Commercial
San Francisco Council of ULI Loses Leader
By Sharon Simonson Kate White, a seminal figure in the development of the San Francisco District Council of the Urban Land Institute, has left...
CalPERS Sells Vacaville Apartments to Sequoia
Jon Peterson The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has sold the 312-unit River Oaks Apartments in Vacaville for $52.4 million on an all-cash...
Bay Area Hotel Sales Rise Smartly in 2011
By Jon Peterson The largest and most expensive hotel sold in San Francisco County last year was The Westin San Francisco Market Street. The...
Bay Area Hotel Sales Rise Smartly in 2011
Jon Peterson The largest and most expensive hotel sold in San Francisco County last year was The Westin San Francisco Market Street. The...
Stockbridge Shifts Sights With New Fund
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group is raising money for a new fund that would embrace the smart and small, and eschew...
Kinship Harvests a Pioneer
By Sharon Simonson Harvest Properties and a Chicago money partner have acquired the 34,000 square-foot Pioneer Building in San Francisco’s Mission District with a...
Crucial Court Decision Approaches For Sunnyvale Town Center
By Sharon Simonson All eyes turn to receiver Jerry Hunt in the legal brawl to control the Sunnyvale Town Center. On March 15, Santa Clara...
CalPERS Increases Multifamily Bet
By Jon PetersonThe California Public Employees’ Retirement System has committed $631.8 million in new equity to an investment fund that specializes in apartments...
Boston Properties Buys In Mountain View
Jon Peterson Boston-based Boston Properties Inc. has paid $71.5 million to acquire 2440 W. El Camino Real in Mountain View, a 140,000 square-foot...
Apple Inc. Takes Sunnyvale Town Center Offices
Sharon Simonson Apple Inc., the rapidly growing consumer electronics maker that has its headquarters in neighboring Cupertino, has again jumped the city boundary...
CalSTRS Sends $47 Million to Apartment Fund
Jon Peterson The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has approved a $47.2 million commitment to a new apartment investment fund being managed by...
Behringer Harvard Puts Hitachi-Leased Properties on the Block
Jon Peterson Dallas-based real estate firm Behringer Harvard and San Francisco’s Digital Realty Trust Inc. are selling two Santa Clara office-R&D buildings that...