https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow San Francisco News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/hotel/two-downtown-hotels-trade-for-75-below-2016-value-132067 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/hotel/two-downtown-hotels-trade-for-75-below-2016-value-132067 A pair of San Francisco hotels seen as symbols of the city’s commercial real estate slump have changed hands. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:33:57 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/bayarea-deal-sheet-132051 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/bayarea-deal-sheet-132051 Colliers arranged the sale of a 250-unit luxury multifamily community in Sunnyvale for $143.5M. The property sits near major Silicon Valley employers, including Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon and Nvidia, supporting demand for workforce housing. Colliers’... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:48:37 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/bisnow-adaptive-reuse-northern-california-studiob-131228 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/bisnow-adaptive-reuse-northern-california-studiob-131228 Rising housing demand and sustainability goals have developers looking for opportunities to adapt old or underutilized buildings into something more valuable. In Los Angeles, adaptive reuse has helped to create thousands of new housing units. Bay Area... john.knowles@bisnow.com Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:57:31 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/suffolk-files-to-force-san-jose-tower-owner-into-bankruptcy-131950 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/suffolk-files-to-force-san-jose-tower-owner-into-bankruptcy-131950 A high-profile San Jose apartment tower faces legal and financial pressure on two fronts, as its general contractor has moved to force the owner into involuntary bankruptcy just as the building heads toward possible foreclosure, The Mercury News reported.  lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:25:26 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/recalls-emerge-as-powerful-weapon-against-housing-development-131934 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/recalls-emerge-as-powerful-weapon-against-housing-development-131934 Local politicians in Northern California who support greater density or rezoning efforts aimed at adding new housing to neighborhoods are increasingly targeted for recall.  The recalls threaten to hamper attempts to pave the way for new affordable housing to... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:28:06 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/1800-homes-proposed-at-long-vacant-safeway-site-in-western-addition-131823 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/1800-homes-proposed-at-long-vacant-safeway-site-in-western-addition-131823 Developer Align Real Estate has filed plans to build more than 1,800 housing units on the site of a long-shuttered Safeway in San Francisco’s Western Addition, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. It is one of the largest residential proposals in years... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:19:32 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/lackluster-studio-business-drives-hudson-pacific-to-post-136m-loss-131740 https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/office/lackluster-studio-business-drives-hudson-pacific-to-post-136m-loss-131740 Hudson Pacific Properties is pointing the finger at its studio arm for its $136.5M loss in the third quarter.  That is a larger loss than the roughly $98M incurred in the same period last year. HPP said it was “mostly attributable” to the deconsolidation... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:53:24 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/tmg-partners-set-to-revamp-macys-union-square-flagship-131736 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/tmg-partners-set-to-revamp-macys-union-square-flagship-131736 TMG Partners, a veteran Bay Area developer, signed on to help reimagine Macy’s 600K SF flagship department store in Union Square, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.  lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:43:40 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/office/ai-startup-sierra-eyes-massive-300k-sf-china-basin-office-131712 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/office/ai-startup-sierra-eyes-massive-300k-sf-china-basin-office-131712 The artificial intelligence startup Sierra is set to sign its third office lease in San Francisco in as many years. The firm, headed by OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor, plans to take 300K SF at 185 Berry St. The two-building complex, known as China Basin,... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:30:18 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/capital-markets/institutional-capital-tests-waters-bay-area-multifamily-131639 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/capital-markets/institutional-capital-tests-waters-bay-area-multifamily-131639 Institutional investors are tiptoeing back into the Bay Area’s multifamily market, signaling early signs of renewed momentum. Valuations have reset, and rent growth and occupancy are both improving in the famously expensive housing market. Investors... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:40:27 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/healthcare/good-samaritan-hospital-breaks-ground-on-13b-expansion-in-san-jose-131636 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/healthcare/good-samaritan-hospital-breaks-ground-on-13b-expansion-in-san-jose-131636 Good Samaritan Hospital has broken ground on a $1.3B redevelopment of its San Jose campus at 2425 Samaritan Drive in southwest San Jose. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:46:39 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/therma-llc-takes-over-san-jose-logistic-center-the-san-francisco-deal-sheet-131629 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/therma-llc-takes-over-san-jose-logistic-center-the-san-francisco-deal-sheet-131629 CBRE arranged a 212K SF lease at the San Jose Logistics Center, a Class-A industrial warehouse at 650 N. King Road.  lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:17:26 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/foreign-investors-us-office-manhattan-san-francisco-131581 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/foreign-investors-us-office-manhattan-san-francisco-131581 Office hasn’t been front of mind for many foreign investors looking at U.S. CRE in recent years, but with the pandemic squarely in the rearview mirror, that is starting to change. Cross-border investments in the U.S. office sector last quarter increased... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:10:36 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/howard-university-eyeing-oakland-outpost-131573 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/adaptive-reuse/howard-university-eyeing-oakland-outpost-131573 Amid an influx of interest in San Francisco from universities around the country, Howard University is considering a Bay Area expansion, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 27 Oct 2025 18:05:10 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/housing-trust-silicon-valley-launches-200m-affordable-housing-push-backed-by-apple-131473 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/housing-trust-silicon-valley-launches-200m-affordable-housing-push-backed-by-apple-131473 Housing Trust Silicon Valley has rolled out a new $200M fund aimed at speeding up affordable housing production across the Bay Area. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:35:23 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/industrial/peninsula-industrial-market-levels-out-as-ai-and-robotics-firms-move-in-131455 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/industrial/peninsula-industrial-market-levels-out-as-ai-and-robotics-firms-move-in-131455 The San Francisco Peninsula’s industrial market has loosened just enough for a new wave of tenants to set up shop. