The San Francisco office market saw negative absorption of 511,631 square feet in Q3 2009, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,293,889 square feet. Significant leases included Nektar Therapeutics subleasing over 102,000 square feet in Mission Bay and Brown & Toland renewing over 51,000 square feet. 250 Montgomery Street became the first distressed asset to sell after being purchased for $19.7 million. New construction projects include 1 Kearny Street completing in Q4 2009 and 455 Mission Bay Boulevard finishing in Q2 2010.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Coverage Map 1
San Francisco Market Overview 2
San Francisco Market Summary 3
San Francisco Market Highlights 4
C&C Focus 6
North Financial District Market Summary 8
South Financial District Market Summary 10
North Waterfront / Jackson Square Market Summary 12
Van Ness / Civic Center Market Summary 13
Union Square Market Summary 14
SoMa Market Summary 15
Agent Roster 18
Cornish & Carey Commercial San Francisco Quarterly Report is based on a quarterly survey of competitive office buildings. The data
included in this report incorporates not only space presently available on the market, but also space which we have been led to believe will
come onto the market in the foreseeable future.
Information contained herein has been given to us by the owner of the property or other sources we deem reliable. We have no reason to
doubt its accuracy, but make no guarantee, warranty or representation about it. All information should be verified prior to lease or purchase.
4. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE • THIRD QUARTER
OFFICE UPDATE AND Q3 2009 IN REVIEW
By: Ryan Carmichael, Financial Analyst / Market Research Coordinator
San Francisco has certainly experienced the which took less than 90 days to complete, This period affords an incredible
pain of the recession, though it is seeing a illustrates demand for life science/lab space opportunity to lock in lower rents for
glimmer of light as the third quarter draws remains alive in Mission Bay. What’s tenants who have confidence in their
to a close. Unemployment (currently at more, the San Francisco office market business and growth projections. Early
10.1 percent) has more than doubled since experienced a decline in vacant sublease “Blend & Extends” requests are quickly
the beginning of 2008 and is now higher space for the first time in seven quarters. becoming the norm for those firms with
than the U.S. average of 9.8 percent. While 2010 and early 2011 lease
job lay-offs continue in architecture, Class A vacancy in the CBD actually expirations…however its important to
engineering, financial and professional dropped slightly in the quarter; however note that not all Landlord’s are pressured
service firms, there are signs of increased the excitement is tempered by the steady (or have the ability) to restructure existing
employment in technology. Open job increase in available space (space which is leases. The lender(s) on the buildings are
requirements for internet and software marketed for lease but still occupied) to more active in the decisions which affect
companies are leading the charge and as a 7,072,268 square feet and the citywide cash flow and they also know that with
result, an expansion of occupied square vacancy showing an increase to 14.43 each passing quarter the market continues
footage for selected firms will likely occur percent from 13.82 percent in the second to edge closer to health. Rents will
in 2010. This expansion however remains quarter of 2009. Furthermore, citywide eventually rise; especially for spaces which
off-set by the continued “bottom line” class A availability increased to 17.33 are well improved in quality properties….it
expense focus across most other industries percent which translates to more than 8.3 continues to be a matter of “when”.
and suggests continued job cuts into 2010. million square feet of office space being
The increase in M&A activity - i.e. Sun marketed for lease over the next 12
Microsystems, Golden Gate Software, months. At the height of the dot com
Oracle - will likely lead to further crash, this number was 10.1 million square
consolidations and more negative feet.
absorption through Q2-2010.
For properties with “shell” or first
The third quarter net absorption was generation spaces, it is necessary to
negative 511,631 square feet, bringing the provide generous concession packages and
YTD total to 2,293,889 square feet. low face rents to compete with “improved”
Economic uncertainty and continued or second generation spaces to encourage
company downsizing (combined with the forward lease commitments. For owners
seasonally slow summer period) translated with access to capital, their success is well
into tepid leasing velocity in San Francisco. noted. Tishman Speyer’s 555 Mission
The majority of deals inked in the third Street continues to sign deals as noted
quarter were prompted by tenants seeking above with RCM Capital, and most recently
to restructure in-place lease terms, which Silicon Valley Bank committed to 35,274
in many cases resulted in early renewals square feet for 10 years. These
and space consolidation. Three out of the transactions received TI Allowances around
five largest transactions of the quarter; $80.00 per square foot.
