University of California
UC Investments Creates Strategic Venture with Blackstone to Invest $4B in BREIT Common Shares
OAKLAND, Calif. & NEW YORK–The Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents of the University of California (“UC Investments”) and Blackstone...
Novogradac Opportunity Funds Report Shows More than $17.5B in Tracked Investment
QOF Equity Totals Up 15.5% in 2021; Residential, Single-City Investment are Tops SAN FRANCISCO — Equity raised by the qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) tracked...
Trending Towards Mediocrity: The Story of UC Berkeley’s Great Real Estate Experiment (Part 1)
The following is a three-part exposé of how the University of California, Berkeley came to the idea of creating a special department to...
Wendel Rosen Welcomes Laurie A. Sanders As Partner
Firm Boosts Business Offerings with Addition of Experienced, Growth-Focused Corporate Lawyer OAKLAND, Calif. (Aug. 1, 2019) – Wendel Rosen LLP, the largest law firm...
Practice for Architecture and Urbanism Founder Vishaan Chakrabarti Named Dean of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design
Chakrabarti to Assume Deanship at Alma Mater Starting Summer 2020, to Continue Leadership of PAU with Opening of West Coast Office and Growth...
McNellis: Oh, Say Can U.C.
By John McNellis Last week the city of Berkeley sued the University of California over its proposed redevelopment of the worn-out Upper Hearst...
UC Berkeley Student Housing Community Sells for $10.66MM
A student housing community, located two blocks south of the University California, Berkeley campus has sold for $10,665,000. Berkeley-based Valiance Capital acquired the...
UC Santa Cruz Student Housing West to Ease Housing Crunch with 3,000 Beds
Public-private partnership led by developer Capstone and architect HED will house more than 3,000 students. SAN FRANCISCO (June 19, 2019) — The University of...
Wendel Rosen Welcomes Marc Brainich to Litigation Practice
OAKLAND, Calif. (May 29, 2019) – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, the largest law firm in the East Bay representing businesses throughout...
SmithGroup Hires Georgia Sarkin as Principal, Campus Planning, Urban Design Specialist at San Francisco Office
SAN FRANCISCO (May 21, 2019) – SmithGroup, one of the nation’s largest integrated design firms, has hired Georgia Sarkin, AICP, RIBA, as a principal, campus planning,...
FORGE Welcomes Benjamin Schaefer as Senior Project Architect
Progressive thinking design firm draws second senior hire in four months San Francisco, Calif., (May 21, 2019) – FORGE, a full-service architectural and...
TreeTown USA Sponsors UC Davis SmartLandscape Program for Developing Water-Conserving Landscapes
HOUSTON (May 21, 2019) – TreeTown USA today announced it has made a donation to the University of California, Davis’ California Center for...
