San Francisco

SIGNAL HILL, CA-Private investor F&B Properties purchased the multi-tenant industrial park from publicly traded, San Francisco-based Rreef. The eight-building Walnut Avenue Business Park was 93%-occupied at the time of sale.

PALO ALTO-The senior-living affiliate of Hyatt Corp. plans to develop a continuing-care retirement community on 22.4 acres adjacent to the university campus.

SAN FRANCISCO-Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich leased about 34,000 sf in an office building now under construction directly across the street from Pac Bell Park and adjacent to Mission Bay. The law firm is headquartered next door to the site.

SAN FRANCISCO-Several refurbished buildings are set to come back online this summer the heart of San Francisco's downtown business district. One of them, on Taylor Street, has been fully leased to ABM Industries. The others are actively marketing their space.

SAN FRANCISCO-Dan Harvey and Jim McPhee have completed more than 400 transactions valued well in excess of $1 billion dollars since beginning their partnership in 1987. They are now senior vice presidents with Jones Lang LaSalle.

SANTA ROSA, CA-Two office buildings on its Airport Corporate Center property have been completed and occupied and a third, manufacturing building is nearly complete. A fourth building will await better economic conditions.

SAN FRANCISCO-Greenwich Capital Markets has hired executives from Merrill Lynch and Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette to bolster its San Francisco operations. "Our clients will continue to have seasoned professionals offering the most innovative solutions," says Greenwich managing director Ryan Mullaney.

SAN BRUNO, CA-Two development companies have purchased the San Bruno navy base with plans for a $200 million mixed-use project that will include 300,000 sf of office space, 210 apartment units and 190 senior housing units.