Brown & Toland, Open TV, and Pure
Digital were just such deals. In another For the majority of Landlords, there is
example, RCM Capital reduced the size of difficulty in obtaining capital for tenant
its San Francisco operations by nearly 50 improvements and transaction costs.
percent when it inked a deal to move from Liquidity and work-outs with existing
its current location at 4 Embarcadero lenders remains of key focus. Tenant
Center into its new, 35,130 square feet improvement packages (which once were
space at 555 Mission Street. Additional easily $40-$50/sf) are now declining to $20
lease commitments were in subleases, as to $35/sf. In exchange the Landlords are
firms cashed in on quality office space reducing their asking rents to entice
marketed at heavily discounted rates. The commitments. Class A rates have slip
largest of the quarter was the Nektar below $35.00 per square foot at the end of
Therapeutics, Inc. sublease of 102,283 the third quarter and will continue to trend
square feet of Pfizer’s (first generation) lower, approaching pricing levels not seen
space at 455 Mission Bay Blvd. South in the since 2005.
Mission Bay submarket. The sublease,
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OFFICE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - LEASING
Average Asking Rate 1 2009 2009
Submarket Net Rentable Area * Availability Total Vacancy 3 Total Availability Class A Class B Class C Q3 Net Absorption 2 Y-T-D
North Financial District 28,691,601 5,503,938 14.35% 19.18% $35.40 $28.00 $23.00 (124,578) (591,814)
South Financial District 24,749,615 3,603,070 10.39% 14.56% $35.30 $28.00 $23.00 148,943 (183,256)
North Waterfront/Jackson Sq. 6,840,596 1,119,322 10.56% 16.36% $30.70 $27.00 $24.00 27,780 (207,900)
Van Ness/Civic Center 6,817,902 1,290,867 9.53% 18.93% $29.27 $25.00 $23.00 (27,224) (187,332)
Union Square 5,825,157 823,584 11.45% 14.14% $30.00 $28.00 $24.00 (119,517) (191,878)
SoMa** 10,679,148 3,335,143 31.23% 31.23% $30.30 $27.00 $24.00 (417,035) (931,709)
San Francisco Office Market 83,604,019 15,675,924 14.43% 18.75% $34.64 $27.26 $23.75 (511,631) (2,293,889)
** SoMa Inventory includes the following markets: South of the Market; Yerba Buena; Multimedia Gulch; Mission Bay; South Beach; Inner Mission & Potrero Hill
Historical Trends
Class A Quarter Total RSF Direct Vacant Sublet Vacant Vacancy Absorption Rental Rates 1
2005/Q3 45,134,630 4,934,788 1,408,976 14.1% 464,534 $32.56
Q4 44,794,249 4,644,515 1,246,239 13.2% 303,271 $33.40
2006/Q1 45,181,682 3,802,372 717,040 10.0% 283,495 $33.46
Q2 45,265,952 3,899,723 692,683 10.1% 111,350 $35.27
Q3 45,267,770 3,412,272 583,281 8.8% 213,537 $35.88
Q4 45,278,227 3,224,700 643,023 8.5% 210,841 $36.80
2007/Q1 46,668,376 3,422,734 441,075 8.3% 91,954 $42.02
Q2 46,663,509 3,286,066 487,191 8.1% 92,522 $43.32
Q3 46,663,509 3,083,395 355,421 7.4% 240,597 $46.82
Q4 46,663,509 2,976,387 352,776 7.1% 154,149 $46.82
2008/Q1 47,322,203 2,754,242 365,733 6.6% 209,188 $46.91
Q2 47,595,475 3,243,799 393,792 7.6% (517,616) $46.94
Q3 47,595,475 3,448,110 744,607 8.8% (555,126) $44.07
Q4 48,151,794 4,587,686 841,335 11.3% (1,236,304) $41.26
2009/Q1 48,219,559 4,968,642 1,122,238 12.6% (661,859) $37.02
Q2 48,219,559 5,009,042 1,273,766 13.0% (190,864) $35.49
Q3 48,219,559 4,995,774 1,178,876 12.8% 108,158 $34.64
HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
2
Absorption is based on vacant square footage
3 Vacancy is based on vacant square footage
* Includes all Classes of Office Space
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OFFICE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - LEASING
BY THE NUMBERS
±102,283 Square feet Nektar Therapeutics, Inc
subleased from Pfizer at 455 Mission Bay Blvd.
