Office Vacancy Rate in the East Bay Nearing 17 Percent
With the office vacancy rate in San Francisco nearing 19 percent, with nearly 16 million square feet of vacant space, the vacancy rate for office space in the East Bay,…
Oakland Aiming to Adopt Its Downtown Plan and Fund Housing
While waylaid by the pandemic, Oakland’s Planning Department is aiming to update and adopt its comprehensive plan to transform Downtown Oakland by the end of this year. As envisioned, the…
Office Vacancy Rate in the East Bay Nearing 16 Percent
With the office vacancy rate in San Francisco having ticked up to 16.7 percent, the vacancy rate for office space in the East Bay is now nearing 16 percent as…
Office Vacancy Rate in the East Bay Ticks Over 14 Percent
As in San Francisco, the vacancy rate for East Bay office space has just ticked back over 14 percent, which includes 3.6 million square feet of un-leased space along with…
Rejected Oakland Tower Déjà Vu
With Oakland’s Planning Commission having formally rejected plans for a proposed 460-foot-tall, and seemingly split, tower to rise on the historic King Block in Downtown Oakland last year, a move…
The Grand Plan for Oakland’s Downtown
Having released a “preliminary draft” of its comprehensive plan to transform Downtown Oakland earlier this year, Oakland’s Planning Department will present its official Draft of the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan…
Rejected Oakland Tower Take Two
As we first reported earlier this year, with Oakland’s Planning Commission having formally rejected the plans for a proposed 460-foot-tall, and seemingly split, tower to rise on the historic King…
Alternative Designs for Rejected Oakland Tower Revealed
With Oakland’s Planning Commission having formally rejected the plans for a proposed 460-foot-tall, and seemingly split, tower to rise at 1261 Harrison Street, on the historic King Block in Downtown…
The Grand Plan for the Development of Oakland’s Downtown
While San Francisco is now engaged in a legal battle over its recently approved, and rather significant, plan for reshaping and densifying the San Francisco’s downtown-adjacent district known as Central…
Commission Slated to Condemn Plans for Oakland Tower
Having previously directed Oakland’s Planning Department to return with findings to support a denial of the proposed 460-foot-tall tower to rise at 1261 Harrison Street, on the historic King Block…