Regions West | San Francisco
KDC to Expand Operations
July 8, 2008
KDC plans to open new offices in Chicago, Washington, D. C. and the San Francisco Bay area by the end of the year, as well as expanding its Houston operations, the company said today. E2M Partners and Sammons Enterprises have formed a joint venture to make a capital investment in KDC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. KDC has completed more than 90 corporate build-to-suit office and industrial projects valued in excess of $2.5 billion and totaling more than 13 million square feet.
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2.7M San Fran Biotech Project to Welcome Pfizer to 100,000-SF Space
Aug. 22, 2008
The Alexandria Center for Science and Technology at Mission Bay, a behemoth 2.7 million-square-foot life science cluster being developed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. in San Francisco, will become home to a division of Pfizer now that the pharmaceutical company has pre-leased 100,000 square feet at the property.
Mixed-Use Project Housing Fireman’s Fund Aims for Carbon Neutrality in 10 Years
Aug. 13, 2008
American Assets Inc. has revealed plans for The Commons at Mount Burdell, a green mixed-use project on a 65-acre site in Novato, Calif., about 30 miles north of San Francisco. According to the San Diego-based real estate company's calculations, the 1.5 million-square-foot development and redevelopment endeavor will be able to achieve carbon neutrality within a 10-year period. The Commons will evolve on the site of a Class A office complex on San Marin Drive. Home to the headquarters of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., American Assets acquired the property last year and will incorporate the existing buildings into the project. Ultimately, The Commons will encompass 800,000 square feet of new development that will include a premier hotel, retail space, meeting venues, a fitness facility and daycare accommodations. Additionally, 710,000 square feet of existing space will undergo renovation.
HFF Arranges $56M Funding for $80M SFO Logistics Center Buy, Development
Aug. 13, 2008
Centrum Properties Inc. and Angelo, Gordon & Co. have secured $56.3 million in financing to acquire and reposition the SFO Logistics Center, a 572,000-square-foot warehouse-distribution center and adjacent 5.2-acre land parcel in south San Francisco that had been owned by the federal government for decades. An HFF executive who arranged the financing told CPN today the entire deal is worth $80 million.
Sports Network to Relocate HQ to 32,000-SF Digs
Aug. 01, 2008
With the signing of a lease for 32,000 square feet in the 450,000-square-foot office building at 370 3rd Street in San Francisco, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will forsake its current Union Square locale for larger digs in the South of Market district.
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