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Strada Wins Key Approval for 145-Home Palo Alto Project on Alexandria’s Property After Invoking State Housing Law
A controversial townhome development moves closer to reality as city officials acknowledge limited power to block it Strada Investment Group, a San Francisco-based...
Ballast Investments Completes Sale of Seven-Property San Francisco Portfolio for $38.9MM
San Francisco-based Ballast Investments has completed the sale of its seven-property, 94-unit apartment portfolio to an entity affiliated with New York-based Raith Capital...
Nvidia Plans Massive 692,000 SQFT Campus Expansion in Santa Clara
The chip giant seeks approval for three-story complex with underground parking and solar-covered surface lots as Silicon Valley real estate heats up Nvidia...
McNellis on CMBS: “Commercial Mortgage BS”
By John McNellis This essay is taken from John’s forthcoming 3rd edition of Making it in Real Estate. I was leaning against the bar...
Blackstone’s $130MM Four Seasons Bet Signals San Francisco Hotel Revival
Investment giant’s first hotel purchase in the city in a decade marks turning point for once-struggling luxury market Blackstone is poised to acquire...
DRA Advisors & CenterCal Spend $116MM for 300,000 SQFT Fig Garden Village in Fresno
(Editor’s note: According to public records reviewed by The Registry, the sale closed on May 12, 2025 for $115,800,000, or $386 per square foot....
Hudson Pacific’s Losses Deepen Despite Bay Area Leasing Gains
Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) reported another quarterly loss in its third-quarter 2025 earnings, underscoring the persistent financial pressure facing one of the...
Wharton Doubles Down on San Francisco’s Office Comeback with 80,000 SQFT Lease in Vanbarton’s 345 Montgomery
The University of Pennsylvania’s executive education program is expanding into the historic “Cube” building just as the city’s commercial real estate market shows...
Electric Warfare in Palo Alto: Rivian-VW Joint Venture Eyes Space in Silicon Valley’s Auto Corridor
As federal incentives evaporate and automakers slash prices to survive, the battle for EV talent intensifies in the region’s established automotive research hub...
California Northstate University Targets Spring 2026 Groundbreaking for $1 Billion Teaching Hospital in Sacramento’s North Natomas
350-bed facility on former Sleep Train Arena site expected to open spring 2029, create 3,000 jobs California Northstate University is nearing the final...
Six Flags California’s Great America in Santa Clara Faces Closure After 50 Years as Real Estate Deal Reshapes Silicon Valley
Cedar Fair’s 2022 land sale to Prologis sets stage for theme park’s potential closure by 2027, highlighting broader trends in Silicon Valley property...
Hudson Pacific Properties Plans $600MM Raise in Major Equity Offering to Address Debt Challenges
The struggling West Coast office and studio REIT seeks to shore up finances amid continued market weakness Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE: HPP)...