South. The 10-year sublease, which commences
upon completion of the project in the second
quarter of 2010, illustrates demand for science/lab
space remains alive in Mission Bay.
455 Mission Bay Boulevard
Significant Leases (By Square Foot)
Top Leases for Q3 2009
Tenant Lessor (Sublessor) Address Sq. Ft.
Nektar Therapeutics, Inc. (S) Pfizer 455 Mission Bay Blvd S. 102,283
Brown & Toland ( R) American Assets, Inc. 153 Townsend Street 51,871
Open TV ( R) Vornado Realty Trust 275 Sacramento Street 42,565
Pure Digital / Cisco (E) McCarthy Cook 185 Berry Street (Wharfside) 37,500
Silicon Valley Bank Tishman Speyer/ ADIA 555 Mission Street 35,274
Top Pending Leases
Tenant Lessor (Sublessor) Address Sq. Ft.
Zynga CBRE Investors 550 Terry Francois 130,000
Del Monte Morgan Stanley One Maritime Plaza 100,000
Exploratorium Port of San Francisco Pier 15 & 17 100,000
Goldman Sachs Vornado Realty Trust 555 California Street 45,000
Foley & Lardner Vornado Realty Trust 555 California Street 30,000
Top 5 Contiguous Spaces (vacant/ available in 12 months)
Address Lessor (Sublessor) Sq. Ft.
150 Hayes St, 100 Van Ness Ave, 150 Van Ness Ave. Patson Group / Vornado Realty Trust 584,487
1355 Market Street (connects w/ 875 Stevenson) The ADCO Group 955,000
370 Third Street JER/ Lane Partners 366,287
155 5th Street Continental Development Corp. 349,286
650 Townsend Street TMG Partners 274,563
1 Montgomery ( S ) ( C ) Charles Schwab 300,090
( S ) = Sublease
( R ) = Renewal
( E ) = Expansion
( C ) = Cornish & Carey Involvement
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OFFICE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS- SALES
BY THE NUMBERS
±116,078 Square feet of class “A” was
purchased by Argonaut Private Equity, as
250 Montgomery Street became the first
distressed asset to sell in San Francisco.
Lender, Real Finance Corporation sold the
office tower for a reported $19.7 million or
$170/s.f. Lincoln Property purchased the
office tower in 2006 for $49 million and
defaulted in 2008.
250 Montgomery Street
Significant Sale Statistics (By Square Foot)
Top Buildings Sales in Q3 2009 (By Square Foot)
Building Sq. Ft. Seller Buyer
250 Montgomery Steet 116,078 CBRE Investments Argonaut Private Equity
564 Market Street 59,100 Genaro Mendoza Chelsea Pacific Holdings
Top Buildings for Sale (Over 50,000 Square Foot)
Building Sq. Ft. Seller Buyer
550 Terry Francois Blvd 282,773 Tishman Speyer GLL Real Estate Partners
120 Howard Street (Note sale) 147,750 Prudential TBD
49 Stevenson Street 121,179 Core Fund Oak Brook Property, LLC TBD
Projects Under Construction (By Completion Date)
