A New Year’s Message From Bacon Commercial Real Estate Business goal setting and New Year’s resolutions can be tough. Both require some extra introspection, and that’s typically easier when everything is going just right. New Year’s resolutions are usually personal, while business goal setting is clearly about business. But let’s face it – business and
Uptown Studios HQ, Broadway Corridor, Sacramento “If you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are” – Wendell Berry When negotiating a lease, you have to pay attention to the bottom line, but you cannot forget about your team. No longer is it just about price and how many cubes you can
Go Green or Go Home! Being from California, going Green is not longer optional. From 1978 for residential – and 1980 for non-residential – the EPA has gradually accelerated the energy regulations around new construction. These regulations are Title 24. The Code for all the regulations is Title 24. The original intent of Title 24
Sacramento CA: About a week ago, 621 Capitol Mall sold for $161,000,000. This amounts to $439 per square foot; nearly $100 a square foot more than what Wells Fargo Center sold for 14 months ago. 621 Capitol Mall (aka US Bank Tower) was built in 2008 and is home to Downey Brand, US Bank and
How About Those Sacramento Kings? The Kings won last night without their Big Man, Cousins. Frankly, they looked like a whole new team, with contributions from everyone, with six players in double digits. Willie Cauley-Stein had a career high 29 points. Would the Downtown market be on such a winning streak without its Big Man?
The Sacramento Kings staying in Sacramento was great, but the Golden One Arena and its profound ripple effect is the biggest game changer since the Gold Rush. Other cities (San Diego, Denver, San Francisco, etc.) have developed new arenas and the impact on their economies have been great. However, in relative terms, Sacramento’s Arena will
How long would a snail survive without its shell; a porcupine without its quills; a skunk without its spray? As a commercial real estate broker representing occupiers in their commercial real estate dealings, I strongly encourage retaining a broker when dealing with a renewal or new lease. Certainly, you are capable of finding space; there
While the Sacramento commercial real estate market seems white-hot, with property flying off the shelf, most buyers of commercial properties (not to be confused with multifamily) are deliberate and sensible. Recent sales in Midtown and Downtown certainly show that values are up, and the sales demonstrate that the Arena effect is more than hype, it
Don’t Buy the Hype, Buy the Fundamentals I am the first to promote how all the trends and developments in Sacramento’s central core aka THE GRID are supporting significant increases in rents and property values. If rents weren’t going up, we wouldn’t have market rate housing like Powerhouse 16 developed. But if you are an