East Bay Hyatt Fire Sale: Pleasanton, Pleasant Hill Hotels Go For Couch‑Cushion Prices
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.
Historic Oakland Church Trades Pews For 91 Affordable Apartments
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.
Berkeley Car Lots On Notice As 359-Unit Shattuck Giant Nears Green Light
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.
Stacked Towns Surge To Life On Brooklyn Basin Waterfront
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 Moves In On Richmond Waterfront With Giant Ford Point Warehouse Lease
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.
Bay Area Signs Off On $96 Billion Sea-Level Survival Plan
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.
Bay Area Office Market Makes Big AI Bet With $500M War Chest
PSAI Realty Partners closed an oversubscribed $500M fund to buy Bay Area office and research properties, banking on rising demand from AI tenants. The raise follows recent local buys that underscore its strategy.
Sutter’s $1B Emeryville Gamble Puts Alta Bates On The Clock
Sutter Health paid roughly $450M for the 12‑acre Emery Yards site and plans a $1B, 1.3M‑sq‑ft Emeryville medical campus that will reuse two buildings and add a new hospital.
Oakley Council Turns Vineyard Into Warehouse Row, Kicks Data Center to the Curb
Oakley approved a 164‑acre industrial campus at a former vineyard after the developer removed a proposed data center. The plan calls for roughly 3.1 million square feet and promises thousands of jobs.












