Berkeley
Hawkins Way Makes Second Berkeley Acquisition
Hawkins Way Capital, a fully vertically integrated real estate company with $3 billion of assets under management, acquired Garden Village, a 77-unit student housing property in… Read more
Canyon Partners JV Will Develop Student Housing Near UC Berkeley
Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, The Martin Group and Valiance Capital formed a joint venture to develop The Valiant, a… Read more
Kennedy Wilson Closes $184M of Student Housing Construction Loans
Kennedy Wilson has closed senior construction loans for the development of three student housing projects totaling $184 million at the… Read more
Hawkins Way Will Upgrade, Rebrand Berkeley Student Housing Property
Hawkins Way Capital, a fully vertically integrated real estate company with $3 billion of assets under management, acquired Varsity Berkeley student housing in… Read more
Newsom Awards Nearly $800M for Affordable Homes, Infrastructure Improvements
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state would award nearly $789.8 million in cap-and-trade funds for 24 projects throughout California to… Read more
California YIMBY Blasts Ballot Measure to Repeal Costa-Hawkins
California YIMBY announced its opposition to a statewide ballot measure funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the so-called Justice… Read more
JLL Arranges Loan for Berkeley R&D/Advanced Manufacturing Facility
JLL Capital Markets arranged $15.645 million in financing for 2630 8th St. in Berkeley. A team led by senior director Erik Hanson… Read more
Lawmakers Aim to Clarify California’s “Builder’s Remedy” Housing Law
Technically it’s been on the books for the past three decades, but California’s “builder’s remedy” housing law has yet to… Read more
Behring Brings “Live-Work-Play-Go” Model to Uptown Oakland
Developer Behring Companies has commenced leasing for 1900 Broadway, a mixed-use residential tower in Uptown Oakland. The company said 1900 Broadway’s fully integrated “Live-Work-Play-Go”… Read more
Shellmound Site in Berkeley Returned to Ohlone Tribe for $27M
A 2.2-acre piece of land in West Berkeley known as the Ohlone Shellmound village site will be handed over to… Read more
CAA Warns of Ballot Measure to Overturn Costa-Hawkins
The California Apartment Association (CAA) warned members about an upcoming statewide ballot measure, the Justice for Renters Act. If approved,… Read more
Bill Would Preserve Affordability in 22K San Diego Apartments
The Land Use and Housing Committee of the San Diego City Council endorsed a proposed law that would require the… Read more
Bayer Opens $250M Cell Therapy Facility in Berkeley
Fluor Corporation said Thursday it had completed construction of Bayer AG’s $250-million global Cell Therapy Launch Facility, part of the life… Read more
UC Berkeley, SKS Partner on 36-Acre Innovation Hub
A joint venture between The University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco-based SKS Partners unveiled Berkeley Space Center at NASA… Read more
North Bridge Closes $50M C-PACE Refi
North Bridge, in collaboration with Lantern Real Estate Advisors, facilitated a $50 million C-PACE refinancing for the Residence Inn Berkeley… Read more
Berkeley Hotel Project Scores Sector’s Largest C-PACE Deal of 2023
North Bridge closed a $50-million C-PACE refinancing for the Residence Inn Berkeley, a 331-key, full-service hotel in Berkeley. The company… Read more
UC Berkeley Moves Ahead with 1,400-Bed Student Housing
The University of California Board of Regents has approved more than $7 million in predevelopment funding Thursday for the latest… Read more
Environmental Consultant RMA Makes NorCal Acquisition
RMA Companies, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, has acquired A3GEO, a provider of geotechnical, geologic and earthquake engineering services in Northern California.… Read more
Berkeley Offices with Diversified Rent Roll Land Permanent Loan
Gantry secured an $11.3-million permanent loan to refinance a six story, 83,557-square-foot, multitenant office tower at 2855 Telegraph Ave. in… Read more