Tasman East Specific Plan Explores Development Alternatives for Santa Clara
By Jacob Bourne A 45-acre historically industrial neighborhood in northern Santa Clara is being examined by the City as an area for likely rezoning to allow for residential development. Called “Tasman...
View ArticleVanbarton Group Acquires 100 Montgomery Street in San Francisco for over $279MM
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Accoring to sources familiar with the deal, the transaction closed for over $650 per square foot, which would bring the sale over $279 million. The same sources refuted other reported...
View ArticleTishman Speyer Places Walnut Creek’s 394,000 SQ FT California Plaza for Sale
By Jon Peterson New York City-based Tishman Speyer has placed on the market for sale the 394,123 square foot California Plaza office building in Walnut Creek. The property is located at 2121 North...
View ArticleMassive East Bay Residential Project Breaks Ground to Inspire Smart Regional...
By Jacob Bourne A ceremony was held on July 12 in the Camp Parks area of Dublin to celebrate groundbreaking on a 189 acre residential community that could build up to 1,995 housing units over the next...
View ArticleCarey Watermark Completes $154MM Acquisition of San Jose Marriott
Top performing Silicon Valley property connected to San Jose Convention Center NEW YORK, July 14, 2016 – Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2), a non-traded real estate investment trust...
View ArticleHolland Partner Group’s Mixed-Use Development in Oakland’s Uptown...
By Jacob Bourne A triangular-shaped lot, well over two acres in size could become a large residential and retail complex not far from Lake Merritt in Oakland. Bounded by 27th, 24th and Valdez Streets,...
View ArticleMurphy Crossing Office Complex in Milpitas Up for Sale
By Jon Peterson Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors has the 368,524 square foot Murphy Crossing office complex in Milpitas now up for sale, according to sources familiar with the property. The...
View ArticleMixed-Use Development To Help Densify Oakland’s Chinatown
By Jacob Bourne Emerge Development, LLC has formally proposed plans to the City of Oakland Planning and Building Department to build a mixed residential and commercial development. Working alongside...
View ArticleImpact Studies Coming for Claremont Hotel Expansion Project in Oakland
By Jacob Bourne At 41 Tunnel Road near the border between Oakland and Berkeley, the historic Claremont Club & Spa, A Fairmont Hotel is up for expansion by locally based Signature Development Group....
View ArticleBay Area’s Steady State
The commercial leasing market across the region is strong, although signs of caution are emerging. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN JULY OF 2016 By David...
View ArticleLegacy and SyRES Acquire Concord Apartments & Development Site for $64MM
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The joint venture acquired the asset and a development site on the same block from Behringer Harvard for a combined $64 million, according to public documents. Legacy and SyRES paid...
View ArticleOakland Community and Artists Eager for Rebirth of Historic Civic Center
By Jacob Bourne After sitting vacant for a decade, Oakland’s Henry J. Kaiser Center is poised for redevelopment and transformation under a public-private partnership between the City and Orton...
View ArticleLowe Enterprises Acquires Walnut Creek Office Asset for $36MM
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The asset was acqired for $36 million, according to public records, which brings the sale to just over $341 per square foot. The sale closed on Sept. 8, 2016.) Ownership will implement...
View ArticleThor Equities Acquires First Oakland Property for $2.5MM
National Real Estate Leader Closes on 385 17th Street, a Prominent Corner Retail and Office Building in the Vibrant Uptown District (EDITOR’S NOTE: Commonwealth Commercial’s Ted Tang represented the...
View ArticleAlliance Residential Envisions Oakland Auto Dealership as Mixed-Use Development
By Jacob Bourne Three parcels on the eastern and western sides of the 2800 block of Broadway in Oakland, currently used for auto dealerships, are up for redevelopment to make way for two buildings with...
View ArticleOakland Mixed-Use Project Aims to Create Infill Development From Surface...
By Jacob Bourne Lennar Multifamily Communities proposes to transform four land parcels in Dowtown Oakland from surface parking lots into a seven-story mixed-use residential building at 19th and...
View ArticleLowe Enterprises Awaits Building Permits for Mixed-Use Development on...
By Jacob Bourne Four land parcels within the Broadway Valdez District Specific Plan in Oakland are currently being used for a restaurant, auto shop, two single family homes and a vacant structure. The...
View ArticleMeridian Sells Alameda County Office Assets for $15.5MM
PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 27, 2016 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, announced the...
View ArticleDaly City Office Building Sells for $24MM
SRS Investment Services Group Secures $24 Million Sale of Class A Office Building in Daly City, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO (September 28, 2016) – SRS Real Estate Partners (SRS) is pleased to announce the...
View ArticleTransit: The Lifeline of Bay Area Development
TODs are shaping Bay Area’s real estate. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN JULY OF 2016 By Robert Carlsen t wasn’t that long ago that transit in the Bay Area...
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