasingly seeing Alameda Point as a unique place to start and grow their businesses,” said Jennifer Ott, the city’s base reuse director.