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San Francisco’s 4.1MM SQFT First Quarter Shatters Three Decades of Leasing Records as AI Rewrites the City’s Office Playbook
Only Q2 2014 posted stronger activity in the past 30 years as vacancy plunges, absorption surges, and sublease inventory evaporates at record pace....
AI Giants and Retail Heavyweights Fuel 9.6MM SQFT Demand Surge in San Francisco Office Market
Tech and AI companies drive more than half of tenant activity as Q1 2026 leasing hits second-highest quarterly total in three decades. San...
Handshake Renews 83,000 SQFT Lease at San Francisco’s 225 Bush Street, Delivering a Lifeline to Financially Distressed Tower
The career platform’s recommitment to the historic Standard Oil Building comes as the 560,000 square foot tower’s owner has defaulted on a $350...
Tech and AI Tenants Drive 9.6MM SQFT Demand Surge as San Francisco Office Market Posts Strongest Leasing Since 2019
AI companies account for 49 percent of all active requirements while trophy space scarcity creates a two-tier market with asking rates nearly double...
San Francisco’s Oceanwide Center Heads for $95MM Sale as Office Market Shows Signs of Recovery
The troubled Oceanwide Center development in San Francisco’s financial district appears headed for a dramatic resolution, with a new investment fund preparing to...
San Francisco Office Market Shows Resilience with 10.4MM SQFT in Tenant Demand Across 400+ Active Requirements
San Francisco’s commercial office market is demonstrating signs of stabilization as it closes out 2025, with tenant demand reaching 10.4 million square feet...
AI Boom Drives 1.5MM SQFT Hunt: OpenAI, Amazon Among 13 Firms Seeking Major San Francisco Office Space
Tech companies, particularly AI firms, are driving a dramatic reversal in San Francisco’s commercial real estate market, with requirements totaling nearly 10 million...
San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life as 188 Companies Hunt for 6 Million Square Feet
Tech dominates tenant demand while AI giants seek massive footprints in recovering downtown market San Francisco’s beleaguered office market is showing new signs...
San Francisco Leasing Market Shows Signs of Recovery in Early 2025
The San Francisco office market is demonstrating promising signs of recovery in early 2025, with leasing activity reaching its highest levels since pre-pandemic...
