Palo Alto Files Permits for Six-Story, 116,450 SQFT Parking Garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue
The city-led project will replace a surface lot in the downtown core, incorporate EV charging infrastructure, and reserve a portion of the site...
An Empty Oakland Industrial Lot Is Set to Become a $16.9MM Waterfront Park
An underutilized seven-acre industrial parcel on the Oakland Estuary waterfront will be transformed into a regional recreational asset through a 16.9 million dollar...
Whole Foods Market Doubles Down on Los Gatos with 43,130 SQFT Store Opening on Redeveloped Dealership Site
The Amazon-owned grocer relocates from its 30-year-old location to a nearly twice-as-large space at 15650 Los Gatos Boulevard, anchoring a 7-acre Sand Hill...
Swift Real Estate Partners Buys Back $101.7MM Wells Fargo Loan on 588,000 SQFT West Coast Office Portfolio for Around $80MM
San Francisco-based investment firm acquires non-performing note on its own three-property office portfolio using all-equity capital from Fund II, eliminating all debt on...
Aimco Lists 110-Unit 707 Leahy Apartments in Redwood City as Liquidation Strategy Advances Across National Portfolio
Fully redeveloped Peninsula multifamily community hits market as NYSE-listed REIT executes shareholder-approved wind-down plan Apartment Investment and Management Company, the Denver-based multifamily investor...
Sobrato Opens First 100% Affordable Housing Project in Redwood City, 120-Unit The Millton
The Sobrato Organization’s 120-unit The Millton apartments signal a broader strategic pivot for the family-owned firm, which has spent decades building corporate campuses...
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at March Meeting as Oil Price Spike Clouds Outlook
Wells Fargo economists expect two rate cuts remain on the table in 2026, though elevated inflation from energy costs could push the timeline...
Mill Valley Reapproves EAH Housing’s 45-Unit Project at 1 Hamilton Drive
The four-story development on city-owned land near Hauke Park has undergone years of public review and community debate since its initial proposal The...
Community Meeting Set for 272-Unit Affordable Housing Project in San Jose by Swenson, Republic Urban Properties
A joint venture moves forward with the third and final phase of a residential development near Diridon Station A proposed 272-unit affordable housing...
Beam Reach Files Plans for Nearly 200-Unit Apartment Building in Menlo Park
Dallas-based developer moves from acquisition to entitlements on a 1.38-acre former industrial site adjacent to Meta’s campus and the Bay Trail Dallas-based Beam...
Pinterest Signs Long-Term Lease for 125,000 SQFT Sunnyvale Office Building
The visual search company is moving from subleased space in Palo Alto to the Central Station building at 285 Sobrante Way, acquired last...
Occupancy Rises at Hacienda as Diverse Industries Expand in Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, recorded a modest increase in total occupancy to 6,581,927 square feet in March, up...
Sobrato Opens First 100% Affordable Housing Project in Redwood City, 120-Unit The Millton
The Sobrato Organization’s 120-unit The Millton apartments signal a broader strategic pivot for the family-owned firm, which has spent decades building corporate campuses...
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at March Meeting as Oil Price Spike Clouds Outlook
Wells Fargo economists expect two rate cuts remain on the table in 2026, though elevated inflation from energy costs could push the timeline...
California Will Get $540MM for Water Projects, Trump Administration Announces
The Trump administration has allocated $540 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to fund critical water infrastructure repairs across California, with...
Port of Oakland Moves 163,254 TEUs in February as Exports Continue to Outperform Imports
Export volumes remain comparatively resilient, underscoring Oakland’s strength in agricultural and refrigerated cargo Oakland, Calif. – March 20, 2026: The Port of Oakland...
How Could Oakland Raise Billions in Revenue? New Report Suggests Removing Freeways
A recent analysis of urban highway impacts suggests Oakland sits atop an enormous untapped economic opportunity: the removal of freeways that consume some...
San Jose’s AI Center Targets Downtown’s Glut of Vacant Office Space
The City of San Jose and San Jose State University opened a public artificial intelligence education center on March 3 at the Dr....
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BrightAI Leases Full 26,891 SQFT Building at 1001 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto Following $51MM Series A
The infrastructure AI startup, founded by SmartThings creator Alex Hawkinson, plants its flag in Stanford Research Park as physical AI companies expand across...
