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Presidio Bay Ventures and Springline: A Lesson in Placemaking on the Peninsula

By Meghan Hall This past fall, San Francisco-based commercial real estate investment firm Presidio Bay Ventures took over the construction and stabilization of...

First Community Housing, SERA, Lendlease Unite to Create Largest Affordable Housing Project Yet in San Jose

By Meghan Hall A project team composed of First Community Housing (FCH), Lendlease and SERA Architects is embarking on an ambitious plan to...

As New Players Enter the Market, Expert Says the Key to Successful Life Sciences Projects is Finding the Middle Ground

By Meghan Hall  The life science industry has exploded in recent years, its rise further catalyzed by its stability during the last eight...

Do Amenities Still Matter in a Post-COVID-19 World?

Over the past decade, amenities in and around office buildings had grown in quantity, popularity and creativity. The proliferation of office amenities was...

ICYMI: Workplace Redefined

Brought to you by: KONE & Vantis ~ The global pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge for anyone working to create successful workplace...

The Presidio’s “Great Experiment” and the Impact of COVID-19 on America’s Only Independent National Park

By Meghan Hall When the Presidio Trust was established in the mid-1990s, it was labeled as an unprecedented experiment, one that would oversee...

Economists Agree: Cautious Optimism is Necessary in Evaluating Bay Area’s Recovery from COVID-19 Recession

By Meghan Hall COVID-19 has shaken economies globally as work from home and shelter-in-place orders have disrupted business and supply chain operations. But...

Presidio’s Tunnel Tops Project to Make Urban National Park Accessible When It’s Needed Most

By Meghan Hall When the Presidio’s Tunnel Tops project broke ground in November of 2019, few could fathom how much more important accessible...

The Future of Grocery is Already Here: COVID-19 Rapidly Accelerates New Shopping Models and Grocery Layouts

By Meghan Hall Grocery stores, marked out early on in the pandemic as essential, have remained at the forefront of the retail industry,...

Why San Francisco Needs Prop H, and Formula Retail, to Succeed

By Hans Hansson This November, we need to vote to help save our small businesses, which are closing at record numbers due to...

Can the Shopping Mall Survive COVID-19?

By Richard W. Latella & Barrie Scardina There are currently more than 1,000 malls struggling to re-engage a consumer distracted by the convenience...

ICYMI: Managing Development Financing Amidst a Pandemic

Brought to you by: ~ Managing Development Financing Amidst a Pandemic How Ground-Up Developers Can Make the Most of Opportunities and Challenges Speakers:...