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AKT Development’s planned residential project near California State University Sacramento would be a considerable change from what’s there now.

What was previously thought of as a 100-year flood is actually more akin to a 25-year flood, based on a federal study called Atlas 14 that found Austin gets more rain than previously thought. That is forcing local governments to review their floodplain regulations, leading to higher costs for construction.

In terms of a glass house, it doesn't get any better than this.

Nestled at the top of Russian Hill lies one of the city's premier examples of a luxury remodel. Spanning four floors and capped with a rooftop patio with panoramic views of the city, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay, the 4,818-square-foot home at 1110 Green St. has a decidedly modern flair to it.

The 4-bed, 6-bath residence, designed by renowned architect Jeff Burris, strikes a natural tension between minimalism and…

Property management firms have been handed a golden opportunity: the demand for rental property is on the rise and it isn’t expected to slow. According to a report from Harvard University, 60 percent of residents in major U.S. cities now rent their homes. Investors are responding by turning real estate investments into rental properties, leading to an increased need for property management services.

Property management firms are ready to seize the opportunities the booming rental market offers,…

The Kansas City Art Institute will have a new home for art history, liberal arts, student services, creative writing and entrepreneurial studies.

The school held a formal groundbreaking Friday morning on the new 18,000-square-foot building, complete with shovels decorated with student designs.

Located at 44th and Oak streets, the building will be designed by Hufft Architecture and built by McCownGordon Construction. It will be named the Paul and Linda DeBruce Hall, after two of the project’s…

Investors buy mixed-use buildings; Ellicott gains more property.

Kilroy Oyster Point — a biotech lab and office development entitled for 2.5 million square feet — will start pile-driving work May 3 as the massive project goes vertical.

Kilroy Realty Corp.'s (NYSE: KRC) 40-acre project, which it bought last year for $308 million, is moving forward in a tight biotech real estate market. It is part of nearly 5 million square feet under construction or recently completed in South San Francisco alone. Hundreds of thousands square feet of additional space is being…

Editor's note: The idea of putting workplaces and housing close to train, subway and light-rail lines is nothing new. But throughout the Bay Area, transit-oriented developments have been slow to come online. Now the region's twin crises — crippling traffic and inadequate housing — are fueling renewed momentum for mixed-use projects near transit. In a special report from the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times, we look at how transit-oriented development transformed…

The move to open this distribution center shows the demand for Amazon and how rapidly the e-commerce company is dominating retail real estate.

Editor's note: The idea of putting workplaces and housing close to train, subway and light-rail lines is nothing new. But throughout the Bay Area, transit-oriented developments have been slow to come online. Now the region's twin crises — crippling traffic and inadequate housing — are fueling renewed momentum for mixed-use projects near transit. In a special report from the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times, we look at how transit-oriented development transformed…