Northern California
Orange Buensuceso Promoted to Director of San Francisco at FPBA
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects (FPBA) has promoted Orange Buensuceso, AIA, LEED AP, to Director of San Francisco, a milestone that takes on added...
Northern California’s 949 MW Data Center Market Faces Fierce Competition as AI Demand Strains Continental Supply
JLL’s year-end 2025 report positions Northern California as a strategically critical data center hub, with nearly a gigawatt of existing capacity anchored in...
AI Leasing Surges to Record 954,000 SQFT on the South Peninsula as xAI Anchors Blockbuster Fourth Quarter
Artificial intelligence tenants now account for more than a third of all leasing activity in the submarket, according to a new Newmark report,...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
Essex Property Trust Posts 4.2% Revenue Growth in Northern California, Leads Company Performance
REIT invests heavily in Silicon Valley and Peninsula markets as supply constraints tighten, Santa Clara County leads with 5.2 percent revenue growth Essex...
Essex Property Trust Acquires 250-Unit 1250 Lakeside in Sunnyvale for $143.5MM
Essex caps strong acquisition year with Silicon Valley apartment buy as West Coast markets show accelerating rent growth Essex Property Trust closed out...
Jodi Contreras Appointed to IREM’s Northern California Board
Belmont, CA; February 2, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Jodi Contreras, CPM,®ARM,® and Regional Vice President, was appointed to IREM’s...
Balboa Retail Sells 65,000 SQFT Pacheco Plaza Shopping Center in Novato for $50.35MM
Nugget Market-anchored Pacheco Plaza, purchased for $42.8 million in 2022, sells to Terramar Retail Centers at $777 per square foot A retail property...
Bay Area Multifamily Market Leads Nation in Rent Recovery
San Francisco and San Jose Post Strongest Year-Over-Year Gains as Region Rebounds from Pandemic Lows Northern California’s multifamily sector delivered a dramatic reversal...
Interior Advances President Trump’s Executive Order 14181 Priorities, Approves Sites Reservoir Project to Strengthen California Water Reliability
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Department of the Interior today marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s water supply directive by approving the Record...
Avenue5 Residential Promotes Key Operations and Client Strategy Leaders in Northern California and Northern Nevada Regions
Wray and Goulas Will Support Client Success and Optimize Asset Performance in Avenue5’s Growing San Francisco Bay Area, Reno, and Sacramento Markets Seattle,...
Denis Melnichenko Joins Woodmont Real Estate Services as Regional Property Manager
Belmont, CA; January 12, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Denis Melnichenko has joined the company as...
