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Gensler Research Finds the District, Not the Stadium, Now Drives Fan Decisions Across North America
New research from the Gensler Research Institute, drawn from nearly 6,000 residents across major U.S. and Canadian metros, finds that the neighborhoods built...
Gensler’s City Pulse 2026 Splits the Bay Area: San Francisco Lands Top-Tier Stickiness as San Jose Trails
The Bay Area’s two largest downtowns diverged sharply in Gensler’s largest-ever global study of urban experience, with San Francisco ranking among the nation’s...
Presidio Bay Resubmits Plans for 670-Home, 713,000 SQFT Office Remake of Menlo Park’s Former USGS Campus
Presidio Bay Ventures has refiled its master plan to convert the 17.75-acre former U.S. Geological Survey campus at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo...
San Francisco’s Financial District Lands in U.S. Top 10 for Stickiness as San Jose Trails on Vibrancy, Gensler Finds
San Francisco’s Financial District secured a spot among the 10 stickiest downtowns in the United States in Gensler’s newest global urban study, even...
Colliers Pegs Bay Area World Cup Windfall at Up to $630MM as Santa Clara Takes Center Stage
A new Colliers report projects the 2026 FIFA World Cup will generate as much as $630 million in economic impact across the San...
Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Survey Finds CRE Distress Has Peaked as Deals Close Despite War-Driven Rate Spike
The Summer 2026 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast survey of California commercial real estate sentiment found that industry distress has peaked and transactions are...
Mass Timber Emerges as Embodied-Carbon Fix for Data Centers, Cutting Footprint Up to 60%
Engineers from Thornton Tomasetti and Gensler make the case that hybrid mass timber can slash data center embodied carbon and compress schedules without...
Julia Morgan School Eyes Former Bellevue Club on Lake Merritt for Permanent Oakland Campus
Gensler has filed plans to convert the 40,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts building at 525 Bellevue Avenue into classrooms, labs and a convertible gymnasium for 75...
Kairos Lists 193,000 SQFT 550 Kearny in San Francisco as AI Recovery Reignites Value-Add Bets
Irvine investor flips to disposition mode less than two years after seizing the North Financial District tower at a steep loan-purchase discount, betting...
SFDDC Launches $25MM Downtown Business Fund to Fill Powell Street and Moscone Corridor Storefronts
Public-private coalition deploys move-in grants up to $500,000 and sub-market loans up to $1MM as Union Square retail vacancy hovers near record highs...
Chinatown Nonprofit Acquires Iconic 62,000 SQFT Empress of China Building to Anchor Cultural Campus in San Francisco
The six-story property at 838 Grant Avenue will house a new museum focused on the Chinese American experience, marking the second major acquisition...
Sidley Austin Opens 53,000 SQFT Office at 101 California Street, Joining Elite Law Firm Migration to San Francisco Trophy Tower
The relocation from 555 California Street reflects a broader flight-to-quality trend reshaping the city’s legal real estate landscape, as premium buildings attract top-tier...
