ArtHaus Partners to Acquire 368-Unit Creek at 2645 in Sacramento for $76.5MM, Convert 314 Units to Affordable Housing
The Oakland-based workforce housing firm would use $100 million in 501(c)(3) bonds to purchase and rehabilitate the South Natomas apartment complex, restricting the...
Bardis & Miry Development Files Zoning Permits for 62-Unit Townhome Project in Sacramento’s Campus Commons
The Sacramento-based developer paid $4.28 million for the 2.65-acre office site and plans to demolish the existing building in favor of 31 residential...
BLDG Partners Lands 309-Unit Woodland Affordable Portfolio for $42.7MM in Tandem Acquisition From The Korda Group
The Southern California-based investor doubled down on Northern California affordable housing with a simultaneous closing on two adjacent LIHTC communities, expanding its footprint...
Pacific West Communities Files Plans for 168-Unit Affordable Tower in Downtown San Jose
Idaho-based developer expands its Bay Area pipeline with a fully income-restricted project on South 2nd Street as the city races to close a...
Rigetti Computing Subleases 12,500 SQFT Lab and Office Space at 740 Heinz Avenue in Berkeley
The quantum computing company expands its Berkeley footprint with a 3.5-year sublease from Chinook Therapeutics, signaling growing demand from the tech sector for...
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
MST’s $78MM SURF! Busway Runs Six Weeks Ahead of Schedule in Central Coast’s Marina
The five-mile bus rapid transit corridor and a new Marina transit hub are reshaping the Monterey Peninsula’s commercial transportation backbone, with both targeting...
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
Dividend Homes Wins Approval for 32-Unit Townhome Development in Cupertino
The Morgan Hill-based boutique builder adds to a growing wave of townhome projects transforming the Silicon Valley city’s main commercial corridor Cupertino’s Stevens...
Miami-Backed Partnership Acquires Ghirardelli Square from Jamestown for Estimated $75MM-$80MM
A Florida-based investor and Denver developer take control of one of San Francisco’s most recognizable waterfront landmarks as Bay Area retail fundamentals firm...
Lone Star Funds Takes Ownership of 600 California Street Tower in San Francisco for ~$360 Per SQFT
The Dallas-based private equity firm acquires the 360,000-SQFT North Financial District office building through foreclosure, marking its first major Bay Area office play....
Leasing Activity Accelerates at Hacienda in Q1 2026
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, entered 2026 with improving fundamentals, building on the stabilization that began in late 2025....
BLDG Partners Lands 309-Unit Woodland Affordable Portfolio for $42.7MM in Tandem Acquisition From The Korda Group
The Southern California-based investor doubled down on Northern California affordable housing with a simultaneous closing on two adjacent LIHTC communities, expanding its footprint...
Pacific West Communities Files Plans for 168-Unit Affordable Tower in Downtown San Jose
Idaho-based developer expands its Bay Area pipeline with a fully income-restricted project on South 2nd Street as the city races to close a...
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
MST’s $78MM SURF! Busway Runs Six Weeks Ahead of Schedule in Central Coast’s Marina
The five-mile bus rapid transit corridor and a new Marina transit hub are reshaping the Monterey Peninsula’s commercial transportation backbone, with both targeting...
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
Hudson Pacific Rides Bay Area AI Surge to Best Leasing Year Since 2019
The largest public REIT office landlord in the region signed a 20-year deal with San Francisco and posted 2.5 million square feet of...
Northern California Commercial Real Estate News
Silicon Valley Commercial Real Estate Market Expected to Thrive in 2026 and Beyond
By Scott Pritchett, CPM®, President Commercial Operations at Woodmont Real Estate Services The vastly improved commercial real estate market from the post-pandemic...
Continue ReadingRigetti Computing Subleases 12,500 SQFT Lab and Office Space at 740 Heinz Avenue in Berkeley
The quantum computing company expands its Berkeley footprint with a 3.5-year sublease from Chinook Therapeutics, signaling growing demand from the tech sector for...
