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Shola Olatoye Exits as CEO of San Francisco Downtown Development Corp. After a Year; Sixth Street’s TJ Wenzel Steps In
Shola Olatoye is leaving the San Francisco Downtown Development Corp. little more than a year after becoming its first chief executive, handing interim...
Seven Equity Group Seeks $98.7MM Loan to Raze $132.5MM San Francisco Centre for Up to 2.4MM SQFT of Office, Housing and Hotels
Seven Equity Group, the New York investor under contract to buy the shuttered San Francisco Centre for $132.5 million, is seeking up to...
Banksy Exhibit Takes 25,000 SQFT Former H&M Flagship as Union Square Owners Turn to Pop-Ups to Fill Big Boxes
A ticketed Banksy exhibition will occupy 25,000 square feet of the long-dark former H&M flagship at 150 Powell St. from Dec. 4, while...
Union Square Retail Vacancy Eases to 15% as Uniqlo Returns and $43MM Powell Street Overhaul Nears
San Francisco officials put Union Square's retail vacancy just above 15 percent, down from a pandemic-era peak near 23 percent, yet the district...
San Francisco Downtown Development Corp. Taps Housing-Finance Veteran to Lead Office-to-Housing Conversion Push
The San Francisco Downtown Development Corp. has recruited longtime Enterprise Community Partners director Geeta Rao as its first vice president of real estate,...
Union Square Retail Vacancy Slides to 15% as San Francisco’s Downtown Comeback Gathers Momentum
Luxury tenants expand footprints and lease deals proliferate, but a 28 percent office vacancy and Grosvenor's Bay Area retreat underscore the fragility of...
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...
11,500 SQFT Retail Building at 152 Geary Listed for Sale in San Francisco’s Union Square
The property is 76 percent leased to Gap Inc.'s Banana Republic with 8 years of lease term remaining. A luxury retail building at...
San Francisco’s Vacant to Vibrant Program Launches Five Holiday Pop-Ups Downtown
Initiative aims to revitalize Union Square and Financial District with art spaces, cafés, and retail concepts San Francisco's downtown core is getting an...
TIAA Sells Union Square Retail Building at 240 Post in San Francisco
Moran Capital affiliate acquires the property in latest sign of downtown recovery A prime retail property in San Francisco's Union Square has sold...
San Francisco Banks on Public-Private Partnerships to Revive Downtown
City officials and business leaders outline aggressive strategy to transform struggling urban core into mixed-use hub In a packed evening forum hosted by...
San Francisco’s Iconic Flood Building Unveils Rebrand Amid Union Square Revitalization
San Francisco, Calif. (October 8, 2025) – The historic Flood Building has completed a full rebrand followingKidder Mathews’ assignment earlier this year to oversee leasing...
