Finance
MetLife Places $345MM into Transbay Office Development
By Jon Peterson MetLife has made a $345 million equity investment into the Park Tower at Transbay office development located at the corner...
995 Market Street in San Francisco Projected to Fetch Windfall
By Neil Gonzales The historical David Hewes Building in San Francisco’s hot tech-centric Mid-Market neighborhood could fetch nearly quadruple the amount that it went...
Shorenstein and SKS Seek to Capitalize Oyster Point
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties and SKS Partners are seeking to capitalize its development site in South San Francisco, The Landing...
Apple In Negotiations to Buy Central & Wolfe Development from Landbank in Sunnyvale
If 2014 marked the year in which Google made some of the most sizable real estate transactions in Silicon Valley, 2015 is shaping...
Brookfield Residential, Standard Pacific Homes to Build Nearly 2,000 Units in Dublin
By Nancy Amdur Developers Brookfield Residential Properties and Standard Pacific Corp. announced that they have secured acquisition and development rights for a master-planned...
DivcoWest Starts a $1.5 Billion Capital Raise for New Commingled Fund
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based DivcoWest Properties has just started the capital raising process for its next commingled fund, the $1.5 billion DivcoWest...
Lack of Office Space in Oakland is a Major Barrier for More Relocations
By Neil Gonzales The big hurdle right now confronting technology firms wanting to do what Uber has done in Oakland is the dearth...
Korean Asset Manager in Talks to Buy Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco for $450MM
A late Thursday report by The Korea Times states that Seoul, South Korea-based Mirae Asset is in negotiations to purchase the venerable Fairmont...
Sovereigns Building Real Empires
Sovereign wealth funds boost their investments in real estate across the region, as well as globally. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’...
Berkshire To Seed New Investment Fund with Assets in San Jose and Seattle
By Jon Peterson Boston-based The Berkshire Group has seeded its new investment fund with properties in San Jose and in the Seattle area,...
Apple Pays $165MM for 101 Tech Center in San Jose
By Jon Peterson Cupertino-based Apple has closed on the acquisition of 101 Tech Center in San Jose for approximately $165 million, according to...
CalPERS Study Notes $6.5 Billion Invested in California Real Estate
By Robert Carlsen Though economic activity generated by retirement benefits paid by the California Public Employees Retirement System remained flat compared to the...
