Residential
Essex and BRE Merger Could Entrench West Coast Residential Market Further
By Nancy Amdur When Essex Property Trust and BRE Properties Inc. completed their merger last month, the Bay Area-based companies formed one of...
Essex Plans Major Apartment/Retail Development in Santa Clara
By Jon Peterson Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust is planning to build a significant new apartment/retail project in Santa Clara. “I would guess...
Below-Market Mid-Rise Housing Project Opens in Transbay Neighborhood
By Neil Gonzales A new mid-rise in San Francisco’s South of Market District marks the first residential building to open in the transformative...
San Francisco’s Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont
San Francisco mayor Ed Lee has embarked on an important mission. Understanding the limitations of the city’s housing stock pushed to limits by...
Online Rental Services Market Heats Up with RentPath’s Acquisition of San Francisco’s Lovely
By Hayden Dingman “I think in the next three-to-five years a clear winner is going to emerge in the rental space,” says Blake...
Transbayformation
New transit hub is also a catalyst for a neighborhood redesign. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN...
San Francisco’s Housing Crisis Provides Opportunity for City
San Francisco is a place like no other in the country. No, we are not talking about its physical beauty, its splendid weather or...
New Condo Development in Hayes Valley to Kick Off
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based 7×7 Development is planning a new 69-unit condominium development at 388 Fulton Street in the Hayes Valley region of...
Wisconsin Pension Fund Joins Essex in New Apartment Joint Venture
By Jon Peterson The State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Palo Alto-based Essex Property Trust have formed a new equity joint venture to...
Pacific Urban Buys Two Apartments in Sunnyvale
By Jon Peterson Palo Alto-based Pacific Urban Residential has acquired two apartment complexes in Sunnyvale. It paid $50 million or $340,000 per unit...
Bay Area Asset Earmarked for Institutional JV with Essex Properties
By Jon Peterson There is a chance that one apartment complex in the San Francisco Bay Area could be part of a joint...
Plan Bay Area Settlement Doesn’t Stop Challenges
By Joe Gose The legal settlement between the administrators of Plan Bay Area and the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area in...
