SAN FRANCISCO-A result of Proposition M, which limits the amount of office space that can be built in the city every year, the commission will select the winner of its office building "beauty contest" this Thursday, March 8.
SAN FRANCISCO-The landmark mixed-use complex comprises more than 3.41 million sf of office space in five office towers, 350,000 sf of retail and restaurant space and the historic Old Federal Reserve Bank.
BENICIA, CA-BeBe Stores Inc. will take 144,000 sf of an eventual 500,000-sf development here by Lincoln Property Co. called Lincoln Distribution Center. Another 96,000-sf is still available in phase I of the project.
SAN FRANCISCO-The Board of Supervisors approved a measure last week barring large format retailers from developing a 13.5-acre parcel at Bayshore Boulevard and Leland Avenue for at least a year.
OAKLAND, CA-Mayor Jerry Brown has appointed four new members to the city's planning commission and reappointed one member. The new members were sworn in this last week.
SACRAMENTO, CA-The apartment developer will build the units between 2002 and 2007. It already owns 1,000 units in the area. The first project will consist of 449 units in North Natomas.
ANTIOCH, CA-The Antioch City Council this week rejected a 200-room luxury hotel and Las Vegas-style gambling casino proposed for the city's 10.5-acre waterfront property located between Fulton Shipyard and Roger's Point.
SAN FRANCISCO-San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown let a six-month ban on live-work loft developments become law this week. He also urged the Board of Supervisors to craft a long-term solution to the city's housing crisis.
WALNUT CREEK, CA-Critics question whether the city needs a new 14-screen movie theater to compete with new theaters in nearby communities. The two groups opposing the project have filed appeals with the city.
SAN FRANCISCO-A San Francisco-based communications company has agreed to lease 165,000 sf of space at the new Cove at Oyster Point. Dallas-based Hines will develop the 600,000 sf project in South San Francisco.