San Francisco
Embarcadero Plaza’s $40MM Waterfront Park Overhaul Clears Final Environmental Hurdle in San Francisco
San Francisco's $40MM Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park overhaul won final approval and a CEQA exemption, clearing the path to construction.
Essex’s Northern California Apartments Lead the Portfolio as Q2 Revenue Climbs 4.4%
Essex Property Trust’s Northern California apartments outperformed every other region in its portfolio during the second quarter of 2026, as tightening Bay Area...
Clay Leases 44,000 SQFT at The Swig Company’s Mills Building in San Francisco
AI-powered go-to-market platform Clay has committed to 44,000 square feet at The Swig Company’s historic Mills Building, adding another marquee technology name to...
D.R. Horton’s Affordability Play Runs Into California’s $843,000 Median as Q3 Margins Hold
D.R. Horton’s affordability-first strategy collides with a Northern California market where the typical home costs more than twice the statewide median and far...
San Francisco Approves 85-Foot, Nine-Unit Condo Tower at 230 Anza Street, the First Project to Clear Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan
An 85-foot condominium tower cleared the San Francisco Planning Commission on a low-rise Inner Richmond block, becoming the first project entitled under Mayor...
San Francisco Clears 75-Year Ground Lease for $160MM, 187-Unit LGBTQ Senior Housing Tower at 1939 Market Street
San Francisco has cleared a key hurdle for a 15-story, 187-unit affordable senior housing tower at 1939 Market Street, handing Mercy Housing California...
Five Point Moves Candlestick Toward Construction, Courts AI Anchor for 2.8MM SQFT Campus in San Francisco
Five Point Holdings is pushing its long-dormant Candlestick redevelopment back toward construction and preparing to hunt for a marquee technology tenant, positioning the...
Oakland Puts Foreclosure Transfer Tax on November Ballot, Targeting Up to $13MM a Year From Downtown Distress
Oakland has advanced a November ballot measure that would strip a long-standing exemption from its real estate transfer tax and turn the city’s...
DivcoWest Closes on 47.5% of San Francisco’s 101 California Tower in ~$450MM Trophy Office Deal
DivcoWest has completed its purchase of a 47.5 percent stake in 101 California Street, finalizing San Francisco’s largest office transaction in more than...
Mindspace Leases 54,000 SQFT at Transamerica Complex for West Coast Flagship in San Francisco
Global flexible-workspace operator Mindspace has committed to 54,000 square feet at the Transamerica complex, nearly tripling its San Francisco footprint and betting on...
San Francisco’s Record $16.9B Budget Rests on Commercial Real Estate’s Fragile Rebound
San Francisco’s largest-ever budget quietly wagers its balance on a commercial property recovery that is gathering speed but remains far from complete, tying...
CEQA Overhaul Measure Lands 73% Support in New PPIC Poll, Handing California Developers an Early Tailwind
A new statewide survey shows commanding, cross-partisan support for a November ballot measure that would impose hard deadlines on California’s landmark environmental review...
