California
HFF Arranges Financing for San Diego MF
San Diego-based Nakhshab Development & Design, Inc., secured $2.9 million in financing for Mitra, a nine-unit boutique apartment project in… Read more
Developers Building Up Urban Entertainment Destination
Upland, CA-based Lewis Group of Companies and Irvine, CA-based Pendulum Property Partners are proposing an urban entertainment district in Ontario, CA.… Read more
Orange County Tech Boom Fueled by Affordability and Talent
Orange County’s low business and labor costs, compared with other California counties, makes it a viable option for companies. That’s… Read more
$250M Queen Mary Island Proposed
Los Angeles-based Urban Commons proposed a $250-million renovation of the iconic Queen Mary, plus the 65 acres surrounding the ship,… Read more
Walmart Seeks Clearance for Drone Fleet
Walmart wants to deploy a fleet of drones in stores to move merchandise. The giant retailer secured a patent to… Read more
May I Take Your Order? Robot Room Service at New Hotel
Rancho Bernardo, CA-based RAR Hospitality is opening a 116-room Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in San Marcos, CA in April… Read more
Challenges, Strategies and Cycles: Connect Retail West’s Investment Panel
By Dennis Kaiser Connect Retail West brought together more than 300 CRE leaders for an information-packed conference on March 16… Read more
200 Units Acquired for Yield and Upside
The Garden Estates Apartment Homes, a 200-unit residential community in Riverside, CA, sold for $11.7 million. All the units are… Read more
256 Affordable Units Open at Irvine Ranch
Foster City, CA-based Anton Development Co. opened Anton Portola, a 256-unit affordable apartment community in Irvine, CA. The mission-style, three-story… Read more
Amazon Takes Down University Square
Seattle-based Amazon leased the entire 214,000-square-foot University Square office project in East Palo Alto, CA. The speculative development was completed… Read more
Vic Clark Promoted at Hunt Mortgage Group
Vic Clark has been promoted to National Head of Conventional Agency and Commercial Loan Production with Hunt Mortgage Group. As… Read more
Urban Farmers Catch New Train
The urban farming movement is taking a new twist, or rather, is on a new track. Growers are producing crops… Read more
CRE Fighters Selected for NAIOP SoCal Bout
A pair of CRE fighters in NAIOP SoCal’s inaugural “Real Estate Rumble” boxing match have been selected. Marcus & Millichap’s… Read more
Smart & Final Extra Coming to Eastvale
A 31,000-square-foot Smart & Final Extra is set to anchor Eastvale Marketplace, a new neighborhood retail center in Eastvale, CA.… Read more
Michael Martin to Lead Port of San Francisco’s Real Estate
The Port of San Francisco named Michael J. Martin to lead its real estate and development department. He will officially… Read more
Church Site Sold, Envisioned for Redevelopment
Costa Mesa, CA-based Warmington Land Associates II LP acquired a 7,003-square-foot building on a 3.2-acre site in Vista, CA for… Read more
What a Difference a Decade Makes. Or Not
Ten years ago, the U.S. economy was headed toward the Great Recession. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research… Read more
When Renters Take Over
According to analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Bloomberg, renters are now outnumbering homeowners in most major U.S. cities.… Read more