Oakland Tipped in 2015
Near the end of 2014 we outlined why Oakland was at a tipping point with respect to demand for office space and growth. As we wrote at the time: “In…
Market Street Institution Moving to Oakland
With plans for razing the iconic Flax Art & Design store at 1699 Market Street to make room for a nine-story building with 162 units of housing, 97 parking spaces…
New Condos Buoyed San Francisco Home Sales Last Month
Buoyed by closings of contracts for new construction condominiums which are now ready for occupancy, recorded sales of condos and single-family homes in San Francisco were 13 percent higher in…
San Francisco and East Bay Employment Slip
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job dropped by 1,600 in November to 534,800, the first November without a gain since 2012. But with the labor…
Plans for Tallest Residential Tower in Oakland Back in Play
Originally approved for development over fifteen years ago, the plans for a 33-story Downtown Oakland tower to rise at 1640 Broadway, upon the current parking lot at the corner of…
East Bay Modern Masterpiece Fetches $2.4M
Designed by renowned Bay Area architect Donald Olsen and constructed in 1967, the Bauhaus-style home hidden behind a custom gate at 256 The Uplands in Claremont hit the market in…
From Hotel Rooms to Apartments as Proposed
Approved as a residential hotel project and designed for short-term tenants, “such as professors or other people coming to the city for brief periods who need a place to live,”…
Seven Million Less for Serenity Now
With Festivus fast approaching, the list price for the East Bay estate at 10 Serenity Lane in Alamo has just been reduced by $7 million – now asking $35 million…
Oakland Tower Sheds a Story and 28 Percent of Its Parking Spots
While Gerding Edlen’s plans for an Oakland tower to rise up to 250-feet in height at 1700 Webster Street, with 206 condos over four floors of parking and 6,000 square…
San Francisco and East Bay Employment, and Unemployment, Gain
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job ticked up by 1,600 from September to October and now totals 536,200. But with the labor force having increased…