Building Sq. Ft. Owner Location Completion Date Major Tenant
1500 Owens 157,929 Alexandria Real Estate Mission Bay Q4 2009 UCSF - Orthapedics
1 Kearny Street ( R ) ( E ) 94,000 Joseph & Maria Fang NFD Q4 2009 None
455 Mission Bay Blvd. 210,000 Alexandria Real Estate Mission Bay Q2 2010 Nektar Therapeutics, Inc.
Projects Planned (By Square Footage)
Building Sq. Ft. Owner Location Status
222 Second St. 700,000 Tishman Speyer SFD Planning
350 Mission Street ( C ) 430,000 GLL Real Estate Partners SFD Planning / Marketing Space
350 Bush Street & 500 Pine Street 400,000 Lincoln Properties NFD On Hold
680 Folsom Street ( R ) 350,000 RREEF / CalPERS SFD On Hold
535 Mission Street 307,000 Beacon Capital Partners SFD On Hold
Piers 27-31 300,000 Shorenstein Company North Waterfront Planning
Foundry Square 3 197,000 Wilson Meany Sullivan SFD Approved / Marketing Space
( R ) = Renovation
( E ) = Expansion
( C ) = Cornish & Carey Involvement
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C&C FOCUS – TIER 1, 2 & 3
Energy Star LEED – Certified LEED - Pending
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9. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE • THIRD QUARTER
C&C FOCUS – TIER 1, 2 & 3
Energy Star LEED – Certified LEED - Pending
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NORTH FINANCIAL DISTRICT MARKET SUMMARY
3rd Quarter, 2009
Vacancy Rate Availability (SF) Net Absorption
Building Class Total RSF Overall Direct Sublet Overall Direct Sublet Current Quarter Q2 '09 Rental Rates1
A 21,546,720 14.4% 10.8% 3.7% 4,006,456 2,903,616 1,102,840 (47,790) (136,359) $35.40
B 6,288,579 14.8% 14.0% 0.8% 1,394,409 1,281,627 112,782 (77,527) 5,503 $28.00
C 856,302 9.1% 8.9% 0.1% 103,073 95,890 7,183 739 7,852 $23.00
28,691,601 14.35% 11.41% 2.93% 5,503,938 4,281,133 1,222,805 (124,578) (123,004)
Historical Trends
Class A Quarter Total RSF Direct Vacant Sublet Vacant Vacancy Absorption Rental Rates
2005/Q3 19,805,988 2,365,519 507,236 16.7% (41,960) $33.01
Q4 19,817,460 1,922,272 637,961 14.5% 157,926 $34.31
2006/Q1 19,817,460 1,773,127 314,449 12.9% 243,229 $34.75
Q2 19,890,190 1,731,564 337,550 10.5% 108,358 $34.75
Q3 19,895,019 1,557,068 292,971 10.4% 51,837 $36.40
Q4 19,895,019 1,505,161 289,094 9.3% 225,615 $37.00
2007/Q1 20,968,597 1,703,435 202,698 9.0% (3,396) $37.60
Q2 20,968,597 1,654,847 268,598 9.1% (121,277) $43.24
Q3 20,968,597 1,381,444 181,956 9.2% (17,312) $45.15
Q4 20,968,597 1,252,588 177,665 7.5% 83,823 $48.30
2008/Q1 21,482,945 1,294,006 131,722 6.6% 55,817 $48.30
Q2 21,482,945 1,430,829 153,364 7.4% (134,611) $48.30
Q3 21,482,945 1,525,829 477,404 9.3% (286,019) $45.30
Q4 21,482,945 2,075,292 563,406 12.3% (480,054) $42.20
2009/Q1 21,546,720 2,189,346 733,855 13.6% (254,346) $37.98
Q2 21,546,720 2,215,344 844,216 14.2% (136,359) $36.30
Q3 21,546,720 2,320,104 787,246 14.4% (47,790) $35.40
HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
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NORTH FINANCIAL DISTRICT MARKET SUMMARY
BY THE NUMBERS
±29,776 Square feet was renewed by 24-
Hour Fitness at 100 California Street. The
renewal will keep the juggernaut fitness club
at its current location for 5 years.
