San Francisco
City of Oakland Affordable Housing Policy Falling Short of Goals
The Oakland City Council passed an impact fee on new residential developments in 2016 to encourage development of affordable housing… Read more
ING Secures $402M for Paramount’s Acquisition of San Francisco Office Towers
ING Capital has secured $402 million in financing for Paramount Group’s acquisition of Market Center, a two-building, 753,000-square-foot, Class A… Read more
Compass Lists $43M Japanese-Style Marin Estate
Quail Hill Estate, a sprawling Japanese-style midcentury mansion on 20-acres near Mount Tamalpais, has come to market for the first… Read more
Brookfield Announces Pier 70 Mass Timber Office Development
Brookfield Properties has announced plans to build the largest “mass timber” office building in North America, as part of its… Read more
CBRE Secures $126M Refi for Dublin Corporate Center
CBRE Capital Markets has completed the $126.2 million refinancing of Dublin Corporate Center on behalf of co-owners Oaktree Capital Management,… Read more
Vacancy Control, Not Rent Caps, is the Worry: Coldwell Banker Commercial’s Q&A with Flynn Investments’ Russell Flynn
Multifamily rent control is at the top of the commercial real estate news, leading many to make dire predictions about… Read more
U.S. Multifamily Wraps Up a Strong 2019
The U.S. multifamily sector continues strong, and wrapped up a healthy 2019 with continued rent growth and robust unit absorption,… Read more
Westfield Goes Mixed-Use with Office Space in San Francisco
The San Francisco Planning Commission has granted mall-owner Westfield approvals for transitioning two floors of the financial district’s San Francisco… Read more
CBRE’s Levy Doesn’t See Recession on Horizon
By Dennis Kaiser CBRE’s Spencer Levy, Chairman of Americas Research & Senior Economic Advisor, kicked off Connect Westside Los Angeles… Read more
BioMed Realty Signs Amgen to 240K-SF Deal at S. San Francisco Campus
San Diego-based BioMed Realty inked a 240,000-square-foot lease with Amgen at its Gateway of Pacific campus in South San Francisco.… Read more
AIMCO Funds $275M Loan for San Francisco’s Parkmerced
Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) has funded a $275-million loan for Parkmerced, a 3,221-unit apartment community on 152… Read more
Singapore Leads the World in Urban Mobility
The Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore is not only the world’s most competitive economy as ranked by Forbes recently. It… Read more
PRP Acquires San Francisco Net Lease for $134M
Washington, D.C.-based PRP Real Estate Investment Management paid $134.2 million for one of two buildings at 350 Rhode Island in… Read more
Shorenstein Sells South Portland Waterfront Campus to Canadian Investor
San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties LLC sold River Forum, a 209,000-square-foot office campus in Portland to Clarity Real Estate, a Vancouver,… Read more
Columbia Property Trust Commits $239M for San Francisco Class A Office Building
Columbia Property Trust reports it is under contract to acquire 201 California Street, a 272,000-square-foot, Class-A office tower in San… Read more
Gantry Launches in CRE Finance
A new era in commercial real estate finance begins with today’s launch of Gantry, the new name and brand identity… Read more
Retailer Everlane to Open Location in Boston’s Seaport
Direct-to-consumer retailer Everlane has announced plans to open a location in Boston’s Seaport District in Spring 2020. The retailer currently… Read more
Tishman Speyer Punctuates San Francisco Skyline with Twisting Tower Silhouette
The San Francisco skyline has been punctuated with the twisting silhouette of MIRA’s brilliant white curtain wall, which is now… Read more
San Francisco’s Park Tower at Transbay Delivers
The John Buck Company, Golub & Company and MetLife recently completed development of Park Tower at Transbay, a 45-story office… Read more