San Francisco
Newcastle Initiates $48M in Industrial Development
San Francisco-based Newcastle Partners commenced construction on a pair of industrial facilities in the Inland Empire totaling more than 570,000… Read more
Blue Shield Heads to Oakland
Blue Shield signed a 200,000-square-foot headquarters deal to relocate to Shorenstein Properties’ and MetLife Inc.’s 600,000-square-foot 601 City Center in… Read more
Uber Self-Driving Cars Returning to the Streets
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. plans to bring back its self-driving cars to California, after ending a squabble with the… Read more
Q&A: Newmark’s Michael Heagerty and the Wall of CMBS Maturities
By Dennis Kaiser San Francisco-based Newmark just completed a $15-million, cash-out refinance of the Embarcadero Center in Oakland, CA. The… Read more
DivcoWest Pays $231M for Asset Buys
San Francisco-based DivcoWest completed two SoCal office acquisitions totaling $231.5 million. The transactions involve Glendale Plaza, a 24-story, office tower… Read more
California Utilities Rethinking Grids
California utilities are turning to virtual power plants to store renewable energy in batteries during the daytime, and redistribute it… Read more
Japanese Firm Pays $180M for Office Campus
San Francisco-based DivcoWest sold 700-900 Concar Dr., a 210,000-square-foot office campus in San Mateo, CA to Rakuten Marketing for roughly… Read more
Merlone Geier Secures Ground Lease From Macy’s
Connect Retail West is coming up Thursday, March 16, 2017. Here’s where to register for The Future of Retail. San… Read more
Another San Francisco Expansion for WeWork
WeWork added its eighth shared office location in San Francisco, signing a 60,575-square-foot lease at Columbia Property Trust’s 650 California… Read more
Alan Walker Joins Blackstone’s Equity Office
Blackstone’s Equity Office expanded its leadership team with the addition of Alan Walker, who joins from Swift Real Estate Partners.… Read more
Blackstone Closes $1.7B U.S. Transaction
Blackstone closed its deal with Swedish pension fund manager Alecta, paying $1.7 billion for 21 office, retail, multifamily and industrial… Read more
Transbay Tower Designs Revealed
San Francisco-based Pacific Eagle and SKS Partners proposed a 36-story, mixed-use residential and hotel tower in San Francisco’s Transbay district,… Read more
Indoor Farming Next Industrial Play?
South San Francisco-based Plenty Inc. plans to redefine farm-to-market via indoor farms in urban markets. The startup’s initial facility, a… Read more
Equity Residential Asset Leasing Quickly
Equity Residential’s One Henry Adams, a 241-residence apartment community in San Francisco’s Showplace Square, opened with strong leasing velocity. The… Read more
Transportation Incentive Program Unveiled in City
Developers are being encouraged to incorporate more alternative-transit options into San Francisco projects. The city’s Board of Supervisors passed an… Read more
$237M Mission Bay Tower in the Works
A $237-million tower is set to rise in San Francisco next to Chase Center, the Warriors basketball arena now underway.… Read more
NGKF Acquires Bay Area Capital Advisor
NGKF acquired the assets of San Francisco-based capital advisory firm Regency Capital Partners (RCP). RCP brings extensive experience in joint… Read more
Virtual Reality Firm Expands into SoCal
San Francisco-based Upload, Inc. signed a 20,000-square-foot lease at Marina Business Center in Marina del Rey, CA. The virtual reality… Read more