San Francisco
California State Government Bans Wells Fargo Activities
California State Treasurer John Chiang has announced that Wells Fargo has been suspended from doing business with the State of California… Read more
California’s Life Sciences Sector Remains Healthy
Life sciences plays an important role in a number of California markets, including San Francisco, San Diego, Orange County and… Read more
Spanish Suitor Buys Tiffany’s Union Square Building for $145M
The iconic Tiffany Building in San Francisco’s Union Square was acquired by a Spanish investment firm from Greenstone Realty Advisors… Read more
Who’s Paying the Highest Office Rents in the Nation?
It may come as no surprise that the most expensive office asking rates are located on Sand Hill Road, in… Read more
Grosvenor Acquires Union Square ‘High Street’ Asset for $80M
Grosvenor Americas acquired 240 Stockton Street, a 10-story, 40,442-square-foot luxury retail and office building in San Francisco’s Union Square. The… Read more
Blackstone’s $1.5B Logistics Purchase from LBA Realty
New York-based Blackstone Group LP is acquiring $1.5-billion worth of logistics centers from Irvine, CA-based LBA Realty LLC. The 12-million-square-foot… Read more
OC Register Says ‘Goodbye’ to Santa Ana After 111 Years
The Orange County Register is planning to relocate its HQ next spring to Axis, a 300,000-square-foot, multi-tenant creative office campus… Read more
Iconic Union Square Asset Trades for $73M
Colliers International negotiated the $73-million sale of the iconic 220 Post Street Building in San Francisco’s Union Square shopping district.… Read more
$39M Industrial/Office Redev, Lease-Up Completed in Carson
San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corporation completed the redevelopment and lease-up of Terreno Business Center, a $39-million industrial and office property… Read more
Connect Apartments: “Cashflow Kings” Suggest Enough Capital for Small Deals
By Amy Wolff Sorter The focus of multifamily capital tends to be on massive transactions; the just-completed, Class A trophy… Read more
$34M Construction Loan Paves Way for Ground-Up Condo Project
George Smith Partners arranged $34 million in ground-up construction financing for the development of a mixed-use property comprised of 90… Read more
Rubicon Point Partners Picks Up San Mateo BayCenter for $150M+
Boston-based Rockpoint Group, L.L.C. sold San Mateo BayCenter, a roughly 300,000-square-foot office asset, to San Francisco-based Rubicon Point Partners for… Read more
DataCore Fund Adds Irvine Assets
San Francisco-based GI Partners acquired Alton Corporate Plaza, two assets totaling roughly 209,000 square feet in Irvine, CA, for an… Read more
Key Takeaways from Connect Apartments 2016
By Dennis Kaiser Connect Apartments brought together more than 500 CRE leaders for an information-packed conference at the JW Marriott… Read more
One Front Street Goes to Paramount for $521M
New York-based Paramount Group, Inc. agreed to acquire One Front Street, a 38-story 651,000-square-foot office building located in San Francisco’s… Read more
Invesco Acquires Revitalized San Francisco Waterfront Asset for $103M
Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate acquired The Piers, an 82,158-square-foot mixed-use development from San Francisco-based Pacific Waterfront Partners LLC for $103… Read more
CalSTRS Commits $200M to DivcoWest
San Francisco-based DivcoWest Properties received a $200-million commitment from the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) to its commingled DivcoWest… Read more
Which U.S. Metros are Most Recession-Proof?
How resilient are the 10 biggest metro areas in the U.S., and how would they perform in the face of… Read more
Skin Care Firm Expands into 150K-SF at Bishop Ranch
Rodan + Fields, LLC signed a 150,000-square-foot lease at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, CA. The skin care brand and… Read more