San Francisco
AIG, Associated Estates Enter JV to Build $220M M-U Development in San Francisco
AIG Global Real Estate and Associated Estates Realty Corp. have entered into a 50:50 joint venture partnership to build a 3.4-acre site at Eighth and Harrison streets in San Francisco.
Hamm’s Building in The Mission District Sold by TMG Partners and Alcion Ventures
As the Bay Area’s office market continues to ignite the interest of investors, yet another signature building in the city recently traded hands in an important deal. TMG Partners announced this week that it had sold The Hamm’s Building along with Alcion Ventures.
Meridian Acquires Half-Occupied Medical Office Property in Rohnert Park, CA
Northern California’s medical office market continues its appeal as full service real estate developer and owner in the medical office segment, Meridian Property Company, recently announced that it had closed escrow on a property in Rohnert Park, CA. The property offers great opportunity in terms of a new leasing agreement, as a large amount of space was recently vacated at the site. The new owner will look to bring in a new tenant, following a number of improvements that Meridian already has planned for the property. The asset was sold for an undisclosed amount by a partnership between Petaluma-based PB&J Acquisitions, and an institutional investor who acquired the property back in 2012.
John Manning: Great Opportunities in Condos
John Manning, managing director, capital markets, at JLL, discusses the current apartment development cycle, the condominium market, and apartment investment sales in San Francisco.
Northwestern Mutual Provides Mortgage Loan Worth $140 Million for Levi’s Plaza
The global headquarters of world-famous clothing brand Levi Strauss & Company was recently involved in a financing deal worth $140 million. The mortgage loan was provided by Northwestern Mutual, a real estate investment firm that deals with commercial mortgages, equities and securitized investments comprising all property types. The loan was taken on behalf of a group of investors that includes Gerson Bakar, Diane B. Wilsey and Interland.
Equity Sells 2 Suburban San Francisco Office Properties for $100M
Equity Office Properties Trust has been in a selling kind of mood in certain locations and it recently pocketed $100 million on the disposition of two office assets totaling 212,900 square-feet in Marin County, across the bay from San Francisco.
San Mateo County Office Campus Sold by Harvest Properties and Invesco Real Estate with Peninsula Developing as Tech Market
A Chicago-based real estate company has recently made its first move in the San Mateo County office market. Heitman, a global management firm, recently completed the purchase of an office complex in Foster City, CA from partnership between Harvest Properties and Invesco Real Estate. The transaction brings further proof that the San Francisco Peninsula is generating interest in the tech market, ranking in the top three markets for tech companies in the entire U.S.
IHG Offloads InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco in $120 Million Transaction
The California hospitality market recently saw a major boost when the first hotel facility to be developed in the city’s core in a number of years was announced. Now, a major acquisition deal was completed for one of the most high-profile hotels in the city of San Francisco.
Dropbox Inks Agreement for the Entire Space at Under-Construction Kilroy Facility in SOMA
As San Francisco’s office market is continuing to escalate, and the city’s image is booming, being recently named as the most dynamic city in the world, further proof of the area’s tech appeal was recently revealed. The office facility that Kilroy Realty Corporation has been developing in the SOMA district for the past few months is already fully leased as the company has announced the completion of a complete leasing agreement with growing tech company Dropbox.
Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Project in Palo Alto Secures Financing from Canyon Realty
A transit-oriented development project is now underway after financing provider Canyon Capital Realty Advisors secured a loan on behalf of the developers. College Terrace Centre LLC is set to begin work on its project, a mixed-use development located near Stanford University and Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto. Handling development duties for the project will be developed by Redwood City-based, Twenty-One Hundred Ventures LLC.