Flynn Properties Takes 585,000 SQFT 225 Bush via Deed in Lieu After $221MM Loan Buy in San Francisco
Flynn Properties has now bought both 225 Bush St. and Market Center by acquiring the loan and taking a deed in lieu, getting...
Waymo Eyes 120,000 SQFT of Google’s Former Space at One Market Plaza as Rithm, Blackstone Race $850MM Loan Deadline
Alphabet's robotaxi unit Waymo has signed a letter of intent for roughly 120,000 square feet across three podium floors at One Market Plaza,...
Hudson Pacific Sells 284,000 SQFT 875-899 Howard in San Francisco for $65.5MM
Hudson Pacific Properties has unloaded its two emptiest San Francisco office holdings for $65.5 million, entitling part of a vacant former Burlington Coat...
Propositions 1 and 37 Put $36B Housing Bet Before Northern California Voters
The two measures on California's November ballot would authorize more than $36 billion in bonds to build affordable apartments and push middle-income renters...
Basin Street Properties Acquires 113,000 SQFT Northgate Office Pair in San Rafael, Returning to Its Marin Roots
Basin Street Properties has closed on 899 and 1050 Northgate Drive, the 113,094-square-foot office and medical office pair that hit the market this...
MHP Hospitality Bets $8.5MM on Reviving Historic Hotel De Anza in Downtown San Jose
The new owner of San Jose's 94-year-old Hotel De Anza is spending $8.5 million to restore the Art Deco landmark and has recruited...
Central Valley Multifamily Holds Steady as Construction Pipeline Swells 44%, Led by Bakersfield
The Central Valley's apartment market absorbed all of its renter demand within existing inventory during the second quarter as vacancy tightened and rents...
Fair Association Weighs 32-Court Pickleball Complex at Alameda County Fairgrounds as Oversight Fight Escalates in Pleasanton
The Alameda County Fair Association is weighing a 32-court pickleball complex on a fairgrounds parking lot in Pleasanton, the latest year-round venture to...
Walnut Creek Opens 2050 General Plan Update With Community Workshop to Steer Housing and Land Use Through Midcentury
The City of Walnut Creek is launching a multi-year rewrite of the long-range blueprint that governs land use, housing and development across the...
Port of San Francisco Opens Alioto’s Plaza at Fisherman’s Wharf After 11,000 SQFT Restaurant Proved Too Costly to Lease
The Port of San Francisco cut the ribbon on a 5,000-square-foot public plaza at Fisherman's Wharf on Sept. 2, converting the site of...
Nominal Machining Leases 21,105 SQFT of Power-Ready Industrial Space in Rancho Cordova
A precision CNC manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, semiconductor and medical clients has locked down expansion space in one of Sacramento’s tightest industrial submarkets,...
Hacienda Maintains Momentum with Steady September Leasing Activity
Hacienda, the premier mixed-use business hub in Northern California, maintained steady momentum in September 2026, with space utilization edging upward and leasing activity...
Propositions 1 and 37 Put $36B Housing Bet Before Northern California Voters
The two measures on California's November ballot would authorize more than $36 billion in bonds to build affordable apartments and push middle-income renters...
Central Valley Multifamily Holds Steady as Construction Pipeline Swells 44%, Led by Bakersfield
The Central Valley's apartment market absorbed all of its renter demand within existing inventory during the second quarter as vacancy tightened and rents...
Walnut Creek Opens 2050 General Plan Update With Community Workshop to Steer Housing and Land Use Through Midcentury
The City of Walnut Creek is launching a multi-year rewrite of the long-range blueprint that governs land use, housing and development across the...
Lennar Trades Margin for Volume as 7% Rates Squeeze California Homebuyers
Lennar Corporation delivered 20,840 homes and $8.05 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter but missed Wall Street targets, deliberately sacrificing profit...
California Regains Job Momentum in August as Shrinking Labor Force Clouds Outlook
California's labor market rebounded in August with 39,400 new nonfarm jobs and an upward revision to July's tally, yet a continued contraction in...
Sacramento and the Central Valley Anchor a Region That Outgrew the Southeast, Hidden by State Lines
A Modesto-based investment manager has published a 21-year model of federal data that pulls California's 39 inland counties out of statewide averages and...
Northern California Commercial Real Estate News
Hacienda Maintains Momentum with Steady September Leasing Activity
Hacienda, the premier mixed-use business hub in Northern California, maintained steady momentum in September 2026, with space utilization edging upward and leasing...
Continue ReadingWaymo Eyes 120,000 SQFT of Google’s Former Space at One Market Plaza as Rithm, Blackstone Race $850MM Loan Deadline
Alphabet's robotaxi unit Waymo has signed a letter of intent for roughly 120,000 square feet across three podium floors at One Market Plaza,...
OpenAI Nears Deal for 100,000 SQFT Cisco Sublease in San Francisco’s Mission Bay
OpenAI is closing in on a sublease for roughly 100,000 square feet at 500 Terry A. Francois Blvd. in San Francisco’s Mission Bay,...
