The Fremont Hub

I really love the new changes and remodeling that The Hub has underwent over the years. The Hub is really becoming one of the many «outdoor shopping centers» that are super popular throughout the Bay.
Here you will stores like (a huge) Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Ross and Ulta.
I’ve never had an issue with parking, so that’s another reason I keep coming here to shop.

Back in 1991, Beauty Mart (remember that chain?) boasted that their Fremont Hub location was their #1 store. I thought back then, «What on Earth is Fremont Hub?»
As you can see, I wasted no time to get on over to Fremont to see what all the fuss was about … a mere 25 years later. Yeah, I’m quick like that.
Ok, ok … having lived in the South Bay for years, let’s face it – I kind of goofed on the East Bay. No – correction, I totally goofed on it! Fremont was MC Hammer’s stomping ground??? Really? My husband would tell me stories of seeing MC Hammer’s posse kicking it at Newpark Mall, and I would laugh thinking about that one guy in the posse with that crazy Kid N Play hair standing straight up in the air. Proper!
So here I am, LOVING the East Bay! Who knew? I really enjoy The Fremont Hub, and I frequent the majority of the stores here. I always love my favorite Target, occasionally running inside Trader Joes for a couple of items, Bed Bath and Beyond is always a plus to visit with a 20% off coupon in tow. Marshall’s always has a cute find, and Pier 1 is great for interesting goodies— the list is endless. You can skip the Safeway here, there are better locations with good management elsewhere.
I wonder where Hammer lives now, it’s no longer in Fremont, but that man is missing out… Fremont Hub is legit.
Can’t Touch This!

I used to love the Hub as I call it. When it had Home Express, Marie Callender’s, that Chinese Buffet place, GCC Hub 8, Montgomery Ward’s, Borders, Zany Brainy, Tower Records, Hunan Palace, Macfarlane’s and I go on and on.
It has lost the charm that it once had in the late 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s. Some of it is still vacant. The GCC Hub 8 has been torn down. Tower Records, Borders, Montgomery Ward’s, Home Express, and Zany Brainy went bankrupt. Marie Callender’s was shut down by the county for being too dirty. Hunan Palace lost business due to the recession and closed. So did Macfarlane’s. And Book Mark, which I left out in the paragraph above.
I will say that there is a Target, Trader’s Joe, Half Price Books, and Safeway. And with the new Capitol Ave extension from Paseo Padre to the center opening up next month. Can’t wait for that to open up as it is necessary as both Mowry and Walnut avenues can easily be filled with cars going into either shopping centers or lesser known streets.

The good ol’ beloved Fremont Hub. While it seems to have been replaced by the new cool hang-​out spot Sno-​Crave, the hub still serves its purpose of being accessible and for me personally, takes me back to my childhood. It has been around for a long time, and it has very cute stores, and I love just getting ColdStone and walking around the stores on a warm day. If I want to look at furniture, hello Pier 1 Imports, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, etc. If I want to look at clothes, hello Styles 4 Less, Target, Ross, Marshalls. If I want to get art supplies, hello Michaels! If I need food, hello Subway, Tacobell, Trader Joes’, Safeway, Ohana, etc.
So this is just a great chill spot without as much of a crowd as Pacific Commons!

Trader Joe, Target, and Safeway are good stores. Capitol Ave. is open to Fremont Hub from Paseo Padre. The street was dedicated on Oct. 16, 2015 by the Mayor and City Council. It seems painfully congested in portions of the driveways in the Fremont Hub; consequently I would often prefer to park along Capitol Avenue and walk to Fremont Hub and other nearby businesses.
Exquisite artistic mosaics all along the sidewalk wall on the north side of Capitol Ave. leading to the Fremont Hub will I predict become a visitor attraction. Click below on all photos to sample those mosaics. Trees have been planted and there are park benches. A very scenic view all the way to Niles Canyon occurs during late afternoon.
During the dedication of the street on Oct. 16, the Mayor said there will be EV chargers along Capitol Avenue by the end of the year. A second phase of street renovation is taking place between State St. and Paseo Padre for announced completion by summer 2016.
There was a grant of at least $ 5.6 million from Alameda Co. Transportation. That sounds like a lot of money, but they had to tear down a 3-​story building. It will help the surrounding businesses, improve traffic flow, and will upgrade the Fremont downtown area.
On State St. there is a sign stating that apartments and retail will be built into the long ago Nob Hill site on the south side of this new Capitol Avenue.

Good variety of shops for all your needs from grocery to clothes to home needs. My usual stops are target, trader joes, ross, and bed bath and beyond. They also have amia bakery which is a must try!

The Fremont Hub is where I do my main shopping when I am at home, because it has everything a mall would have without the closed in nature and crowds of a traditional mall. The Fremont Hub has a Trader Joe’s for your groceries, an Ulta for your beauty needs, a Marshall’s and Ross for designer clothing at a discount, a Petsmart for all your pet’s needs, several restaurants and fast food options to either sit down for a meal or order take out for home, a Michael’s for any art lover, Bed, Bath & Beyond for all your home needs, and many other stores to buy anything you may need. The Fremont Hub is a staple in my life for good shopping in close proximity, and it has never failed to disappoint.

