Bisnow's Bay Area State of Office

San Francisco is a city built on the back of innovators (from Levi Strauss to Mark Zuckerberg) and as its tech sector grows bigger and bolder than ever (see: Lyft’s IPO, Uber’s upcoming IPO, and Slack’s upcoming Direct IPO), the city has a challenge. The usual suspects (Twitter, Pinterest, AirBnB etc.) are maintaining their position atop the tech totem pole while upstarts (Slack, Lyft among them) vie for said position. As a result the office space, like the city’s housing market and surface streets, is crowded.

Join Bisnow as we explore the city’s premier developments, notable acquisitions, eye-raising leases, shifts in tenant demands and office design, as well as the state of San Francisco’s submarkets to the south and east.

1. What are the largest office projects to come online in recent months and which notable projects are topping out?
2. What factors do investors see as appealing in the office market as tech company file IPOs and lease office space at record rates?
3. What neighborhoods and communities - if any - in San Francisco are under developed and present opportunities for developers and investors alike?
4. How will office migration out of San Francisco and into Oakland or other submarkets impact the region (traffic, cost of living, etc.)
5. How are Oakland and various submarkets in the Bay Area affected by the tech-driven office boom?