Tidewater Capital Wins Approval to Replace Sunnyvale Tech Campus with 370-Unit Housing Development
The $65 million office-to-residential conversion joins a growing wave of Bay Area projects as developers pivot from financially unviable workspaces to housing amid...
Who Is Yoda PLC? Inside the Cyprus Conglomerate Set to Acquire San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid
Founded just six years ago and controlled by the so-called “office king” of Romania, Yoda PLC has quietly amassed a $3.3 billion empire...
San José Advances $6.1MM in Tax and Fee Waivers for 329-Unit Gateway Tower and Bank of Italy Downtown Developments
The city’s Housing Department recommends parkland fee reductions and inclusionary housing waivers for one new affordable high-rise and one historic office-to-residential conversion under...
SI-BONE Signs 50,000 SQFT Lease at MetLife’s Orchard Commons in North San Jose
The Nasdaq-listed medical device company will relocate from its Santa Clara headquarters under an 8.5-year lease with expansion rights at the six-building campus...
Uniphore Triples Palo Alto Headquarters to 26,661 SQFT at 1001 Page Mill Road as Enterprise AI Demand Accelerates
The conversational AI company expands from 9,500 square feet to a neighboring building in Stanford Research Park, backed by investors including Nvidia and...
Northern California Industrial Market Stabilizes at 7.1% Vacancy as Build-to-Suits Dominate Pipeline
Colliers reports 9.7M SQFT under construction with speculative development largely on pause heading into 2026 Northern California’s industrial sector closed 2025 recalibrated and...
AI’s Toll on Customer Service Signals Broader Workforce Reckoning as Tech Spending Reshapes Markets
New survey data shows customer support hiring has cratered by nearly two-thirds in two years, even as historical patterns suggest AI will ultimately...
$35.6MM Permanent Refinance Secured for Two Manufactured Housing Communities in Southern Napa Valley
Insurance Company Lender Loan Offers Streamlined Underwriting, Maximum Proceeds, and Full-Term Interest Only San Francisco, Calif. (February 24, 2026) – Gantry, the largest...
Walnut Creek Considers Alliant Strategic’s 106-Unit Mixed-Use Project at Mount Diablo Boulevard
Eight-story proposal with 14 affordable units seeks state density bonus approval near downtown retail corridor Downtown Walnut Creek’s commercial spine could see a...
Panoramic Interests Files Plans for 32-Unit Housing Project at Former Oxford Elementary in Berkeley
SB 330 preliminary application advances redevelopment of long-vacant Northbrae campus purchased for $3MM from Berkeley School District A long-vacant school campus in North...
Buchanan Street Partners Breaks Ground on 99,500 SQFT Self-Storage Facility in Scotts Valley
The Newport Beach investment firm acquired the 2.6-acre site for $5.25 million and plans to deliver a 760-unit Class A facility by April...
Large Spaces Drive Hacienda Leasing Success in Early 2026
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, began 2026 with a solid 300,000 sf transaction, reflecting improved local market demand. While...
Who Is Yoda PLC? Inside the Cyprus Conglomerate Set to Acquire San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid
Founded just six years ago and controlled by the so-called “office king” of Romania, Yoda PLC has quietly amassed a $3.3 billion empire...
Northern California Industrial Market Stabilizes at 7.1% Vacancy as Build-to-Suits Dominate Pipeline
Colliers reports 9.7M SQFT under construction with speculative development largely on pause heading into 2026 Northern California’s industrial sector closed 2025 recalibrated and...
AI’s Toll on Customer Service Signals Broader Workforce Reckoning as Tech Spending Reshapes Markets
New survey data shows customer support hiring has cratered by nearly two-thirds in two years, even as historical patterns suggest AI will ultimately...
Senator Wiener Unveils SB 875 to Dismantle PG&E’s Regulatory Monopoly and Clear Path for Municipal Power in San Francisco
Legislation targets decades-old lobbying provisions that have stalled public utility efforts across California, as rate frustrations and December blackouts intensify calls for structural...
