Downtown Sacramento: Still the Center of Gravity
Downtown Sacramento isn’t the doom-and-gloom story the national headlines keep pushing. With the lowest downtown vacancy rate in California, steady owner-occupier fundamentals, and new investment at smart pricing, the submarket is clearly resetting—not retreating. The value proposition that has always anchored Downtown remains firmly in place, and the next cycle favors the players who see it now.
“Ethan, I am your father.” Would you like to buy my building?
Costar states that Downtown’s overall vacancy factor is 8.7%. However, when you only consider Class A buildings over 150,000 SF, the vacancy factor is nearly 21%. This does not include 250,000 SF available at 1515 S Street, one block from The Ice Blocks Development. My money is on the fact that the State of California might take over the space at 1515 K Street. I still believe that Downtown Sacramento “will be back.” It has so many fantastic draws.
Done Deals in Sacramento’s Core 2023
If a deal doesn’t have to happen, it probably won’t. Since early 2023, most development deals haven’t penciled, which has left several projects on hold until construction costs and interest rates go down.
Done Deals!
Larry was grinning like the Grinch and said, “Really, you got this?” “Yep,” I chirped back. “I got my license and I read a bunch of books!” Larry ordered us another martini.
How About those Kings?
Happy New Year! How about the Kings? Last night they eked by the Utah Jazz. This seems to be a new way of winning for the Kings. I remember the Lakers in the ’80s with Magic Johnson running the offense; The Lakers won five championships in the ’80s. The Lakers found a way to win. […]
The Sacramento Bee Campus is Selling, Piece by Piece
In 2021, Bacon CRE was hired by the ownership of the Sacramento Bee Campus to sell the Office HQ Building consisting of 154,000 SF, a 11,600 Mid Century Industrial building and a former day care property.
Resilience – Sacramento Commercial Real Estate
Relativity: Relative to major markets in California and throughout the US, Sacramento is still a bargain: The average price of a Sacramento office building was $220 a SF in 2021 while the national average was $330 a foot. This disparity has attracted many institutional investors.
Sacramento Office Building Sales – How Will 2021 Fare?
Sacramento’s office sales market surpassed $500 million in the first quarter of 2020. Then the Pandemic hit. In the short run, the office market will probably experience an increase in leasing “activity.” However, the activity will probably result in negative net absorption Downtown, while suburban markets will experience minimal positive net absorption. For example, a […]
Sacramento Commercial Real Estate: Downtown Sacramento Office Market
The Downtown Sacramento office market is keeping it together because tenants continue to pay their rent – even though a significant percentage of tenants are not using their offices. COVID has changed how companies think about their operations, and they are beginning to consider the results of this 10 month experiment. Sacramento’s Central Business District […]
Sacramento Office Market – The Tale of two Sub-markets
What keeps you up at night? Your kid’s latest Instagram post or their curfew violation? How about Croatia’s upcoming match versus England? For me it is Sacramento office leasing and sales. Last week I got up around 3:00 AM with the question: How have office values behaved in Midtown and Downtown over the last 3 […]