Office

While the Bay Area led the nation in office-using services job growth at 5.2% in 2019, it will likely rank second in 2020 at 2.5%, edged out slightly by Austin's 2.6% growth, according to a CBRE report.

George Comfort & Sons, Inc.has completed a 15-year, 60,000-square-foot lease with Industrious at 135 West 50th St. in Midtown to premium workplace provider Industrious.

The deal for the more than 650,000-square-foot complex on 70 acres is expected to close in the second half of this year.

BioReference Laboratories is the firm's largest tenant leasing more than 227,037 square feet in Elmwood Park spread across four buildings in Alfred Sanzari Enterprises' portfolio.

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II sold the complex to an unidentified private buyer. CBRE, which represented KBS in the transaction, identified the new owner as a private New York City-based investor backed by offshore capital.

"Wow-factor water features can also deliver bottom-line marketing value."

East Palo Alto mayor Regina Wallace-Jones shared the city's history and a penchant for change during the 2020 CREW Network Winter Leadership Summit held last week in Santa Clara.

The law firm has signed a lease for space on the 12th floor of the 35-story tower building and expects to take occupancy in April.