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Presidio Bay Ventures Unveils San Francisco Project’s 1st Tenants Two tenants have been named at The Spear, a former nearly vacant Class B San Francisco office building that is being renovated and expanded by Presidio Bay Ventures, as part of its hospitality-centric...

The hospitality-centric office building is in the city’s South Financial District

725 apartments completed near Santa Clara Caltrain station Construction is complete for Orlo and Alba, a mixed-use development at the Santa Clara's Gateway Crossings development, MVE + Partners announced this week.

Orlo and Alba were both designed by MVE + Partners, Inc.

225 homes planned at former Visa headquarters campus in San Mateo Harvest Properties and Stockbridge have acquired the former San Mateo headquarters campus of Visa with the aim of redeveloping the property with housing, the companies announced this week.

The nearly 380,000sf, 22-acre campus is partially leased to GoPro

Lincoln, NYLREI Buy 600 Townsend West in San Francisco Lincoln Property Company and New York Life Real Estate Investors have acquired 600 Townsend West, a five-story, 210,000-square-foot creative office building in San Francisco’s Design District.

The building is currently more than 90 percent leased

Lightner Secures AI Company Lease in San Francisco Greenlite AI has signed a full-floor lease at 612 Howard St., a historic office building in San Francisco. Newmark brokered the deal.Yardi Research Data lists the owner of the building as Lightner Pro...

Newmark brokered the full-floor deal

Kilroy Realty Sells Bay Area Campus for $365M In one of the largest transactions of this year in Silicon Valley, Kilroy Realty has agreed to sell Mathilda Campus, its three-building office and R&D complex in Sunnyvale, Calif. The property will ch...

The complex consists of three office and R&D buildings.

Related Cuts Office, Ups Industrial in Bay Area Master Plan The city of Santa Clara, Calif., has approved a change in plans for Related Santa Clara, a major mixed-use development by Related Cos. The master plan will see a 4 million-square-foot reduction in the...

The market won't sustain as much office as originally planned.

Sales to launch in Fall 2025 for Treasure Island's 490 Avenue of the Palms Wilson Meany, Stockbridge Capital Group, and Lennar Corporation have offered a look inside 490 Avenue of the Palms, the first for-sale residential development on San Francisco's Treasure Island.

Move-ins for Wilson Meany, Stockbridge Capital Group, and Lennar Corporation project are anticipated to begin by year's end

City Ventures proposes the development of 143 for-sale, solar-powered, all-electric townhomes in Santa Clara The proposal outlines the construction of 143 for-sale, solar-powered, all-electric attached four-story townhomes on a 3.8-acre site currently designated for industrial use. The proposed development f...

Hunt Hale Jones is serving as architect on this development

Toll Brothers and SDG submit a preliminary application for 89 units in San Ramon The Project, located at 500 Bollinger in San Ramon, was submitted under SB 330 and includes 17 buildings, with 82 townhomes and 7 ADUs.Four distinct 3-story floor plans (1,881-2,180 sq ft), each featu...

Four distinct 3-story floor plans (1,881-2,180 sq ft), each featuring a 2-car garage and up to 4 bedrooms. One floor plan includes an ADU

MidPen proposes 110 unit affordable housing project in Redwood City MidPen Housing proposes developing a 100% affordable community at 1580 Maple Street in Redwood City. The project seeks streamlined ministerial approval under California Senate Bill 35. Subject to fund...

Studio T Square is serving as architect

479 units proposed in Redwood City The project, located at 1205 Veterans Boulevard in Redwood City, would consist of 479 rental units, including 70 BMR units, 5,600 sq. ft. of retail, and a 5,300 sq. ft. childcare facility on a 5.3-acr...

Raintree Partners and BDE Architects team up on the project

Weekly roundup of Bay Area headlines Many Berkeley rents are back to 2018 prices. Is new housing the reason? "Still, the question of precisely why the rental market has stabilized isn’t something we can answer from this data.

Berkeley rents down, LendingClub buys SF HQ, and more

178 affordable units approved at 112 Vera Avenue in Redwood City The City of Redwood City has approved a new affordable housing development project at 112 Vera Avenue, submitted by Integrated Community Development.

