Walnut Creek's council approved a plan to replace a 450,000‑square‑foot office park with 422 townhomes, including 55 affordable units. The vote ends local appeals and clears the way for permits.

A San José storefront now sits opposite a 518‑unit luxury complex — a local snapshot of how decades of policy choices and concentrated tech wealth reshaped the Bay Area. Low permitting, Prop 13 and concentrated buyer power pushed prices beyond many longtime residents.

Tesla leased about 108,000 sq ft of R&D space in Fremont and took large industrial capacity nearby as it accelerates Optimus development. The moves deepen Fremont’s role in Tesla’s robotics push.

A 27‑unit downtown Oakland building at 316 12th St sold for roughly $8.1M, marking another East Bay multifamily sale at a steep discount.

UC Berkeley research shows many Californians who move out of state find cheaper housing and higher homeownership rates.

Rooted bought a 33‑unit Temescal building and will offer the apartments to Oakland Unified teachers at about half market rent. The acquisition kicks off a plan to assemble dozens more units for educators.

Two lender-owned Hyatt House hotels in Pleasanton and Pleasant Hill sold at auction for unusually low prices, highlighting a still-weak Bay Area hotel market. The deals could affect local property-tax rolls and valuations.

Permits filed show a six‑story, 91‑unit affordable project at 111 Fairmount that preserves the church entry while adding new below‑market homes. The Unity Council and Oakland Peace Center are listed as partners.

An eight‑story, 359‑unit project at 2700 Shattuck cleared design review, advancing plans to replace two car dealerships with housing, retail and dozens of below‑market units.

Construction is underway on Parcel H at Brooklyn Basin, bringing 83 townhouse-style apartments to Oakland's waterfront opposite a new plaza. The five-story block includes podium parking and ground-floor porches.

OpenAI has leased the Portside Commerce Center at 1411 Harbour Way S in Richmond — a roughly 202,000‑sq‑ft waterfront warehouse that could support hundreds of workers.

WPT Capital Advisors paid $112.5 million for a 374,700-sf warehouse at 8350 Pardee Drive in Oakland, a sale that topped the county assessment by roughly 53%.

MTC and ABAG approved Plan Bay Area 2050+, adding a first‑ever resilience project list and 35 strategies to guide housing, transit and climate resilience through 2050.