Unicorns, Legislation, and a Lightning-Fast Deal: How a Long Shot School Site Closed Six Months Early
A rare school campus deal unfolded at 2331 Saint Marks Way in Sacramento, thanks to strategic timing, charter-friendly legislation, and strong Rotary relationships. What began as an unlikely opportunity became a reality through a lease-to-purchase structure, public-private alignment, and a vision that proved unicorns really do exist—with patience.
Dick’s House of Sport is Coming to Sacramento—And It’s About to Change the Game
Sactown = SportsTown In the last year, Sacramento’s PR machine has been busy! The Kings, The River Cats, and The Sac Republic are humming along. But in the last year, The A’s are readying the Sutter Park Field for MLB, The X Games are coming to Sac August 22-24th, and we just got word that […]
Land Use Evolution in Midtown – 20th Place at 19th and F
Big doesn’t mean Bad Check out this article about20th Place at 19th and F Street. 20th Place is a new project by Cassadyne Properties LLC, headed up by Robert Rodriguez. Patrick Molloy partnered up and acted as the project manager. Together, they created a special Midtown apartment development that shows how high-density housing can fit […]
Hybrid Working and The Government
Let’s talk about the Government. I have friends with the State of California, who say that it looks like “Work From Home” (WFH) is here to stay. Just think, If the State reduces its office space by just 20%, that amounts to over 1,000,000 SF downtown alone – that works out to 4,000 state employees […]
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.
Sacramento Rent Control?
The Costa Hawkins Repeal & Rent Control Lawmakers passed the Costa Hawkins Rent Control law in the 1990s, and now many groups are pushing to repeal it. Costa Hawkins essentially curtailed a jurisdiction’s capacity to impose rent control. Now Unions and Tenant organizations are seeking to repeal Costa Hawkins (CA). Cities want to reduce housing […]
Sacramento’s Emerging Boulevard – Broadway
In 1991, my new bride and I moved from Manhattan Beach to Sacramento. We arrived in a U-Haul at 9:00 PM and had a 800 S.F. rental lined up on Harkness in Land Park. We had no keys to the place, so we had to call the owner. He staggered out of his car about […]
It’s Just a Matter of Time
I attended a Panel Discussion Moderated by Randy Getz of CBRE at the Sutter Club in Downtown Sacramento this week. Chuck Trainor, Managing Partner of Trainor Fairbrook, introduced David Taylor. David Taylor’s Impact on Sacramento David Taylor reflected on his early development projects. Few developers have shaped Sacramento’s skyline more than Taylor. His projects include […]
Sacramento’s Big Man is just getting started.
How about those Sacramento Kings? They won last night without their Big Man, Cousins. The team looked completely different. Six players scored in double digits. Willie Cauley-Stein had a career high 29 points. The Arena Continues to Drive Growth Would the Downtown market be on such a winning streak without its Big Man? I don’t […]
Sacramento’s Golden One Arena Makes Almost Everything Better
The Sacramento Kings staying in Sacramento was great. The Golden One Arena’s ripple effect may be the biggest game changer since the Gold Rush. Other cities, including San Diego, Denver, and San Francisco, have built new arenas and benefited economically. However, in relative terms, Sacramento’s Arena will probably turn out to be far more significant. […]