Cushman & Wakefield Maps Four AI Scenarios for Commercial Real Estate, Warns of Widening Property Bifurcation
The firm’s new econometric framework and AI Impact Barometer offer occupiers and investors a data-driven lens on how artificial intelligence could reshape demand,...
Young Workers Bear the Brunt as Stanford Research Links Accelerating Job Declines to AI Exposure
New analysis from the “Canaries in the Coal Mine” research team finds that jobs most exposed to artificial intelligence are not the same...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District Completes 56,700 SQFT Construction on Lake Elementary School Replacement in San Pablo
San Pablo, CA, Jan. 21, 2026 – West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) recently celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art Lake Elementary...
San Francisco AI Boom Drives 2MM SQFT of Office Leasing as Sector Reshapes Vacancy Outlook
Mid-sized artificial intelligence firms scale rapidly while vacancy is forecast to decline 100 basis points in 2026, marking inflection point for office market...
San Francisco’s Comeback Investors: Why We’re Betting Big Despite the Risks
Exclusive developer roundtable reveals acquisition strategies, cost challenges, and fears that could derail the city’s recovery The developers and investors actually writing checks...
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....
Avenue5 Residential Promotes Key Operations and Client Strategy Leaders in Northern California and Northern Nevada Regions
Wray and Goulas Will Support Client Success and Optimize Asset Performance in Avenue5’s Growing San Francisco Bay Area, Reno, and Sacramento Markets Seattle,...
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP CEO Retiring, New Chief Operating Officer Joining
San Francisco, CA (January 13, 2026) – San Francisco-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is pleased to announce that Chris Boyd has...
Denis Melnichenko Joins Woodmont Real Estate Services as Regional Property Manager
Belmont, CA; January 12, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Denis Melnichenko has joined the company as...
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....
The Great Nashville-San Francisco Switcheroo
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) If you need proof that God has a sense of humor, consider this: Oracle can’t...
Vanderbilt’s Choice: A Win for San Francisco and the Bay Area
By Vladimir Bosanac, publisher of The Registry The hand-wringing over Vanderbilt University’s decision to establish its West Coast campus in Showplace Square rather...
San Francisco’s Commercial Real Estate Market: A 2025 Comeback Sets the Stage for 2026
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE After years of turbulence marked by pandemic-driven vacancies and economic uncertainty, San Francisco’s commercial real estate...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
Yoda Plc Reaches Deal to Acquire San Francisco’s Iconic 500,000 SQFT Transamerica Pyramid from SHVO-Led Investor Group
Cyprus-based investment conglomerate strikes deal for the landmark 48-story skyscraper after months of tensions between developer Michael Shvo and German pension fund Bayerische...
Amazon Signs Conditional Lease at Prologis’ 266,000 SQFT Warehouse in San Leandro
The e-commerce giant’s lease at the first LEED platinum industrial building in Northern California is contingent on obtaining a city business license Amazon.com...
Senator Wiener Unveils SB 875 to Dismantle PG&E’s Regulatory Monopoly and Clear Path for Municipal Power in San Francisco
Legislation targets decades-old lobbying provisions that have stalled public utility efforts across California, as rate frustrations and December blackouts intensify calls for structural...
CCDC Files New Permits for 175-Unit Affordable Senior Tower in San Francisco’s Chinatown
The 15-story New Asia project at 772 Pacific Avenue would deliver 100 percent affordable housing for older residents, with construction targeted for early...
New Renderings Reveal Design Details for Ellis Partners’ 203-Unit Senior Housing Project in Oakland’s Rockridge
The seven-story development at the former Red Cross site would bring 179 apartments and 24 memory care units to one of the East...
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...
St. Ignatius College Preparatory Tops Out 142,000 SQFT New Learning Commons in San Francisco’s Sunset District
The $200 million project, designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates and built by Devcon Construction, will establish a new main entrance and reimagine the...
230-Unit Fully Entitled Development Site Near Concord BART Station Hits the Market
Transit-oriented multifamily project in an Opportunity Zone and Qualified Census Tract seeks buyers as Bay Area apartment construction reaches decade lows A fully...
