Residential
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...
AvalonBay Starts New Apartment Development in Dublin
By Jon Peterson Arlington, Va.-based AvalonBay Communities has started construction on the development of its 252-unit Avalon Dublin Station II in Dublin located...
New Web Sites Make Real Estate Transactions Easier for Buyers, Sellers, Renters
By Robert Carlsen A new generation of real estate-centric Web sites has come online recently—and one will do so soon—with the goal of...
Lennar’s Interest in Fremont Adds Critical Piece to Development Plan
By Joe Gose The City of Fremont’s announcement early this month that it had selected Miami-based Lennar Corp. to develop 112 previously industrial...
BRIDGE Housing’s Terraza Palmera Opens at Historic Oakland Site
By Neil Gonzales Terraza Palmera at St. Joseph’s, a below-market housing complex built on a historic site, is giving Oakland’s long-struggling Fruitvale neighborhood...
Bay Area Cities Struggle to Finance Affordable Housing in Wake of Redevelopment Funding Halt
By Nancy Amdur A healthy economy and soaring rents and home prices are spurring demand for more affordable housing in the San Francisco...
Lampwork Lofts Project Illuminating West Oakland
By Joe Gose One of the most ambitious developments in West Oakland since the financial crisis struck is nearing completion and could brighten...
Pauls Corporation Plans $187MM Apartment Development in Redwood City
By Jon Peterson Denver-based The Pauls Corporation is planning on the development of the 470-unit apartment Indigo project in Redwood City located at...
Resurgent Redwood City
By Nancy Amdur Redwood City is “Deadwood City” no more. The Peninsula town has shed its old nickname with a downtown renaissance marked...
Silicon Valley’s Home Sales Remain Sluggish Due to Diminishing Affordability, Inventory
By Robert Carlsen With median single-family home prices rising steadily month to month on the San Francisco Peninsula side of Silicon Valley, including...
Developer Plans 27 Acre Mixed-use Project in Dublin
By Jon Peterson UPDATED: May 13, 2014 A development company called BHV/Stockbridge Emerald Place Land Company, LLC is planning on a mixed-use development...
Two Bay Area Properties Are Part of Essex and Wisconsin Pension Fund JV
By Jon Peterson There are two Bay Area apartment complexes that were previously owned by San Francisco-based BRE Properties that have been placed...