The Registry
Workday Offloads Pleasanton 209,000 SQFT HQ Building to PG&E at 53% Loss After Nearly Decade of Ownership
Bay Area utility giant purchases property amid major workforce reduction at tech firm PG&E Corp. has acquired one of Workday Inc.’s Pleasanton office...
Silicon Valley Outlook 2026: Developers Navigate Capital Constraints Despite Strong Tenant Demand
Distressed office acquisitions and flexible business plans attract investors as debt markets remain challenging for new construction Silicon Valley developers are pursuing distressed...
Silicon Valley Brokers See Commercial Real Estate Rebounding on AI-Fueled Demand
Market experts forecast continued growth across all property sectors as tech companies return to expansion mode Silicon Valley’s commercial real estate market is...
Alexandria Real Estate Slashes Dividend 45% as Life Science Downturn Forces Strategy Shift
The pioneering life science REIT posts its fifth consecutive quarterly loss while accelerating asset sales to shore up balance sheet Alexandria Real Estate...
San Francisco’s Comeback Investors: Why We’re Betting Big Despite the Risks
Exclusive developer roundtable reveals acquisition strategies, cost challenges, and fears that could derail the city’s recovery The developers and investors actually writing checks...
San Francisco Office Market Roars Back: Brokers Report Best Activity in Six Years
Exclusive panel discussion reveals 10 million square feet leased in 2025, AI driving 25 percent of demand, and institutional investors returning to the...
Exclusive: Ned Segal Says San Francisco’s Downtown Revival Is Just Getting Started
The city’s housing chief discusses Mayor Lurie’s reorganization, the AI boom, and why 2026 will mark a turning point San Francisco is betting...
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. Places 199-Unit Senior Housing Project at 1234 Great Highway on Extended Hiatus
Financing challenges delay eight-story affordable development in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District until at least 2028 A planned affordable housing project in San...
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...
