Shovels hit dirt at The Academy, a 55‑unit building in Palo Alto that will reserve deed‑restricted studios and one‑bedrooms for educators, with leases slated for summer 2027.

A commission vote on Feb. 25 advanced Yorke Lee's expanded plan for 174 apartments at 800 San Antonio Road, sending the design to review and closer to City Council. The project removes ground-floor retail and relies on puzzle-lift parking.

San José released a revised Notice of Preparation for the Santana Row Master Plan Update, opening a scoping period through March 25, 2026. The proposal would allow large new office space and change curb parking on Dudley Avenue.

Suffolk is repositioning its West arm to build factories for AI and robotics firms as hardware startups move from lab to commercial production on the Peninsula. The contractor is reallocating staff and partnerships to capture that work.

Sunnyvale planners advanced a 370-unit conversion of two De Guigne Drive office campuses; neighbors warn of traffic and limited grocery options.

Redfin-backed January data show the typical San Jose home went under contract in about 33 days, with more than half of listings selling inside two weeks.

An affiliate of Sobrato has filed plans to build about 74 townhomes at the former Fry’s site in Palo Alto, a proposal that would partially remove a historic cannery building and dedicate land for park and affordable housing.

SI‑BONE signed a roughly 50,485‑square‑foot lease at Orchard Commons in North San Jose, a move that would more than double its Santa Clara headquarters footprint. The deal includes significant tenant‑improvement and power allowances.

West Coast Community Bank is shifting its Silicon Valley hub from Cupertino to downtown San Jose near Diridon Station as apartment projects rise.

Nokia-owned Infinera paid just under $27M for an 82,100‑sq‑ft San Jose building that could become a photonic‑chip production hub and support roughly 200 jobs.

Bloom Energy is vacating roughly 104,000 square feet on the Peninsula as it consolidates Mountain View and Sunnyvale operations into a leased Fremont site to scale manufacturing and power AI customers.

A jury could soon decide how much VTA must pay after a prolonged eminent‑domain fight over land near the future Little Portugal BART station. Small businesses say they were pushed out before construction began.

A 70-unit condo is proposed at 910 Webster, replacing Webster Oaks and promising 20% affordable units plus rooftop amenities as it heads to a pre-screening review.