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read moreQ3 2018 Office Market Performance
San Francisco, aka Camelot: ▪ 11.3 M square feet available (direct + sublease). ▪ 1.3M sf of available space came on the market during the past 30 days. ▪ 9.1% total inventory is available. ▪ 4.5M sf under construction (will add 4% to total inventory). ▪ Market size...
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Five Brokerage Firms Control 8M SqFt of Space Listings in 440 Buildings Listed: How Do You Spell “Conflict of Interest”?
When we approach a prospective new tenant client, we tell them that we NEVER represent landlords, always avoiding this conflict of interest. So, which of our competitors—leasing firms—do the most landlord representation? Who’s marketing 61% of the space in San...
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Deep Throat
The question: Is the market continuing to spiral up or more likely to spiral down? We asked for an update from a local brainbox – a venture capitalist whose tenured company has more than $1B invested in public and private tech. (See other special resources) We agreed...
read moreQ2 2018 Office Market Performance
San Francisco, aka Camelot: 11.8 M square feet available (direct + sublease). 900,000 sf of available space came on the market during the past 30 days. 9.8% total inventory is available 5.2M sf under construction (will add 4% to total inventory). Market size 119M sf...
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1Q 2018 Top Leasing Transactions SAN FRANCISCO Tenant Address Sq Ft WeWork 430 California 279,000 Google 2 Harrison 57,000 Pattern Energy 1088-1090 Sansome 52,000 Meltwater Ferry Building 45,000 Hall Capital Ptnrs 1 Maritime 44,000 SAN MATEO COUNTY Tenant Address Sq...
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San Francisco, aka Camelot: 12.5 M square feet available (direct + sublease). 1,350,000 sf of available space came on the market during the past 30 days. 10.2% total inventory is available 5.6M sf under construction (will add 5% to total inventory). Market size 119M...
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Office Leasing Strategy: Plan. Renew? Relocate? Which Broker and What Should They Do for Me?
“Our office lease is due to expire…Renewal or relocation is possible, but what is the best course of action going forward?” What should you do, tenants?
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Guarding the Henhouse: Absurd Conflicts of Interest
We’ve run out of adjectives to describe the deceit and malfeasance which led to the Great Recession. But it’s not been difficult to identify the culprits. The Wall Street Lobby (as I’ve said for years, the most powerful lobby on the planet); the unregulated CDS...
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Death by Office Lease: How to Avoid It
Office tenants, this is for you. And it’s personal. If you don’t have your act in order in this overheated, over-priced and treacherous office market, you’re going to jeopardize your business and future. As a 30-year veteran advising tenants in this territory, I also have a piece of advice to other tenant-rep brokers: Do your flipping job. Outside of the tech sector, which has entirely fueled the frenzied space-grabbing in the San Francisco area, non-venture-backed tenants have been compelled to sign leases north of $60/$70/$80 per square foot per year – absolutely unsustainable levels.
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