San Francisco Commercial Real Estate News 
Hudson Pacific Properties to Acquire Office Properties in San Francisco, Los Angeles
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. entered into purchase agreements to acquire offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles for a combined $179 million....
Oaktree Capital, Woodridge Capital Acquire Historic Fairmont San Francisco Hotel
The world-renowned Fairmont San Francisco Hotel atop Nob Hill has been sold for nearly $200 million to a consortium led by an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management LP and Woodridge Capital Partners LLC. ...
American Cities are Revitalizing Their Downtowns and Recreating Their Profiles
The movement to reinvigorate Main Street is back. ...
The Smart Grid is the Next Big Thing in Green Building. So Why Aren’t More Buildings Connecting?
Only 19 percent of buildings have any kind of automated connection to a smart grid....
Investcorp Acquires $65M Northern California Mixed-Use Portfolio
Investcorp's U.S.-based real estate arm has acquired a portfolio of mixed-use commercial real estate properties in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, demonstrating the firm's continued selectivity and focus on high-yielding assets....
Kilroy Realty Acquires Menlo Corporate Center
Kilroy Realty Corporation has purchased Menlo Corporate Center in Menlo Park, California for $162.2 million. ...
February’s Green Sheet Roundup
A roundup of the the past month's green news and notes....
Mesa West Provides $130 Million Loan to Refinance Hyatt Regency San Francisco
Mesa West Capital has provided a partnership between affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners LP and DiNapoli Capital Partners LLC with a $130 million first mortgage loan to refinance the 802-room Hyatt Regency San Francisco. ...
RED Finances $72M FHA Loan for San Bruno Multifamily Property
RED Mortgage Capital completes a major refinancing in San Bruno, Calif....
Report: Best and Worst States for Business Taxes
Wyoming, South Dakota and Nevada are among the 10 best states for taxes on business, while California, New York and New Jersey are among the 10 worst, according to a new report....
Related Companies Closes $825M Distressed Fund
Related has closed a massive distressed fund and is now seeking investment opportunities....
Bay Area Governments Expand the Use of Transfer Taxes to Boost Collections
To boost revenues, Bay Area governments have been expanding how they collect transfer taxes....
San Francisco Earns Greenest City Honors
There’s a green hue to the Golden Gate City, which ranks No. 1 among 27 U.S. and Canadian cities in a recent study....
San Mateo Embarks on $40 Million Redevelopment Spending Spree
City leaders in San Mateo, Calif. are committing to a redevelopment spending spree worth $40 million in an attempt to tie up two decades of future tax revenues before they disappear under the governor's proposal to end redevelopment agencies....
Colliers International Buys San Francisco Brokerage Firm
Colliers International has acquired Johnson Hoke, a San Francisco-based brokerage firm with a focus on urban specialty and lifestyle retail properties. ...
