INDUSTRY news
Affordable Housing Requirements Shape New 87-Unit Project on Bancroft Way in Berkeley
Eight-story development would add net 79 units near Downtown BART Station Berkeley’s residential development pipeline is expanding near the UC campus as plans...
San Jose Pivots Affordable Housing to Middle-Income Workers, Drawing Fire from Advocates
San Jose redirects Below Market Rate housing from extremely low-income families to middle-class workers earning up to $214,000, citing developer feasibility concerns as...
Deutsche Bank Takes Control of Three Oakland Office Towers in 975,000 SQFT Deal
Deutsche Bank has seized ownership of three prominent Class A office towers in downtown Oakland from Starwood Capital Group through a deed in...
$106MM Loan Secured by 240,916 SQFT RATIO Innovation Campus in Emeryville Marketed for Sale
Loan backed by 71-percent-leased Emeryville STEM campus hits market as Bay Area life science vacancy climbs to 30 percent Newmark is marketing the...
Alexandria Real Estate Seeks Buyer for Stanford Campus in Palo Alto Acquired for $292MM in 2019
Alexandria Real Estate Equities has designated its properties at 3825 and 3875 Fabian Way in Palo Alto’s Greater Stanford submarket as held for...
Alexandria Real Estate Slashes Dividend 45% as Life Science Downturn Forces Strategy Shift
The pioneering life science REIT posts its fifth consecutive quarterly loss while accelerating asset sales to shore up balance sheet Alexandria Real Estate...
MidPen Housing Delivers 99 Affordable Homes to Santa Rosa Farmworkers
Santa Rosa development targets farmworkers and families as California’s housing crisis persists A new affordable housing complex is set to open its doors...
Berkeley’s $100MM+ Ferry Project Clears Key Hurdle as Bay Area Water Transit Surges
Berkeley’s ambitious plan to launch electric ferry service to San Francisco advanced in January when the city’s Planning Commission unanimously endorsed a use...
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...
Elmwood Capital Plans 17-Unit Student Housing Development at 2800 Telegraph in Berkeley
Six-story project will replace cycle shop with four- and five-bedroom apartments near UC Berkeley campus Berkeley’s housing landscape continues to evolve with new...
Outlet Coworking Takes Nearly 16,000 SQFT on a Seven-Year Lease in Folsom
The Sacramento-area operator adds a third location as flexible office space holds firmer than traditional office across the region The coworking sector in...
The Future of Work: How San Francisco’s BAHA Transformed Government Spaces for the Hybrid Era
TEF Design’s modular “Kit of Parts” approach reimagines workplace flexibility for a post-pandemic world In the heart of San Francisco, the Bay Area...
