A new McDonald's along MidMa, but not what you think!

AdAge is reporting that McDonald's is opening an office in MidMa (they call it in "Silicon Valley") but nonetheless, it will add tech talent jobs to the City.  If you want a burger and shake, you'll have to look elsewhere!

Welcome to McD's and see here for the article.

San Francisco may be loosening zoning - PDR uses in some instances may allow for office, retail, etc.

The law firm of Ruben, Junius, & Rose has a fabulous update on pending changes to the Production, Distribution, and Repair (PRD) zoning that has tried to maintain blue-collar uses in the City but as we all know, office is the highest and best use (from a rent perspective) so they have been denied vacancy in these PDR properties.

Please see here for more information.

Invest in commercial real estate via self-directed IRAs.

I plan to connect with my finance colleagues to learn more - please ping me if you have questions or please contact your investment advisor.

If your advisor is not familiar with this, please contact me and I will recommend someone who can assist you.

Please see article from GlobeSt.com here.

Tesla inks large NorCal industrial lease!

Great to see - we need the jobs, economic stimulation, and clean-energy vehicles on the road!

See here

The Gedymin Report - Q4 2013 Commercial Real Estate Newsletter

My quarterly newsletter is ready for readers here.

Readers will be updated on commercial leasing rates, vacancy statistics and investment numbers.

The newsletter also includes information regarding venture capital investment, real estate trends, and recently completed transactions.

Please contact me for further details.

Enjoy!

Venture-Capital Spending Is Up - The Tech Sector Will Continue To Benefit

The trend of venture capital investment increasing in the Bay Area continues.  My quarterly newsletter for commercial real estate, The Gedymin Report, has provided investment totals nationally and regionally for years now and the below article highlights recent statistics.

My newsletter is almost finished - stay tuned!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/01/moneytree-venture-pricewaterhousecoopers.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2014-01-17

San Francisco office leasing update - 2013 was stupendous for owners, not so good for tenants

As I continue to report in The Gedymin Report and here, the San Francisco office market is hot - a plus for owners but a financial disaster for tenants.

Please see this article from the SF Business Times and keep an eye out for my quarterly newsletter in the coming weeks.

Thanks!

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/01/sf-office-leasing-boom-smashes-record.html?ana=e_du_wknd&s=article_du&ed=2014-01-04