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.
Sacramento Rotary – Making the community better every day!
On October 4th, at about 5:00 AM about 1500 Cyclists will start arriving on Capitol Mall to ride through the Delta on behalf of the Cause.
Transforming Sacramento – ULI – Studies and Theories with a Practical Touch
Batter Up! Transforming Sacramento. During a walkthrough of a client’s new office, I noticed two red wires dangling from the entrance to my client’s building. The wire had been connected to a new security camera; I hope they got the heist on video! But even if they caught the perpetrator, the ticket would probably be […]
Should I buy or should I lease now?
What is the exit strategy? If for some reason you need to move out of the building, will you hold the asset and lease it out, or will you sell it? Is the property single purpose or will it appeal to a broad base of potential occupants?
You Don’t Have to Bring Your Dog to Work Anymore!
You are probably very familiar with hybrid work. Frankly, most of us start dozing off when we see another article about “The New Normal,” and I was hesitant to write about it. But the changes in Sacramento are worth noting. Recently, I toured an organization that was downsizing from 12,000 SF to 8,000 SF, and […]
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.
Mixed Use? Office? Home? 2609 Capitol Ave checks all the boxes
The nice thing about Midtown is that you can walk to a variety of restaurants and shopping. Also, it is a great place to live and employees can walk to work.
“…all the things that revolutionized downtown Sacramento are still here…”
Downtown Sacramento might be down, but it is not out. It’s just a matter of time. How much time is TBD.
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. […]