INDUSTRY news
OpenAI Signs 10-Year Lease for 439,000 SQFT Mountain View Campus
The ChatGPT maker secures former Symantec headquarters with right of first refusal to purchase, deepening its commitment to the South Bay office market...
Economist Warns East Bay Is Squandering a ‘Golden Opportunity’ as Region Stalls on Housing and Growth
Dr. Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics says the East Bay’s wealth and natural assets are being held back by regulatory paralysis and misplaced...
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...
