Finance
Marin County Pension Fund to Sell Office Building in Foster City
By Jon Peterson The Century Plaza office building in Foster City will be going on the market next month. The Marin County Employees’...
Clarion Partners Buys 60 Spear Street in San Francisco
By Jon Peterson New York City-based Clarion Partners has acquired the 154,000-square-foot 60 Spear Street office building in San Francisco for approximately $107...
Canadian Pension Fund invests in Oakland Industrial Development
By Jon Peterson Toronto-based Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has partial funded the development of a new 345,000 square foot industrial project near...
Ashford Hospitality Expands in Bay Area With Acquisition of Marriott Silicon Valley in Fremont
By Jon Peterson Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust has expanded its hotel acquisitions in the San Francisco Bay Area with its purchase of the...
National Real Estate Advisors Plans Nearly $500MM of Apartment Developments in San Francisco
By Jon Peterson Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors is working on $495 million in new apartment development in downtown San Francisco. The...
Canadian Pension Fund Invests $206MM in Bay Area Apartment Developments
By Jon Peterson Toronto-based Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has made $206 million worth of investments into three apartment developments in the San...
Essex Steps up Acquisition Efforts in Northern California
By Jon Peterson Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust is making its presence felt in Northern California with the publicly traded REIT closing on...
Ground Lease and Quality of Asset Keeps Price Down for Office Deal in San Francisco by Jamestown
By Jon Peterson Atlanta-based Jamestown has paid around $88 million or $296 per square foot to acquire the 297,260 square foot Waterfront Plaza...
Value-Add Drought Afflicts the Bay Area
Many investors are refocusing value-add efforts to existing properties. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ - THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION - IN JULY 2014...
Ivanhoe Cambridge Expands Apartment Investment Strategy to San Francisco
By Jon Peterson Montreal-based Ivanhoe Cambridge has made its first move into the San Francisco apartment investment market with a new joint venture...
Boston Properties Sells Mountain View Assets for $92MM to Google
UPDATED: July 31, 2014 By Jon Peterson Boston-based Boston Properties couldn’t turn down an offer from Google to buy two office buildings from...
Zurich Acquires First Apartment Complex in the Bay Area
By Jon Peterson A member company of Zurich North America, advised by New York City-based Zurich Alterative Asset Management, has paid $86.7 million...