Monthly Archives: November 2018

Google has purchased the former site of LinkedIn’s Mountain View headquarters for $1 billion in the largest Bay Area real estate sale in 2018. The search giant on Monday confirmed it bought the 12-building Britannia Shoreline Technology Park, totaling 795,663 … Continue reading →

That old fixer-upper house down the block may have seen better days, but in an environment where new-home prices are on the rise, older homes remain in demand in many markets. Not only are they potential starter homes for younger … Continue reading →

Michael Covarrubias is a key player on both the finance and building sides of the development coin. He spent 17 years with Union Bank, including a stint as a decision maker in the bank’s construction lending unit. Since 1988, Covarrubias … Continue reading →

Gabriel Metcalf has spent a lifetime thinking about cities. He spent 21 years at SPUR, the Bay Area urban think tank in San Francisco, and led the organization for 13 years. Holding that job, he said, was “the honor of … Continue reading →

Just north of Berkeley off San Pablo Avenue in Albany stands a housing complex called University Village, reserved for married students at UC Berkeley. Few realize that in the years after World War II, this complex, then called Codornices Village, … Continue reading →