San Francisco
Cresa Expands into Seattle, Flinn Ferguson Joins
Flinn Ferguson, the largest provider of tenant-only commercial real estate services in the Seattle market, has joined Cresa. The addition… Read more
Hong Kong Knocks Off London as Most Expensive Office Market
Hong Kong replaced London’s West End as the most expensive office market in which to accommodate staff, according to new… Read more
Savills Studley Promotes Barker, Brady to Vice Chair Roles
Savills Studley promoted two veteran Bay Area leaders to new roles. Steve Barker was named Vice Chairman in San Francisco… Read more
Kilroy Realty Secures Another Mega-Deal
Kilroy Realty Corporation signed a 207,000-square-foot lease with Okta, Inc. at 100 First Street, a 27-story office property in San… Read more
Newcastle Cuts Deal with Hardwoods Products Firm
San Francisco-based Newcastle Partners, Inc. signed a full-building lease at Harley Knox Logistics Center, a newly developed Class A industrial… Read more
Trammell Crow Residential Wins Approval for $95M SoMa MXU
Trammell Crow Residential’s (TCR) new mixed-use residential community at 360 5th St. in San Francisco’s SoMA district was approved by the… Read more
Biopharm Firm Takes 32K SF in Downtown Oakland
Clovis Oncology signed a 10-year lease for 32,000 square feet at TMG Partners’ 1330 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. The biopharmaceutical… Read more
DreamWorks’ Glendale Campus Bought by South Korean Investors for $290M
DreamWorks Animation’s Headquarters and Studio Campus in Glendale, CA sold for $290 million. The 460,000-square-foot creative office campus was acquired… Read more
California Household Buying Income Requirements Soar
Four California markets are among those requiring the highest salaries to buy a house in the U.S., reports mortgage information… Read more
Fannie & Freddie Announce 2018 Caps, Exclusion Criteria
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced 2018 multifamily lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Government Sponsored… Read more
Dwindling Availabilities Push Expansion into Downtowns, Tech-Adjacent Submarkets
The willingness of tech companies to pay a premium for office space in the hottest tech submarkets is spilling over… Read more
$275M Refi for San Francisco’s Trinity Place MF Complex
San Francisco PGIM Real Estate Finance provided two new loans totaling $275 million to refinance Trinity Place Phases 1 and… Read more
IRR Expands California Footprint
Integra Realty Resources (IRR) is expanding, with the opening of two new California offices. The independent commercial real estate valuation… Read more
Airbnb and SF’s Largest Landlord Join Forces
While Airbnb has faced challenges with the city of San Francisco, the tides may be turning. Pillow, a San Francisco-based… Read more
Dubious Honor of “Least Affordable” Goes to LA
San Francisco, which has been the nation’s least affordable housing market for nearly five years, was supplanted by Los Angeles… Read more
Michael Murray Joins Lift Partners from Terreno
San Francisco-based Lift Partners expanded its senior team with the addition of commercial real estate industry veteran Michael Murray. He… Read more
Newmark Closes $726M in Commercial Mortgages
San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital reported it completed $726 million in commercial real estate mortgages during 3Q 2017, and will… Read more
Kick Axe Comes to Gowanus
Kick Axe, an indoor axe throwing entertainment venue, will be opening soon in a 7,000-square-foot warehouse space at 622 Degraw… Read more
Peter Weltchek Joins TMG’s Executive Team
TMG Partners hired commercial real estate industry veteran Peter Weltchek as Managing Director of Capital Markets. He will join Matt… Read more