Berkshire Residential Investments Acquires Four-Property San Francisco Loft Portfolio for $134.15MM
The Boston-based investment manager’s roughly 300-unit purchase across SoMa and Potrero Hill, rebranded “The Grid Collection,” signals renewed institutional confidence in a rental...
Terreno Leases 10.2-Acre Hayward Truck Terminal to Autonomous Ride-Hailing Operator Through 2031
The Clawiter Road transshipment site, recovered from bankruptcy in late 2025, fills in 90 days and underscores Hayward’s pivot from traditional logistics to...
Osaka Marketplace To Anchor 5,000 SQFT Japanese Grocery And Food Hall In Downtown San Jose
Sakura Market will take over the former MUJI storefront on Paseo de San Antonio, testing whether a hybrid specialty grocer can draw foot...
Lyten Renews 58,000 SQFT at 145 Baytech Drive in San Jose as Battery Maker Scales Lithium-Sulfur Platform
The lithium-sulfur battery developer anchors its North San Jose headquarters as it integrates European operations acquired from bankrupt Northvolt. Lyten, the San Jose-based...
Hudson McDonald Lands $60MM Agency Refinancing on 193-Unit Berkeley Apartment and Student Housing Portfolio
CBRE arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan covering two Downtown Berkeley communities a short walk from UC Berkeley, testing lender appetite for college-town housing...
Billionaire Michael Moritz Eyes 68,000 SQFT Former Barneys Building at 48 Stockton Street for Union Square Hub
Venture investor’s team has toured Union Square in search of iconic address to house Crankstart Foundation and potentially The San Francisco Standard, with...
California’s AB 2074 Targets Downtown High-Rise Housing with $500MM Revolving Loan Fund
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s Downtown Revitalization Act would mandate by-right residential density near transit in cities of 400,000-plus, directly addressing office-vacancy-driven decline in downtown...
Three Lawsuits Challenge Port of Oakland’s OAK Airport Modernization, Seeking to Halt 16-Gate Expansion
Environmental groups argue Port of Oakland’s EIR understates health impacts on East Oakland neighborhoods and relies on outdated pre-pandemic traffic data, as judge...
eBay to Vacate 30,000 SQFT Sublease at 300 Mission in San Francisco, Relocating 198 Workers to San Jose HQ
Paramount Group-owned South Financial District tower loses another tenant as sublease expires, reinforcing San Francisco’s bifurcated office recovery between trophy AI leasing and...
San Francisco Marina Waterfront Park Plan Clears Commission After Two-Year Redesign, Paving Way for $190MM PG&E-Funded Remediation
Recreation and Park Commission approves 5-acre park and community dock at Gashouse Cove, with construction phased to begin in mid-2027 following two years...
Grosvenor Tests Exit from $1B+ Los Gatos North 40 as Duke of Westminster’s Firm Retreats from U.S.
The London developer is exploring a sale of its entitled Silicon Valley mixed-use project, a move that fits a broader unwinding of Bay...
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...
Osaka Marketplace To Anchor 5,000 SQFT Japanese Grocery And Food Hall In Downtown San Jose
Sakura Market will take over the former MUJI storefront on Paseo de San Antonio, testing whether a hybrid specialty grocer can draw foot...
California’s AB 2074 Targets Downtown High-Rise Housing with $500MM Revolving Loan Fund
Assemblymember Matt Haney’s Downtown Revitalization Act would mandate by-right residential density near transit in cities of 400,000-plus, directly addressing office-vacancy-driven decline in downtown...
Three Lawsuits Challenge Port of Oakland’s OAK Airport Modernization, Seeking to Halt 16-Gate Expansion
Environmental groups argue Port of Oakland’s EIR understates health impacts on East Oakland neighborhoods and relies on outdated pre-pandemic traffic data, as judge...
San Francisco Marina Waterfront Park Plan Clears Commission After Two-Year Redesign, Paving Way for $190MM PG&E-Funded Remediation
Recreation and Park Commission approves 5-acre park and community dock at Gashouse Cove, with construction phased to begin in mid-2027 following two years...
Grosvenor Tests Exit from $1B+ Los Gatos North 40 as Duke of Westminster’s Firm Retreats from U.S.
The London developer is exploring a sale of its entitled Silicon Valley mixed-use project, a move that fits a broader unwinding of Bay...
Bay Area Retail Occupancy Holds at 93.7% in Q1 as Large-Format Deals Continue to Anchor Demand
Regional shopping centers remain near peak occupancy levels, with limited large blocks of space and selective big-box transactions shaping the quarter Retail fundamentals...
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Arevon Begins Construction on $600MM Cormorant Energy Storage Project in Daly City
Cormorant advances local economic investment through jobs, tax revenue, and community partnerships, reinforcing Arevon’s position as a leading battery storage developer in the...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
92,901 SQFT Industrial Site on 24.48 Acres Hits Market in Elk Grove With Active Rail Spur
Heavy industrial-zoned property at 10547 E Stockton Blvd offers vacant possession, rail access, and proximity to Northern California’s primary logistics corridors In a...
Bay Area Retail Occupancy Holds at 93.7% in Q1 as Large-Format Deals Continue to Anchor Demand
Regional shopping centers remain near peak occupancy levels, with limited large blocks of space and selective big-box transactions shaping the quarter Retail fundamentals...
AI Set to Flatten Office Job Growth Through 2030, Pushing U.S. Vacancy to 21.5%, Newmark Finds
A new Newmark research report forecasts that artificial intelligence will moderate office-using employment to near-zero growth over the next five years, reshaping demand...
Related California, McCourt Partners Team Up to Advance 575-Foot Office-Hotel Tower at 530 Sansome
A new joint venture pushes The Jackson forward as one of four skyscrapers competing to define San Francisco’s post-pandemic skyline. San Francisco’s most...
330 & 340 Townsend Hit The Market: CIM Group Lists 181,000 SQFT SoMa Creative Office Portfolio in San Francisco Across From Caltrain
CBRE National Office Partners is marketing the two-building, fully leased portfolio with 188 parking stalls and Central SoMa CMUO zoning allowing up to...
Walmart Commits $1.1B Five-Year Investment to California, Plans 56 Store Remodels in 2026
The world’s largest retailer is modernizing more than four dozen California locations this year as part of a national 650-store overhaul, doubling down...
San Francisco Hotels Emerge as Nation’s Top RevPAR Growth Market After Years of Distress
A near-empty construction pipeline, AI-driven office leasing, Super Bowl LX and a FIFA World Cup match schedule are finally tilting the math in...
