San Francisco

BART’s Coliseum Transit Village Moves Forward in Oakland

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The latest transit-related development in the San Francisco Bay Area is getting on track. The Bay Area Rapid Transit District board of directors is negotiating an agreement with the Oakland Economic Development Corp. to develop a […]

Golub, Mercy Housing Win Transbay Project

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
An important Bay Area contract has gone to the joint venture created by Golub & Co. and Mercy Housing. The sale of the property, for construction of a Folsom Street housing complex in the Transbay District, […]

Residential Developments Take Center Stage

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The Potrero Center is a large deal waiting to happen. The 227,000-square-foot shopping center has been listed for sale by current owner The Emerald Fund. The venture aims to sell the property by pitching the possibility […]

Equity Residential Engages in Massive Residential Shopping Spree

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
East Palo Alto is on the verge of selling more than half of its rental stock to one of the nation’s largest landlords. If that doesn’t sound noteworthy, consider the number of apartments that are part […]

Office Space Show Still Going On in San Francisco as Westcore Keeps Getting Bigger

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The Bay Area office market just keeps on landing punches like it’s fighting for its life, and considering the past three or four years, you could say it is. Westcore, one of the area’s major players, […]

Mission Project Set to Fill Market Void as Rents Rise

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
San Francisco is seeing a clear increase in the renting market, with many former homeowners or potential homebuyers renting instead. As a direct result, rent rates have been climbing rapidly in the East Bay, especially Santa […]

South of Market Attracts New Tech Firms; Toll Authority Votes for New HQ

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
San Francisco has to be happy with all the interest it’s seeing from starter and medium-tech companies that are set to relocate to the Bay Area. Demand is at an all-time high, with millions of square […]

Developers Battle for Transbay Terminal Housing; Spate of Hotels Trade

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The City by the Bay is moving forward on one of its largest projects of the year, with four development teams battling it out for the mixed-income housing project near the Transbay Terminal. The 450 units […]

Livermore, San Mateo Campuses Find New Ownership

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
The Greenville Business Center in Livermore was the object of San Francisco’s latest industrial real estate deal as it traded hands for a total of $23.3 million. The seller, Property Reserve Inc., relinquished the four-building industrial […]

AREA Buys Way into Downtown; Foundry Square Price Breaks Records

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
AREA Property Partners has recently made its mark on the San Francisco multifamily scene by acquiring a 422-unit portfolio. The portfolio, comprising units in 20 buildings, was previously owned by the Lembi family. The seller, although […]