San Diego

The trend of law firms moving up to higher-priced real estate in UTC and Del Mar Heights has been happening since the early 2000s, and they will continue moving north to be closer to where decision-makers live and clients work, JLL's Misty Moore tells GlobeSt.com.

The third quarter benefitted from larger occupiers finalizing deals on some big blocks of space in Otay Mesa, Rancho Bernardo and Sorrento Mesa as space needs for industrial occupiers become increasingly more specific, CBRE's Sean Williams tells GlobeSt.com.

Without a doubt, since the city's lifestyle of work hard/play hard has put companies on the world platform as a hub to have their businesses located here, JLL's senior research analyst Patrick Ashton tells GlobeSt.com.

Investor interest in the San Diego office market remains steady, and the bid-ask spread between buyers and sellers is expected to narrow, with more trades happening in the fourth quarter, Yardi Matrix's Doug Ressler tells GlobeSt.com.

Players restraining themselves from being too aggressive and not overbuilding in the current economy will contribute to San Diego's staying power when the current cycle reaches its end, C&W's Derek Hulse tells GlobeSt.com.

The developer is planning a class-A, 172,000-square-foot office and retail building on the block at Kettner Blvd. and Hawthorn St. in Little Italy—the first new office building developed in this neighborhood in over 20 years.