A proposed five‑story, 74‑room Castellucci hotel at downtown St. Helena is entering CEQA review, with public comment open through April 20.

A Construction Coverage analysis finds buying in Palo Alto costs about 5.6 times as much as renting, with typical mortgage bills near $22k a month versus rent around $3,865.

A 206,000‑square‑foot Edgewater Park Plaza near Oakland International Airport is headed to a foreclosure auction after a notice of default flagged nearly $1M in unpaid rent.

A multimillion-dollar renovation has refreshed 316 rooms and 19,000 square feet of meeting space at the Hyatt Centric Fisherman's Wharf.

MongoDB has signed a roughly 23,000‑sq‑ft lease at 490 California Avenue as new owners reposition the Palo Alto building for tech tenants. The deal takes most of the four‑story property.

Napa County won $4.7M in state funds to repurpose a 21,000-sq-ft reentry facility into a $24M behavioral health center. Construction is slated to finish late 2026.

Ryan Serhant launched California operations with offices in San Francisco and Beverly Hills, bringing 16 founding agents and an AI-powered toolkit to the luxury market.

The 10‑story Hill Castle tower at 1431 Jackson sold in late March for $6.95M — far below prior county valuations — highlighting distress in downtown Oakland’s rental market.

Palo Alto’s council voted 6-0 to approve a seven-story, 321-unit building at 3606 El Camino Real, even as neighbors warned about traffic and bike-safety risks.

Palo Alto’s council rejected a proposal to limit wealthy “compounds” in Crescent Park and instead sent staff to study citywide construction and vacancy rules. Debate split along property‑rights lines.

A Pacific Heights Beaux-Arts mansion at 2898 Vallejo St. sold off-market for $56 million, the city's priciest residential sale since 2024. The deal underscores renewed demand at the ultra-luxury end of the market.

A San Francisco judge denied Uponor’s push to force arbitration in lawsuits over leaking PEX plumbing, clearing the way for court fights and potential class claims. Plaintiffs say repair bills have run into five figures.

PODS has taken the entire 104,400‑square‑foot warehouse at 1959 Monterey Road, a sign of continued demand for distribution-ready space in Central San Jose.