San Francisco
Raintree Boosts MXU Dev Pipeline to $500M+
Laguna Niguel, CA-based Raintree Partners is under construction on three mixed-use projects in California valued at more than $500 million.… Read more
Ferry Building Ground-Lease Sale Expected to Exceed $300M
New York-based Blackstone is looking to sell San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building a decade after it acquired the waterfront asset… Read more
Phil Cyburt Q&A: What’s LA’s CRE Climate?
Monday Properties’ Phil Cyburt will be part of a Connect Los Angeles panel titled, Gauging the Climate: Buy, Build, Sell or… Read more
New York Life Acquires Burbank Asset for $133M
Connect Los Angeles is coming on June 21st. Here’s where to get more details and register. Burbank Empire Center was acquired… Read more
Gymboree Files Bankruptcy, Closing up to 450 Stores
San Francisco-based Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and plans to close up to 450 stores in an effort… Read more
Virgin Hotel Dallas Underway with $63.5M PCCP Backing
PCCP provided a $63.5-million construction loan to Dunhill Partners for the development of the Virgin Hotel Dallas, a 16-story, 268-room… Read more
Paragon Says San Francisco “Crazy Hot Market – Again”
The June 2017 report on the San Francisco real estate market issued by luxury residential firm Paragon was eye-catching: “Crazy… Read more
California Cities Claim Top Spots on Cushman & Wakefield’s Tech Cities Top 25
Six California cities captured spots on Cushman & Wakefield’s inaugural Top 25 list of tech cities, including San Jose/Silicon Valley… Read more
Allison Reid Joins Kimpton Hotels from Starwood
San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of Allison Reid chief development officer… Read more
How Does California Stack Up on Startup Activity?
The five U.S. metro areas with the highest startup activity in the 2017 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity were Miami,… Read more
CRE Technology – The Takeover Has Begun
The tech takeover is in full force across the CRE sector. Connect Media asked three tech solutions leaders to share… Read more
$170M Refi for 33-Property NorCal Retail Portfolio
RMP Properties, LLC secured $170 million in refinancing for a portfolio of 33 high-performing, grocery retail properties in Northern California.… Read more
Trumark Urban Pacific Penthouse San Francisco’s Most Expensive Ever
Trumark Urban sold a penthouse in the Pacific, a 76-unit luxury condo development in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights, for $15.875… Read more
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $66.5M for Market St. Development
Bethesda, MD-based Walker & Dunlop, Inc. arranged $66.5 million in construction financing for The Rise Market Street, a luxury apartment… Read more
Whitestone Acquires Urban MXU in Houston
Whitestone REIT completed the acquisition of BLVD Place, a 216,944-square-foot urban mixed use center in Houston’s Galleria/Uptown area. The Houston-based… Read more
New Apartment Supply Weighs on Pricing Power
Multifamily investors took a breather in Q1 2017, with acquisition activity cooling, as reported in CBRE’s Q1 2017 U.S. Multifamily… Read more
San Francisco Home Prices Drop, Finally
San Francisco home values fell for the first time since 2011, reversing a hot streak that pushed the market to… Read more
Lincoln Property Wins Asset Assignment for San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center
Lincoln Property Company was selected as the asset manager of the Transbay Transit Center, a five-block regional transportation hub under… Read more
Facebook $286M Deal New Seattle High-Water Mark
Facebook’s new regional headquarters in Seattle was acquired by a German investment firm for $286 million, the market’s largest deal… Read more