Easy location, variety of stores and decent parking space. Some of the stores are open late, so that’s an added bonus. Conveniently located.

The service here sucks. Always has. No matter how long the line, they are so slow and not friendly. There are people fiddling around the back counter inst ad of checking people out. Who cares about re-​stocking their give-​a-​ways, just get to your customers. The only reason I go is for the Fantastic Service I get at the BROW BAR from Christina and Mayrea.

Always busy at the Fremont Hub, but it is my go to place for all things needed. They have restaurants, grocery shopping, clothing stores, you name it!

Gosh. what happened to Fremont Hub? I do like the fact that you get a Ross, Marshalls, Target and a Trader Joes all in one place. But it’s so deserted now and sad like many of the malls in the area. It used to be bustling and a great hang out spot for us in high school. I do miss the Borders bookstore as I used to study here when I was in college.
Oh well at least it’s still here with a few good stores.

Wonderful place to go shopping! They have a little bit of everything here, and have some great stores that you will recognize. A couple of these business include:
–Ross
–Marshalls
–Target
–Half Price Books
–Cost Plus
–Pier 1 Imports
They have various food options too, but I did not get the chance to try any of them, however a few locations caught my eye, so maybe next time! Parking is ample, so there is no problem getting in. Although driving on a Friday, you might get some cray drivers ;-)

Great place to go shopping. Variety of stores conveniently located at one place. There are good restaurants around this place, to get some food after exhaustive shopping. Lot of space to park also.

Its a nice shopping area for the locals. They have grocery stores like Trader Joes, Safeway and Target. And other big box store and smaller ones that ring the parking lot and inner ring. The inner ring has had better days and seems mostly empty if you’re inside. I usually come here once a week to do my shopping or any chores since its such a convenient location and the stores are on the everyday affordable range.

Excellent array of boutiques, business and major retail stores, anchored by Safeway and Target. The restaurant variety could be more plentiful, however The Hub does house one of the few remaining Kaspers, so a big OH YEAH for that one!
–1 star for parking lot safety, my friends car was stolen in daylight from out front of Michael’s crafts.

I love this place because it meets my everyday needs. They’ve got Trader Joe’s, where I can pretend to be fancy, and stock up on baby arugula, Burrata, goat cheese, artisan breads, cookie butter, natural peanut butter, organic dairy and Reed’s Extra Ginger beer. They’ve got Target (free wi-​fi), where I stop in for some up&up Claritin knock-​off and leave with random stuff. Last time, it was a rug! Sooo random! They’ve got Ulta, where I can spend hours checking out all the makeup, skincare and hair stuff. They’ve got a Benefit Brow Bar at Ulta, so if it’s your birthday and your brows are unruly, you know what to do… I also get sucked into Nothing Bundt Cakes (doesn’t sound exciting, but you might change your mind after trying a sample), Safeway, CVS, Ross, Marshalls, World Market, Pier One, Michael’s Arts and Crafts store, Half Price Books (free wi-​fi), Bed, Bath and Beyond, Elephant Bar (hello HH), Chili’s, a big box office store, yummy boba tea, Hawaiian fast food and a Vietnamese restaurant, plus lots more. There’s plenty of parking, and the spots aren’t that narrow nonsense. If you hate parking near other cars or just love lugging your purchases to the farthest end of the shopping center, I recommend parking in the area between CVS and the Valero gas station (however, it’s somewhat creepy at night). Perfect, if you’re the creepy sort…

You know, the Bob’s Big Boy was out of sight back in the day.
There was a Winchells, too, from memory. Coffee & donuts with pop. And Kaspers, which is still there, thankfully.
But at least there’s a Half-​Price Books in the Hub now, among some other delights. I window shopped at a Japanese furniture store, but the rather surly gentlemen who worked there wasn’t very nice to me. Tried Amia Bakery & it was okey dok. There’s some stores you can find anywhere else around this state, but no matter: that’s just how things are.

does anyone remember home express, montgomery wards, orange julius, mervyns, fox theatre, bobs big boy? regardless of yes or no, they have all been residents of the hub! so now you know some past, go spend some money there and live in the future!

I miss the old Fremont Hub, where the mall area was where the activity was. Now the mall is deserted, as the stores prefer to have their fronts open to a parking lot. There are still good places to shop, but it lacks atmosphere.

FREMONT HUB
Love shopping here at the Fremont Hub, because they have so many shops here that I love going to, including Bed Bath & Beyond, World Market, Pier 1 Imports, Target, Trader Joe’s, Gamestop, Michael’s, Petco, Safeway, Marshall’s, Ross, CVS, Coldstone Creamery, and the former Borders. I can literally spend hours here shopping for all my needs, from entertainment to clothing to food! All here in one shopping plaza, at the Hub!!!