Influential tech companies have continued growth within the Bay Area at a rapid pace during the last decade so it is no surprise that the Bay Area likely will forever be the tech hub of the world.

Gaw USA recently completed major renovations in both the retail and public spaces at Columbia Center, including substantial renovations on the first three floors of the retail atrium and exterior amenity upgrades.

Leon worked closely with the Landmark Commission to identify what historical aspects of the 70-year-old school district building could be saved, and preserved 16,000 square feet including the two-story main building.

Featuring 156 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartment homes, Mt. Baker Village Apartments located at 2900 McClellan St. in the Mt. Baker neighborhood was built in 1957 as garden-style market-rate apartments.

Statewide rent cap, AB 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, will place an annual 5% plus CPI cap on rent increases and create new standards for evictions across California.

Michael W. Arvin joins New Era Partners as executive vice president of strategy and development, bringing more than 30 years of experience as a healthcare executive to the company.

Vacancy is expected to stay low, and supply and demand will remain unbalanced until at least 2022 or 2023, pushing asking rates, which increased 8.9% year-over-year to $82.23 per square foot.

Creekside Center produces attractive levered cash returns and during the past six months, an influx of capital has been chasing yield with a target of good quality assets in secondary markets.