Bay View is Open — The First Campus Built by Google
By David Radcliffe - Vice President, Real Estate & Workplace Services
After breaking ground in 2017, our Bay View campus officially opened to Googlers and our Charleston East project is in the...
Tenant Improvements that Convert Office Vacancies to Long-Term Occupancy
Office Design Trends for the New Workplace
By James Simeo, FAIA, LEED AP
At a recent CRE symposium on the Los Angeles market, CBRE Executive Vice President Grafton Tanquary offered, “CBRE...
Recent California Court Ruling Signals Victory for Advocates of Mixed-Use Neighborhoods and Greater Housing...
By Spencer Kallick and Sean Becker of Allen Matkins
On December 17, 2021, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a victory to the City of Los Angeles (the City) when...
Meta to Open First Retail Store in Burlingame, Calif.
Today, we’re announcing Meta Store — our first physical retail space, which will open May 9 on our campus in Burlingame, California. In the Meta Store, you’ll be able...
UC Berkeley Case Shows Why Comprehensive Reform Badly Needed to End CEQA Abuse
By Chris Carr
The California Supreme Court last week declined to stay a lower court order in a case involving a housing and classroom complex under construction on the UC...
Retail’s New COVID Rules
By John Cumbelich
The Ides of March was celebrated in ancient Rome on March 15th each year, as the deadline for settling debts. As the commercial real estate industry continues to emerge from the...
When Students Become the Teachers: What Workplace Design Can Learn from Higher Education Facilities
By Sandi Rudy, RID, LEED ID+C, and James Foster, AIA
The typical pre-pandemic office design won’t get a passing grade in the workplace of the future. But there is hope...
Google: Planning Underway for Downtown West in San Jose
Google and our development partner Lendlease are excited to be working with the City of San José and community on a plan to transform Downtown West into a vibrant...
Report: Retail West Coast Year in Review & Look Ahead
This article was republished with explicit permission from Kidder Mathews and its author, and it originally appeared here.
Demand Fuels Expansion in Brick & Mortar Retail Recovery
While the pandemic took...
Reno Seeks to Purchase Motels as Affordable Housing Instead of Letting Developers Demolish Them
The mayor of Reno did little to stop the razing of motels that housed low-income residents or to replace lost units. Following a ProPublica investigation, that may change.
Anjeanette Damon,...