$35.40 Per Square foot (Full Service) for
Class “A” space. This represents a 19.9%
year-over-year decline in Class “A” rental
rates.
14.4% Class “A” vacancy for the North
Financial District submarket. The highest
vacancy rate since 2005 for this submarket.
CLASS “A” HISTORICAL DIRECT VS. SUBLEASE VACANT SPACE
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SOUTH FINANCIAL DISTRICT MARKET SUMMARY
3rd Quarter, 2009
Vacancy Rate Availability (SF) Net Absorption
Building Class Total RSF Overall Direct Sublet Overall Direct Sublet Current Quarter Q2 '09 Rental Rates1
A 20,181,060 11.1% 9.9% 1.2% 3,065,812 2,600,366 465,446 145,018 (9,910) $35.30
B 3,346,323 6.2% 5.9% 0.3% 406,956 390,092 16,864 29,810 (367) $28.00
C 1,222,232 10.3% 10.1% 0.1% 130,302 120,258 10,044 (25,885) (14,965) $23.00
24,749,615 10.39% 9.34% 1.05% 3,603,070 3,110,716 492,354 148,943 (25,242)
Historical Trends
Class A Quarter Total RSF Direct Vacant Sublet Vacant Vacancy Absorption Rental Rates
Q3 20,123,913 1,810,178 562,883 11.8% 112,402 $32.53
Q4 19,772,060 1,934,028 477,212 12.2% (38,490) $33.40
2006/Q1 20,159,493 1,328,836 358,395 8.4% 63,342 $33.40
Q2 19,086,992 1,354,408 325,959 8.8% 41,720 $35.70
Q3 19,094,438 1,271,296 257,646 8.0% (70,444) $36.00
Q4 19,094,438 1,038,200 262,045 6.8% 228,697 $37.10
2007/Q1 19,128,276 991,788 160,721 6.0% 252,536 $42.67
Q2 19,128,276 998,881 142,012 6.0% 13,586 $43.40
Q3 19,128,276 1,157,348 92,021 6.5% 114,922 $47.60
Q4 19,128,276 1,294,077 83,682 7.2% (128,390) $47.60
2008/Q1 19,612,763 1,064,770 149,049 6.2% (32,660) $47.60
Q2 19,612,763 1,153,898 158,734 6.7% 37,426 $47.60
Q3 19,612,763 1,357,040 187,752 7.9% (73,457) $44.20
Q4 20,169,082 1,977,938 203,342 10.8% (410,583) $41.50
2009/Q1 20,181,060 2,089,038 284,973 11.8% (237,133) $37.35
Q2 20,181,060 2,086,629 297,292 11.8% (9,910) $36.20
Q3 20,181,060 1,990,618 248,285 11.1% 145,018 $35.30
HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
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SOUTH FINANCIAL DISTRICT MARKET SUMMARY
BY THE NUMBERS
±35,427 Square feet was inked by Silicon
Valley Bank at 555 Mission Street. The bank
will move from its China Basin location at
185 Berry Street into Tishman Speyer’s new
office tower upon lease commencement in
February 2010
148,943 Square feet of positive net
absorption for all building classes in the
South Financial District.
11.1% overall vacancy rate in Q3 (includes
sublease space and all building classes), a
decline from Q2’s mark of 11.8%.
CLASS “A” HISTORICAL DIRECT VS. SUBLEASE VACANT SPACE
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NORTH WATERFRONT/JACKSON SQUARE MARKET SUMMARY
BY THE NUMBERS
+11,683 Square foot lease was signed by
E & M Electric Machinery, Inc., at 55
Francisco Street.
27,780 Square feet of positive net
absorption for all building classes in the
North Waterfront / Jackson Square
submarket.
12.8% Class “A” vacancy for the North
Waterfront / Jackson Square submarket,
nearly a 1% decrease quarter-over-quarter.
