Record-Setting Demand For East Bay Office Space
The vacancy rate for office space in Berkeley, Emeryville and Downtown Oakland has dropped from 11.2 percent to 8.2 percent over the past year, and the active demand for East…
Bay Area Bike Share Planning Big Expansion, East Bay Bikes
A proposal to increase the number of bikes in the Bay Area Bike Share program from 700 to 7,000, and expand the network to include Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville, will…
Upscale 23-Story Development Approved To Rise Near Lake Merritt
The plans for an upscale 23-story apartment building to rise on a city-owned parcel overlooking Lake Merritt were approved by Oakland’s Planning Commission yesterday, helping clear the way for the…
Plans and Timing for 200 More Units near Lake Merritt
A block from the proposed 24-story tower to rise at 2270 Broadway Street in Oakland, Wood Partners has submitted plans for a 196-unit building to rise six stories along Valdez,…
24-Story Oakland Tower Could Be Fast-Tracked For Development
Lakeshore Partners has submitted plans for a 24-story building to rise on the parking lot at 2270 Broadway in Oakland. The existing “80 Grand” medical office building and parking lot…
New Plans For Another 330 Apartments Near Jack London Square
With Ellis Partners already working on plans for two residential towers, with over 600 units combined, to rise over 20 stories on either side of Oakland’s Jack London Square, San…
Raiders Sign One-Year Extension For The Coliseum
The Oakland Raiders have signed a short-term lease and will remain at the Coliseum through the 2015-2016 NFL season, a move which should help extend the runway for the city…
SF’s Push To “Bridge The Bay” And Priortity Areas For Development
To quote San Francisco’s Planning Department which is pushing to develop a cohesive, long-term plan for the city: “We need to collaborate with our immediate geographic neighbors to develop a…
Oakland Coliseum City Plan Could Pit Raiders Against The A’s
Three months ago, Floyd Kephart, the Chairman of a hedge fund advisory firm, was given 90 days to ink letters of interest with the Oakland Raiders and Athletics in order…
Oakland Office Vacancy Rate Under 10% For First Time Since 2008
The vacancy rate for office space in Oakland’s Central Business District has dropped to 9.6 percent, the first time it has been under 10 percent since the third quarter of…