San Leandro Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground As Part of its Downtown Revitalization
By Neil Gonzales
In 2007, San Leandro approved a plan to revitalize its downtown with quality mixed-use development, improved transportation connections and other amenities, but the global recession stalled the...
As San Francisco’s Housing Debate Heats Up, Some Push for Development Moratoria
San Francisco is a unique place. Yet, its singularity comes with emotional baggage, because this city is dealing with issues that plague almost no other place on earth.
Emerging from...
SiliconSage Looks to Build 96-Unit Condo Project on Almaden Road in San Jose
By Nancy Amdur
Another new residential development could soon be on the way in San Jose as SiliconSage Builders looks to gain City Council approval this month for a 96-unit...
Irvine Co.’s Proposed Mixed-Use Project Could Help Spur Development in Downtown Santa Clara
By Nancy Amdur
The Irvine Co. this week announced plans to thicken its Silicon Valley portfolio and presented Santa Clara’s City Council with a proposal to build a mixed-use development...
Security Properties Earns Higher Cap Rate with Apartment Purchase in Napa
By Jon Peterson
Seattle-based Security Properties has earned a 100 basis point higher yield by acquiring the Saratoga Downs Apartment property in Napa.
“The cap rate on our purchase of Saratoga...
Developers Opt to Sell Two Residential Lots in San Francisco’s Dogpatch
By Joe Gose
Two developers want to sell entitled sites for luxury residential projects in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood as demand for housing continues unabated and construction costs rise.
The projects—Gerding...
Redwood City to Consider Altering Precise Plan to Allow More Office Less Residential Development
By Jon Peterson
Redwood City is in the process of evaluating just how much development it could allow in its burgeoning downtown core. While its Downtown Precise Plan defines those...
Needed More Than Ever
The region recovers, but low housing supply and increased prices leaves lower-income residents struggling.
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN JANUARY 2015
Cheryl O'Connor is executive...
Residential Projects Taking Downtown San Jose Vertical
By Neil Gonzales
San Francisco’s skyline is not the only one in the Bay Area undergoing serious transformation during these booming economic times. San Jose’s is as well.
But unlike the...
New Commercial Real Estate Law Aims to Create Transparency
By Joe Gose
A new California law that went into effect on Jan. 1 requires commercial real estate agents and brokers to provide clients with written disclosures regarding whom the...