Barebottle Brewing Company Leases 4,800 SQFT to Open New Taproom in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, CA — Newmark announces that Barebottle Brewing Company, a celebrated San Francisco Bay Area craft brewery renowned for its innovative, community-driven...
Bland and Paraform Lead AI Office Leasing Totaling 69,000 SQFT at Jamestown’s Properties in San Francisco
—— Deals Anchor New Wave of AI & Tech Leasing Activity, Pushing Jamestown’s Northern Waterfront Portfolio Past 134,000 Square Feet of AI Office...
DivCore Capital, ICONIQ, and Sentral Launch $2.5 Billion Multifamily Investment Platform Targeting Major U.S. Markets
SAN FRANCISCO-DivCore Capital today announced the launch of a new residential investment platform, Sentral Strategic Partners, alongside ICONIQ and Sentral that is designed...
Essex Property Trust Doubles Down on Northern California With $830MM Acquisition Spree as AI-Fueled Demand Drives Rent Growth
The apartment REIT deployed more capital into the Bay Area than any other region in 2025, acquiring seven communities as Northern California posted...
North American Life Sciences Sector Grapples With Supply Glut as 55% of Recent Lab Deliveries Sit Vacant
A pandemic-era construction wave has collided with cooling demand, leaving nearly 60 million square feet of new lab space struggling to find tenants...
Basin Street Properties Announces Three Leadership Promotions
RENO, NV (April 14, 2026) – Basin Street Properties announced the promotions of Elaine Nelson to Vice President of Operations, Stephen Biehle to...
Bay Area Council Announces Libby Schaaf as New President and CEO
The Sobrato Organization CEO Tony Mestres Elected Board Chair to succeed Kristina Lawson as her term ends The Bay Area Council today (April...
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...
Bed Bath & Boomerang
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) In August 2025, Marcus Lemonis, the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc.—which is to...
McNellis: F*** Real Estate?
Publisher’s Note What began over a decade ago as a series of candid, sharp-witted articles written for The Registry has grown into one of the...
March’s Jobs Report and the Art of Misdirection
Behind the rosy March employment headline, a quiet exodus: nearly 400,000 Americans gave up on the job market in a single month. By...
The Buyer Who Wasn’t There
The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...
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)...
Workday Sells 60,000 SQFT Pleasanton Office Building for $5.5MM, 73% Below Assessed Value
The human resources software giant unloaded a second campus building in four months at steep discounts as it consolidates operations around the West...
CIM Group Nears Consensual Foreclosure of 165,000 SQFT San Francisco Tower After Unity Software Departure, $98MM Loan Default
Lenders expect to take ownership of the historic two-building property by the fourth quarter of 2026, marking the second San Francisco office asset...
Bland and Paraform Lead AI Office Leasing Totaling 69,000 SQFT at Jamestown’s Properties in San Francisco
—— Deals Anchor New Wave of AI & Tech Leasing Activity, Pushing Jamestown’s Northern Waterfront Portfolio Past 134,000 Square Feet of AI Office...
Pickleball Kingdom Accelerates Expansion in California with New Clubs Planned for San Jose, Sunnyvale and Fremont
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 2026 — Pickleball Kingdom, the world’s largest indoor pickleball entity, fast-tracks its nationwide growth through a new multi-unit...
Hudson Pacific Rides Bay Area AI Surge to Best Leasing Year Since 2019
The largest public REIT office landlord in the region signed a 20-year deal with San Francisco and posted 2.5 million square feet of...
Blackstone’s $315B Real Estate Machine Pivots Hard to Data Centers as Traditional Portfolio Treads Water
The world’s largest alternative asset manager is betting its real estate franchise on AI infrastructure while waiting for logistics and multifamily to rebound...
Five Point Posts Q1 Loss, Launches $40MM Buyback as California Land Sales Slide to Back Half
The Irvine developer is holding fire on major land deals until the third and fourth quarters, betting that patience preserves pricing power in...
USDA-Leased 22,000 SQFT South San Francisco Facility Listed at $48MM with 14-Year Federal NNN Term
Tran Real Estate Group and Luzon Real Estate Ventures bring a rare GSA-tenanted asset to market at a sub-5 percent going-in cap rate...
