San Francisco

Anti-real estate and business legislation hit overdrive about three years ago and has accelerated with a myriad of anti-business laws and regulations.

Bill Melby's handbook cites the types of calamities, i.e., hurricane, wildfire, earthquake or other unforeseen events, for which a business should plan, and the tips, tactics, why and how-to of minimizing disaster consequences.

Vertical Ventures LLC recently closed on the acquisition of the three-building office/R&D campus for $45.5 million with plans to invest additional capital for market-ready renovations to currently unoccupied tenant spaces.

Kennedy Wilson Fund VI recently acquired five single-story R&D buildings and a two-story office building totaling 257,000 square feet in South San Jose for $53.5 million.

Despite COVID bringing a halt to many sales, prime San Francisco neighborhoods are in demand with well-priced multifamily buildings receiving multiple offers and value-add investors are looking for Sacramento opportunities.

"When you step back and look at the bigger picture, it seems that those writing off urban real estate have done so prematurely."

Paul's Place is a homeless housing and services development, a multiple-feature project and the first vertical tiny-home concept unanimously passed by the Davis city council on June 2.

Don't count out the Bay Area office market just yet, says Brent Carroll with KBS; in fact, it has a long history of performing well, especially with tech companies, and earned the tech talent top spot by CBRE.