San Francisco’s BUILD Act Slashes Transfer Tax on Large Real Estate Deals to Unlock Tens of Thousands of Stalled Housing Units
Mayor Lurie and Supervisor Mahmood introduce revenue-neutral legislative package aimed at rolling back Proposition I’s doubled rates, reducing per-unit construction costs by $32,850,...
Silicon Valley’s Innovation Engine Roars as Regional Growth Stalls and Inequality Deepens, 2026 Index Finds
Annual report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley reveals a region of stark contradictions: record venture capital and patent activity coexist with rising commercial...
CBRE Elevates Mike Taquino and Kyle Kovac to Lead San Francisco Bay Area Office Capital Markets
The team has advised on more than $30 billion in commercial real estate transactions San Francisco – March 18, 2026 – CBRE announced...
Orange Buensuceso Promoted to Director of San Francisco at FPBA
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects (FPBA) has promoted Orange Buensuceso, AIA, LEED AP, to Director of San Francisco, a milestone that takes on added...
Kilroy Realty Corporation Announces Board Refreshment
LOS ANGELES–Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) (“Kilroy” or the “Company”) today announced leadership changes on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and...
Jodi Contreras Appointed to IREM’s Northern California Board
Belmont, CA; February 2, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Jodi Contreras, CPM,®ARM,® and Regional Vice President, was appointed to IREM’s...
Kidder Mathews Welcomes Industrial Team of John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, and Alex Kovaleski in Silicon Valley
San Jose, Calif. (January 28, 2026) – Kidder Mathews is pleased to welcome John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, SIOR, and Alex Kovaleski to the firm’s Silicon Valley office....
Feed the Machine: AI Could Unjam San Francisco’s 280-Day Permitting Nightmare
The city knows its building codes better than anyone. The problem is it takes 280 days to prove it. What if a computer...
An Approval is Not a Building Permit
Why the hand-wringing over Google’s empty San Jose acreage misses the point entirely. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
Bounded by Sea, Strangled by Trusts
Every acre we preserve is an acre we can’t build on—and the housing math is catching up By Billy the Broker (I just...
Amazon’s Empty Chairs
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...
Housing Handcuffs
As AI startups lease luxury apartments and offer proximity bonuses to keep workers steps from their desks, San Francisco’s hottest perk is starting...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
San Francisco Planning Commission Approves Modified One Oak Tower With 541 Units, Adding 81 Homes to Previously Entitled Project
The 400-foot residential tower, now in its third entitlement iteration since 2017, advances through a zoning map amendment to accommodate a taller podium...
Las Vegas-Based Developer Proposes Roughly 940 Homes on 59-Acre Former Coast Guard Site in North Concord
Q Village LLC’s plan for 403 townhomes, 409 detached houses, 56 accessory dwelling units, and 72 affordable homes at 3295 Haleakala Street is...
Belmont City Council Unanimously Advances Four Corners Properties’ 542,000 SQFT Office and Life Science Campus at 1301 Shoreway Road
The developer’s rezoning proposal, paired with a $6.3 million community benefit package, clears its final public hearing hurdles as the Peninsula office market...
Barnes & Noble Eyes 19,200 SQFT Cupertino Bookstore as Part of Aggressive 60-Store National Expansion
The bookseller, once in steep decline, has filed a tenant improvement permit at 20740 Stevens Creek Blvd. as it enters one of the...
Sidley Austin Opens 53,000 SQFT Office at 101 California Street, Joining Elite Law Firm Migration to San Francisco Trophy Tower
The relocation from 555 California Street reflects a broader flight-to-quality trend reshaping the city’s legal real estate landscape, as premium buildings attract top-tier...
Google’s Planetary Ventures Completes Historic Restoration of Iconic Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View
The 8-acre, 350,000-square-foot landmark — one of the world’s largest freestanding structures — has received full EPA remediation clearance and National Park certification...
Walnut Creek Planning Commission Approves Signature Development’s 422-Unit Mitchell Drive Townhomes
Developer will demolish 11 office buildings dating to the 1970s and 1980s to deliver a two-phase townhome community with 55 affordable units and...
Tallen Capital Partners Targets $400MM Redevelopment of 50-Acre Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights with Sports Complex Anchor
San Diego-based developer is in escrow to acquire the bulk of the long-struggling Sacramento County mall from Namdar Realty Group, with plans for...
