OAKLAND, CA-Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, City Manager Robert Bobb and the port's director of real estate Omar Benjamin are some of the speakers discussing growth issues at a breakfast forum on Dec. 7 at the Oakland Marriott City Center.
ANTIOCH, CA-As a condition of the new Williamson Ranch plan in East Antioch, the City Council here is requiring developer Taylor Properties of Sacramento to develop sit-down restaurants like a Denny's or a Marie Callender's.
REDWOOD SHORES, CA-San Jose-based Divco West Properties is paying CIGNA Investment Management Inc. just under $400/sf for a 238,000-sf property while Daly City-based Callan Realty Co. is paying Lend Lease Investments just over that mark for a 138,000-sf property.
SAN FRANCISCO-The company, currently located on Oak Port Street, has already brought on six new agents and plans to hire several more. The location of the new Oakland office is still undecided, but will be Downtown, says one company source.
ROSEVILLE, CA-The first phase of the project will include two buildings totaling 91,000-sf. Construction on the second and third phases will begin as tenant interest evolves, with the size of the phases dependent on demand.
NOVATO, CA-Pru Real Estate Investors will now hold a majority share of the $100-million, 500,000-sf project started by Barker Pacific Group, now the minority partner. The first hanger completed is leasing up at $34 per sf.
SAN FRANCISCO-Gap Inc. agrees to lease a new 283,000-sf building here, validating Catellus Development Corp.'s plan to transform the 303-acre former rail yard into a $4 billion cluster of offices, apartment buildings and retail shops.
SAN FRANCISCO-The bank holding company's share price was up $1 in afternoon trading Friday to $38.50, just two dollars below its 52-week high of $40.50 a share achieved on Nov. 17.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO-CityCentral, as it's called, allows cities to review, approve and manage building permit applications via the Internet. The product is meant to complement NetClerk's core application, PermitCentral, which allows contractors to electronically submit their applications.
ALAMEDA, CA-Monthly leasing rates for the class A office space will run from $2 per sf to $3.50 per sf NNN--a significant discount from San Francisco or Downtown Oakland, where rates are in the $4 per sf to $5 per sf range.