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:47:24 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/technology/salesforce-pledges-15b-toward-ai-incubator-hub-131374 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/technology/salesforce-pledges-15b-toward-ai-incubator-hub-131374 Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced a $15B investment in San Francisco’s AI sector, which has seen explosive growth, driving a rebound in office leasing. The money will go toward an artificial intelligence incubator hub and workforce development... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:55:27 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/office/ai-fuels-bay-area-office-hopes-but-this-cycle-looks-nothing-like-the-last-131256 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/office/ai-fuels-bay-area-office-hopes-but-this-cycle-looks-nothing-like-the-last-131256 The Bay Area’s office market may finally be on the rebound, but the deals look very different from the last cycle. Instead of the blisteringly fast growth of the prepandemic era, the Bay Area office market is moving forward with caution as tenants... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:31:03 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/capital-markets/800-market-st-sells-at-a-deep-discount-131252 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/capital-markets/800-market-st-sells-at-a-deep-discount-131252 A historic office building at 800 Market St. across from the struggling San Francisco Centre mall has sold for less than half of its prepandemic sales price. lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:07:37 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/bison-partners-scoops-up-bernal-plaza-the-san-francisco-deal-sheet-131204 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/deal-sheet/bison-partners-scoops-up-bernal-plaza-the-san-francisco-deal-sheet-131204 Southern California-based retail investment firm Bison Partners paid $38M for Bernal Plaza, a 139K SF grocery-anchored shopping center in San Jose. Bison paid about $274 per SF.  Kidder Mathews brokered the off-market transaction, with Senior Vice President... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:04:12 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/lender-pushes-housing-at-troubled-san-jose-greyhound-property-131203 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/lender-pushes-housing-at-troubled-san-jose-greyhound-property-131203 Lenders on the abandoned Greyhound bus terminal in downtown San Jose want to foreclose on the property, paving the way for redevelopment into a mid-rise apartment tower, The Mercury News reported. The property is owned by Full Standard Properties, an... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:55:02 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/san-francisco-races-to-meet-housing-requirements-as-city-and-state-upzoning-initiatives-advance-131074 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/affordable-housing/san-francisco-races-to-meet-housing-requirements-as-city-and-state-upzoning-initiatives-advance-131074 New initiatives at the state and local levels could help San Francisco boost its housing stock after a couple of slow years for new homebuilding that set the city back in its efforts to meet state-mandated housing goals. Both measures aim to increase... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:32:14 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/vanderbilt-looks-beyond-tennessee-amid-headwinds-for-higher-ed-131055 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/vanderbilt-looks-beyond-tennessee-amid-headwinds-for-higher-ed-131055 As Ivy League universities have been forced to defend themselves from cuts and lawsuits from the Trump administration, the Harvard of the South is preparing to conquer territories beyond its borders for the first time. Vanderbilt University, founded... chloe.gallivan@bisnow.com Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:32:28 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/under-state-pressure-marin-county-town-to-approve-controversial-243-unit-apartment-complex-131005 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/under-state-pressure-marin-county-town-to-approve-controversial-243-unit-apartment-complex-131005 The California Department of Housing and Community Development will compel the city of Fairfax to move forward with approvals for a controversial new 243-unit apartment building, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Opponents of the project won't be... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:29:13 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/thrive-capital-leads-34m-investment-round-into-adu-startup-130997 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/thrive-capital-leads-34m-investment-round-into-adu-startup-130997 Following a push from California officials to produce more housing, a startup that builds prefabricated accessory dwelling units has secured funding to expand.  Redwood City, California-based Samara closed a $34M Series B funding round led by New... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:24:17 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/bozzuto-kimco-break-ground-on-daly-citys-first-market-rate-project-in-15-years-130989 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/multifamily/bozzuto-kimco-break-ground-on-daly-citys-first-market-rate-project-in-15-years-130989 Bozzuto and Kimco Realty broke ground on The Chester at Westlake, Daly City’s first market-rate apartments in 15 years.  lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:13:59 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/paramount-group-reportedly-close-to-sale-to-lender-rithm-capital-130988 https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/paramount-group-reportedly-close-to-sale-to-lender-rithm-capital-130988 A publicly traded mortgage lender is set to acquire an owner of New York City and San Francisco office towers that has been beset by underperformance and leadership controversy. ethan.rothstein@bisnow.com Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:27:05 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/report-says-openai-could-leave-california-but-company-denies-it-130923 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/report-says-openai-could-leave-california-but-company-denies-it-130923 OpenAI, among the fastest-growing office tenants in California and particularly in San Francisco, denied a report that it was considering leaving the state. The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported that the company was discussing leaving the Golden... bianca.barragan@bisnow.com Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:55:13 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/commercial-real-estate/cre-gets-its-reality-tv-close-up-with-the-real-estate-commission-130912 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/commercial-real-estate/cre-gets-its-reality-tv-close-up-with-the-real-estate-commission-130912 Real estate reality TV is a genre unto itself, with hundreds of shows about residential sales, design, flipping, demolition and the sustainability of workplace romance while in escrow. The genre is about to expand into the commercial sector for the first... lauren.herstik@bisnow.com Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:21:28 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/bay-area-construction-efa-studiob-130188 https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/construction-development/bay-area-construction-efa-studiob-130188 After several turbulent years, the San Francisco Bay Area’s commercial real estate market is seeing renewed momentum.  Office leasing activity has seen a significant uptick, with 2.8M SF leased in the first quarter alone — the region’s biggest... emily.lynch@bisnow.com Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:37:53 -0400