San Francisco
Blackstone’s Club Quarters Chicago Appears Headed for Foreclosure
The 429-key Club Quarters Chicago hotel in the Central Loop appears headed to foreclosure after negotiations stalled on a delinquent… Read more
Commercial Real Estate Debt Maturities: A Certainty. How Bad? It Depends
There have been plenty of reports and articles discussing upcoming commercial real estate debt maturities. The main focus of these… Read more
Permanent Loan Refis CMBS on Richmond Industrial Park
Commercial mortgage banking firm Gantry has secured a $19.4-million permanent loan to refinance a maturing CMBS loan on Central Avenue… Read more
Bay Area to Host Its Third Super Bowl in 2026
NFL owners approved the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara as the host site of Super Bowl LX… Read more
Retail Brokerage Econic Adds High-Profile Hires
Retail brokerage The Econic Company, launched two years ago amid the global pandemic by retail veteran James Chung, has expanded… Read more
Office REIT Stocks Plummet Amid Slow Return-to-Work Rate
Share prices for some of the largest office landlords have dropped to near historic lows, the Wall Street Journal reported.… Read more
A Window of Opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area
Q&A with Adam Levin, Executive Managing Director, and Robert Johnston, Senior Managing Director, of Levin Johnston Group of Marcus &… Read more
Employee Data and Back-to-Work Numbers
With the pandemic in the rearview mirror, return-to-office mandates are on the rise. Having said that, many workplaces don’t ask… Read more
Premier Workspaces Grows NorCal Footprint with Concord Location
Irvine-based Premier Workspaces has signed a nine-year lease with the Barker Pacific Group at 1800 Sutter Sq. in Concord. This… Read more
Fire-Sale Pricing Comes to Office Investment Sales
Commercial real estate owners are starting to unload troubled office buildings at fire-sale prices, in what the Wall Street Journal… Read more
JLL Names First-Ever Chief Technology Officer
JLL has named San Francisco-based Yao Morin as the company’s first-ever chief technology officer. Morin, who joined JLL Technologies (JLLT)… Read more
Grosvenor Donates DC Retail Space for Pop-up Bookstore
Grosvenor, a property owner and developer, has donated a retail unit in Washington, D.C., to be used as a pop-up… Read more
Pacific Workplaces Signs 10-Year Renewal in Pleasant Hill
Pacific Workplaces, the San Francisco-based flexible office space provider with 18 locations, has renewed its 14,090-square-foot lease for 10 years… Read more
Less Use and Increased Vacancies Mean “Zombie” Office Buildings
It’s no secret that the office sector continues to experience its share of challenges. The combination of higher vacancy rates/lower… Read more
Prologis Seeks Solar Providers for California Portfolio
San Francisco-based logistics giant Prologis has enlisted Station A to host a Request for Quotes (RFQ) to identify regional solar… Read more
Eviction Moratoria Still on the Books in Major California Cities
A handful of California cities still enforce laws protecting tenants from eviction or rent increases, extending pandemic-era policies that most… Read more
Legislation Advances to Combat Downtown San Francisco Vacancies
The San Francisco Planning Commission has unanimously approved a package of legislation to help fill vacant space in the Downtown… Read more
NYC Continues to Top List of U.S. Cities with Highest Taxes
The latest ranking of U.S. office assets with the highest property taxes shows that, as expected, New York City dominates… Read more
Nordstrom Closing Both Downtown San Francisco Stores
Nordstrom plans to close its 312,000-square-foot department store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre in August, citing changing dynamics downtown,… Read more