Office Vacancy Rate in S.F. Was Holding at a Pandemic High
Having hit a pandemic high of 21.7 percent in the first quarter of 2022, the effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco was unchanged in the second quarter of this…
Salesforce Secures Rights to Transbay Transit Center and Park
Having already secured the naming rights to the tallest tower in San Francisco, Salesforce is on the verge of securing the naming rights to the adjacent Transbay Transit Center, Grand…
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Redwoods, Sculpture and Funicular Ousted from Plaza Plans
The approved plans for the future half-acre Mission Plaza at the base of the Transbay/Salesforce Tower feature a grove of 20 redwood trees, a 41-foot-tall sculpture assembled from concrete blocks…
UCSF Getting Ready to Break New Ground in Mission Bay
Having purchased Mission Bay Blocks 33 and 34, which are across the street from UCSF’s Mission Bay Medical Center and adjacent to the Warriors Arena site, from Salesforce.com last year,…
Privatization of Open Space for Salesforce Closer to Reality
As we first reported last year, Salesforce.com is planning to convert 13,000 square feet of its existing office and restaurant space at 50 Fremont Street and 8,900 square feet of…
Salesforce Tower Above Ground: Two Years and 1,070 Feet to Go
With its massive 14-foot thick concrete foundation having been cured and its basement levels constructed, the future Salesforce Tower and tallest building in San Francisco is now rising above ground.…
Salesforce Planning to Privatize Plaza for Childcare Center
Salesforce.com is planning to convert 13,000 square feet of existing office and restaurant space on the first and second floors of their tower at 50 Fremont Street into a childcare…
Dubs Buy Mission Bay Site? Duh
While positioned as evidence of the Golden State Warriors’ commitment to building a new arena In Mission Bay, and reported as evidence of the team’s confidence in being able to…
Uber’s Worldwide Headquarters Ready To Rise
The general contractor in charge of building Uber’s worldwide headquarters in Mission Bay is now soliciting bids from subcontractors to start driving the piles upon which the development will rest…
New Salesforce Tower On Fire
There’s a fire in the 30-story tower which is under construction at 350 Mission Street and workers are being evacuated. According to a reader on the scene, it “looks like (the…