San Francisco
CA Attracts Flagship Retail Locations – Here’s Why
Retailers across all price points are increasingly using a flagship store strategy to connect with customers. JLL’s latest research report,… Read more
Concord Retail Destination Trades Hands
San Francisco-based Long Market Property Partners, LLC and Paragon Commercial Group, LLC acquired the Shops at Todos Santos in downtown… Read more
C&W Builds Robust Global Retail Platform
Cushman & Wakefield expanded its retail team in San Francisco, with the addition of Sarah Brett late last month. She… Read more
Where’s Construction Activity Booming?
How does California stack up against other West Coast markets in terms of office construction activity? JLL examined the state… Read more
Alexandria, TMG Acquiring SoMa Dev Site for $140M
Pasadena, CA-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities executed an agreement to acquire 88 Bluxome Street in San Francisco’s SoMa market from… Read more
Equity Office Names Picard EVP, COO
Chicago-based Equity Office named Lisa Picard Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Picard joins the San Francisco office, and… Read more
$1B Lucas Museum Coming to LA or SF?
George Lucas’ proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is seeking a home. Two different concepts, each likely to exceed $1… Read more
Union Square Retailers Explore Options
The popularity of Union Square, San Francisco’s premier retail district, is spilling over into surrounding neighborhoods. Researchers at JLL are… Read more
Historic Uptown Oakland Asset Trades for $47M
Canadian-based Bentall Kennedy acquired the historic, 14-story Latham Square Building in Oakland, CA for $47 million. The global real estate… Read more
Vacant Urban Lots May Help Solve Housing Crisis
A new report from McKinsey Global Institute offers a long list of policy ideas that could solve California’s mounting housing… Read more
Historic San Francisco Building Set to Change Hands
New York-based TH Real Estate is acquiring San Francisco’s 400 Montgomery for a reported $50 million from The Hearst Corporation.… Read more
Diablo Technology Center Trades Hands for $47M
San Francisco-based Ridge Capital Investors, LLC and equity partner Greenwich, CT-based Contrarian Capital Management LLC, divested Diablo Technology Center to… Read more
Salesforce Tower Officially Tallest in the City
Salesforce Tower claimed the tallest building title in San Francisco from the former holder, Transamerica Pyramid. The Transbay District development… Read more
San Francisco ‘Greenest’ CRE Market
San Francisco ranks as the No. 1 greenest CRE market in the U.S. A new study by CBRE Group, Inc.… Read more
NerdWallet Taking Twitter Sublease?
NerdWallet is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to take 120,000 square feet of Twitter sublease space off the… Read more
$1.15B Sr. Housing Portfolio Acquisition Gives Welltower ‘Unmatched Presence’
Toledo, OH-based Welltower Inc. acquired a 19-property senior housing portfolio from Vintage Senior Living for $1.15-billion. The 2,590-unit portfolio includes… Read more
Paramount Completes $850M Financing on 1301 Avenue of the Americas
Manhattan-based Paramount Group Inc. closed on $850 million in financing for its 1.8 million-square-foot 1301 Avenue of the Americas. The Class… Read more
Warner Music Relocating to DTLA’s Iconic Ford Factory
Warner Music Group Corp. signed a deal to relocate its Burbank offices into the entire 255,000-square-foot Ford Factory in DTLA’s… Read more
