San Francisco
What’s a Better Investment, Facebook or Real Estate?
If a San Francisco median house purchase was made with a 20% down payment rather than all cash, and adjusted… Read more
Kilroy’s First Palo Alto Acquisition Includes Theranos HQ
Los Angeles-based Kilroy Realty Corp. acquired two office assets in Palo Alto’s Stanford Research Park from Stanford University for a… Read more
Carey Watermark Acquires Iconic Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2) acquired The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco hotel from Annapolis, MD-based Thayer Lodging, Brookfield Hotel… Read more
Bascom Expands MF Footprint in Vegas
Irvine, CA-based The Bascom Group, LLC acquired Spectrum Apartments, a 252-unit luxury apartment community in Las Vegas from an undisclosed… Read more
CIM Group Acquires SF Asset for $123M
Los Angeles-based CIM Group acquired 55 Hawthorne, a 143,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco for $123 million. The asset was… Read more
CRE Leader Appointed Chairman of SF Fed
Bay Area CRE leader Alexander R. Mehran, Sr. was designated chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s board… Read more
How Will Trump Change NYC Real Estate?
The biggest shock to New York City real estate from the election of Donald Trump as U.S. President may already… Read more
Say Buh-Bye to Luxury Apartment Boom
For seven years, most metropolitan areas experienced an apartment boom characterized by increasing rents and a lot of deliveries. Demand… Read more
$65M Concord Transit-Oriented MF Sets Ground Breaking
Santa Cruz, CA-based Argent Concord LLC plans to break ground next year on The Argent, a $65-million, 181-unit transit-oriented multifamily… Read more
Kennedy Wilson, Takenaka JV Acquire Iconic Union Bank Tower, Historic Retail Branch for $135M
Beverly Hills, CA-based Kennedy Wilson acquired 400/430 California Street in San Francisco in a joint-venture with Japan’s Takenaka Corp. for… Read more
Berkeley Partners Picks Up OC Biz Park
San Francisco-based Berkeley Partners acquired the 117,760-square-foot Yorba Linda Business Park from Los Angeles-based Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. for $17… Read more
Praxis Snags 209 Units for Value-Add Play
Praxis Capital Inc. acquired the 209-unit Villas de Sendero Apartments in San Antonio from a San Diego seller operating under… Read more
Newmark Realty Capital Closes $38.8M OC MF Loans
San Francisco-based Newmark Realty Capital Inc. arranged permanent financing totaling $38.8 million for two 400-unit, garden style apartment communities in… Read more
Transbay Asset Trades for $350M
Glendale, CA-based American Realty Advisors acquired Foundry Square III, a 291,093-square-foot, trophy office property in San Francisco’s Transbay District for… Read more
Newmark Places $61M Mortgage for Monterey’s Cannery Row Property
San Francisco-based Newmark arranged $61 million in fixed-rate financing for The Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA. The… Read more
New Solar Panels for Cost Plus Plaza
A popular shopping center in Larkspur, CA is set to earn an extra $50,000 per year, thanks to a new… Read more
Oceanwide Center Rising in SoMa’s Transbay District
Ground has been broken on Oceanwide Center, San Francisco’s second tallest tower. A ceremonial event was held at the corner… Read more
Jamestown Expands Office Portfolio in San Francisco
Atlanta-based Jamestown, L.P. acquired 55 Francisco, a 145,172-square-foot office building in San Francisco from Lincoln Property Co. and the Teachers’… Read more