Physical Intelligence Leases 233,500 SQFT in Mountain View Near Google’s HQ
Physical Intelligence leases 233,500 SQFT in Mountain View near Google, joining a robotics leasing wave reshaping Silicon Valley office demand.
TMG, Grove and Lone Star Acquire 2.2MM SQFT Silicon Valley R&D Portfolio for Under $650MM
TMG and Grove step in as operating partners on a 140-acre, six-campus R&D platform even as vacancy climbs and per-square-foot pricing lags well...
Silicon Valley Office Recovery Deepens in 2Q26 as Vacancy Falls to 15.2% and Leasing Hits Seven-Year High
The Silicon Valley office market posted its seventh straight quarter of positive net absorption in the second quarter of 2026, with vacancy tightening,...
California Clears Plug-In Solar Bill, Rewriting the Power Equation for Bay Area Renters and Landlords
California lawmakers sent SB 868 to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 26, clearing a path for renters and multifamily owners across PG&E's Northern...
OCMI Sacramento Office Grows with New Staff
New Hires Signify Expansion of OCMI Cost Management in Northern California SACRAMENTO, CA — OCMI is proud to announce the addition of Cheryl...
Architectural Resources Group Names Ariane Fehrenkamp Associate Principal to Grow Design Practice
Architectural Resources Group has hired veteran architect Ariane Fehrenkamp as an associate principal, tasking the two-decade design leader with expanding the San Francisco-based...
JLL Elevates Paul Morgan to Chief Operating Officer in Accelerate 2030 Platform Push
The Chicago-based real estate giant has consolidated its enterprise operations under a single new executive as it moves to run as one unified,...
Sares Regis Elevates Drew Hudacek and Dave Hopkins to Co-CEOs as Founders Set Succession in Motion
Sares Regis Group of Northern California has handed day-to-day command of one of the Bay Area's most active development firms to two longtime...
Coblentz Expands Construction and Litigation Capabilities with the Arrival of New Partner Raymond Buddie
San Francisco-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is pleased to welcome Raymond Buddie to the firm’s partnership. Ray brings more...
The Exit for the Rent-Capped Building
Prop 13 keeps him in. Rent control starves him. Prop 19 took away the ending he was counting on. There's a third door,...
The First Footprints in the Snow
AI’s hit to jobs looks like a rounding error—until you see who’s in the oven: gutted call centers and vanishing entry-level work. Narrow...
McNellis: Economists vs. Flipping Coins
Economist: {noun}: someone good with numbers but without enough personality to be an accountant.
McNellis: One House, One Spouse — A Guide to CRE Wealth Preservation
Why razor-thin overhead and the 'one house, one spouse' rule are the keys to preserving wealth in real estate and in life.
Watch Rents Rise
By John Cumbelich Our firm recently completed a Q2 survey of the region’s 25 flagship Power Centers, in which we reported that occupancy...
McNellis: In Denial Over the New Normal
By John McNellis Developers always crash and burn in the movies. The eternal bad guy, the developers’ heinous plans to pave a beach,...
Lennar Trades Margin for Volume as 7% Rates Squeeze California Homebuyers
Lennar Corporation delivered 20,840 homes and $8.05 billion in revenue in its fiscal third quarter but missed Wall Street targets, deliberately sacrificing profit...
California Regains Job Momentum in August as Shrinking Labor Force Clouds Outlook
California's labor market rebounded in August with 39,400 new nonfarm jobs and an upward revision to July's tally, yet a continued contraction in...
Property Reserve Buys 330-Unit Mountain View Apartment Complex for $296.7MM
The LDS Church's investment arm, Property Reserve, pays $296.7 million for the 330-unit Village Residences in Mountain View, just 1.6% above its 2019...
Physical Intelligence Leases 233,500 SQFT in Mountain View Near Google’s HQ
Physical Intelligence leases 233,500 SQFT in Mountain View near Google, joining a robotics leasing wave reshaping Silicon Valley office demand.
Zurich Alternative Asset Management Buys 78,000 SQFT 410 Townsend for $47.4MM in San Francisco
Zurich Alternative Asset Management pays $47.4 million for 410 Townsend, more than double its 2024 sale price.
Sacramento and the Central Valley Anchor a Region That Outgrew the Southeast, Hidden by State Lines
A Modesto-based investment manager has published a 21-year model of federal data that pulls California's 39 inland counties out of statewide averages and...
Wafer-Scale AI Chipmaker Cerebras Systems Leases 25,000 SQFT at 490 Lakeside Drive in Sunnyvale
Cerebras Systems, the maker of wafer-scale AI processors, has signed a direct lease for roughly 25,000 square feet at 490 Lakeside Drive in...
In the Fight to Build Housing Near Campus, the University Is the Obstacle
Austin's stalled push to add towers near the University of Texas, and California's drawn-out housing battles at Berkeley and Stanford, point to the...
