It's a new (bocce) ball game for biotech space, workers

Fun and games isn’t exclusively for the tech crowd anymore.

As HCP Inc.’s planned 884,000-square-foot South San Francisco life sciences R&D and office development shows, tech-like amenities are taking hold with biotechs as well. In fact, one of the first two buildings to be constructed at HCP’s The Cove at Oyster Point is an “amenities building” that includes not only R&D and office space but a cafeteria that will be open to the public and look out on a 5.5-acre open area with a bocce ball court,…

Chinese real estate firm to invest $1.6 billion in First and Mission towers

Oceanwide Holdings Co. has completed its purchase of the First and Mission Streets land that will hold San Francisco’s second-tallest tower. That much we expected. The real surprise is how much Oceanwide says it could spend on the project in all: $1.6 billion, which would make it the largest investment by a Chinese company in a Bay Area development.

The Beijing-based real estate company beat out about a half-dozen buyers and paid $296 million in the off-market deal with developer TMG Partners and…

The MLB trademark spat isn't Evolution Finance's first turn in the legal batter's box

Evolution Finance CEO Odysseas Papadimitriou isn’t afraid of a legal fight.

As I reported earlier Monday, the District-based personal finance company is battling Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs over the use of the letter W in its WalletHub logo. The legal struggle was playing out quietly behind the scenes for two years, until Evolution launched a media campaign to air its grievances.

Just a month ago Evolution won a court battle against First Premier Bank, a $1.3 billion…

Hickory Chase senior housing complex redevelopment set to move forward in Hilliard

The redevelopment of the Hickory Chase senior housing complex in Hilliard may get pushed forward 18 months after investors bought the project out of foreclosure.

Hilliard City Council on Monday will consider a rezoning of the 85.5-acre tract to allow market-rate apartments, commercial office and medical office uses as part of the revamped development plan south of Davidson Road between Leap Road and Britton Parkway.

Under a separate memorandum of understanding, the city pledges to expand the boundaries…

Exclusive: Franklin Street snares real estate veterans from CBRE

Tampa-grown real estate firm Franklin Street has snagged two veterans from real estate colossus CBRE Group Inc.

Clay Wommack, who specializes in office and industrial leasing, and Julie Palmer-Nicholson, who handles property management, have joined Franklin Street as directors in the office and industrial services group.

Wommack specializes in landlord and tenant representation of office and industrial properties. Palmer-Nicholson is in property management and will serve as Franklin Street’s director…