Integrated Community Development is working with AO Architecture on the project

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City Ventures proposes the development of 143 for-sale, solar-powered, all-electric townhomes in Santa Clara The proposal outlines the construction of 143 for-sale, solar-powered, all-electric attached four-story townhomes on a 3.8-acre site currently designated for industrial use. The proposed development f...

Hunt Hale Jones is serving as architect on this development

Prado Group is seeking modifications to previously granted approvals for a 456-unit project at 3700 California The Prado Group's proposal involves modifications to a previously approved Conditional Use Authorization and Planned Unit Development.  These modifications are intended to facilitate the demolition of...

Prado Group is working with BDE Architects and Handel Architects

Harvest Properties submitted a pre-application for 112 units in Redwood City Harvest Properties and SDG Architects have submitted a pre-application under SB 330 for a project that proposes 112 townhouse-style residences, including 17 units designated for moderate-income househ...

SDG is serving as architect on the project

178 affordable units approved at 112 Vera Avenue in Redwood City The City of Redwood City has approved a new affordable housing development project at 112 Vera Avenue, submitted by Integrated Community Development.

Integrated Community Development is working with AO Architecture on the project

Hines and American Realty Advisors are partnering to redevelop 28 acres in Dublin

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Construction is underway on an 8.3-acre mixed-use redevelopment in Redwood City. IQHG, Greystar and WRNS Studios are under construction on a transformative mixed-use redevelopment project in Redwood City. The project will span approximately 8.3 acres across six city blocks near El...

The project will feature 540 residential units, including 147 designated as affordable across all income levels

Weekly roundup of Bay Area headlines I will share articles, data, tweets, and everything in between each week that I want people interested in Bay Area real estate to read.

California's population is up, YIMBY sues Cupertino, and more

Hines and American Realty Advisors are partnering to redevelop 28 acres in Dublin The Dublin Commons project involves redeveloping the Dublin Place Shopping Center as part of the Downtown Dublin Preferred Vision. This mixed-use development will encompass 275,000 square feet of reta...

This mixed-use development will encompass 275,000 square feet of retail (including 155,000 square feet of new retail), 535,000 square feet dedicated to Research and Development (Life Science), 1,510 multifamily residential units, and a new Town Square.

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Proposed ordinance aims to eliminate barriers to expanding retail opportunities along Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco The proposed ordinance aims to simplify the process for opening chain stores on Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, by removing the Conditional Use Authorization (CUA) requirement in RC-4 and RC-3 zoning ...

The proposed ordinance aims to simplify the process for opening chain stores on Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, by removing the Conditional Use Authorization requirement in RC-4 and RC-3 zoning districts

Weekly roundup of Bay Area headlines I will share articles, data, tweets, and everything in between each week that I want people interested in Bay Area real estate to read. 'Game-changing' new park twice the size of Union Square inches c...

Embarcadero Plaza, War on red tape, and more

Prometheus submits a Preliminary Application for 181 units in San Mateo This application is submitted under the Housing Crisis Act (SB330). Under state law, the project secures development standards, fees, and regulations as they were at the time of submission.  The propo...

Winder Gibson is serving as the Architect on the project

City of Dublin Releases Annual Housing Progress Report for 2024 State planning law requires local jurisdictions to annually provide the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (H...

State planning law requires local jurisdictions to annually provide the Governor’s Office the California Department of Housing and Community Development with an annual progress report on implementing the general plan housing element and general plan activities

30 Van Ness Comes Back to Planning, Seeking Modification to Approvals The Planning Commission initially approved the Downtown Project Authorization associated with the 30 Van Ness Project on May 21, 2020.

Lendlease and Solomon Cordwell Buenz are working together to deliver a transformational project

Weekly roundup of Bay Area headlines I will share articles, data, tweets, and everything in between each week that I want people interested in Bay Area real estate to read. 'Game-changing' new park twice the size of Union Square inches c...

Embarcadero Plaza, War on Red Tape, and more

Los Gatos Town Council Approves 155 units At the March 4th, 2025, Town Council meeting, the Summerhill Homes project at 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road was approved.  The approved proposal will demolish the Los Gatos Lodge and build a multifamily ...

Summerhill Homes and SDG Architects get approval for 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road

City of Dublin Releases Annual Housing Progress Report for 2024 State planning law requires local jurisdictions to annually provide the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (H...

State law requires local jurisdictions to annually provide the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the California Department of Housing and Community Development with an annual progress report on implementing the general plan housing element and general plan activities.