3rd Quarter, 2009
Vacancy Rate Availability (SF) Net Absorption
Building Class Total RSF Overall Direct Sublet Overall Direct Sublet Current Quarter Q2 '09 Rental Rates1
A 1,670,725 12.8% 11.7% 1.1% 290,404 236,744 53,660 14,448 (35,168) $30.70
B 3,699,610 11.4% 9.5% 1.9% 661,503 543,413 118,090 (24,506) (20,034) $27.00
C 1,470,261 6.0% 5.9% 0.1% 167,415 131,761 35,654 37,838 (60,144) $24.00
6,840,596 10.56% 9.26% 1.30% 1,119,322 911,918 207,404 27,780 (115,346)
CLASS “A” HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
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VAN NESS/CIVIC CENTER MARKET SUMMARY
BY THE NUMBERS
649,563 Square feet of overall vacancy for the Van
Ness / Civic Center submarket, a .82% increase
quarter-over-quarter.
3,409 Square feet of positive Class “A” absorption in
the Van Ness / Civic Center submarket.
$29.27 Per Square foot (Full Service) for Class “A”
space, a decline of 21.3% year-over-year.
3rd Quarter, 2009
Vacancy Rate Availability (SF) Net Absorption
Building Class Total RSF Overall Direct Sublet Overall Direct Sublet Current Quarter Q2 '09 Rental Rates1
A 2,105,547 3.7% 3.6% 0.1% 454,382 452,814 1,568 3,409 (5,680) $29.27
B 2,759,197 17.0% 14.2% 2.8% 717,942 638,645 79,297 (30,402) (29,631) $25.00
C 1,953,158 5.2% 4.9% 0.3% 118,543 112,543 6,000 (231) (4,018) $23.00
6,817,902 9.53% 8.26% 1.27% 1,290,867 1,204,002 86,865 (27,224) (39,329)
CLASS “A” HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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UNION SQUARE MARKET SUMMARY
BY THE NUMBERS
$30.00 Per Square foot (Full Service) for Class
“A” space.
11.45% Overall vacancy for the Union Square
submarket, up from 9.4% in the second quarter
of 2009.
(119,517) Square feet of negative absorption
for all classes of space in the Union Square
submarket.
3rd Quarter, 2009
Vacancy Rate Availability (SF) Net Absorption
Building Class Total RSF Overall Direct Sublet Overall Direct Sublet Current Quarter Q2 '09 Rental Rates1
A 181,715 5.2% 3.1% 2.1% 9,428 5,656 3,772 0 (3,772) $30.00
B 3,000,287 8.0% 7.8% 0.3% 361,529 327,058 34,471 (2,761) 3,672 $28.00
C 2,643,155 15.7% 15.4% 0.3% 452,627 431,369 21,258 (116,756) (26,724) $24.00
5,825,157 11.45% 11.10% 0.35% 823,584 764,083 59,501 (119,517) (26,824)
CLASS “A” HISTORICAL VACANCY VS. LEASE RATES
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
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SOMA MARKET SUMMARY
By: Riccardo Gale, Marc Trovato, and Sam Brownell
The 3rd Quarter of 2009 in SOMA was a bit desirable available spaces in the market rent expectations and increased sublease and
of a dichotomy. Tour and leasing activity was include: direct availabilities are creating attractive
strong, but a flood of new availability leasing opportunities for SOMA tenants.
resulted in significant negative absorption. 410 Townsend Street – 30,000 RSF
Total availability increased from 27% to 31%, of fully furnished brick & timber
while average asking rates fell from $27.80 to space divisible to 10,000 RSF
$27.69 per Rentable Square Foot per Year 625 Second Street – 32,000 RSF of
(RSF). creative brick & timber space
divisible to 14,000 RSF
The strong negative absorption this quarter
was the result Wells Fargo’s exit of 155 5th Investment sales activity continued to move
Street, which brought 349,000 of new along at a snails pace. However, speculation
availability to market. Were it not for 155 of several, larger scale, potential foreclosures
5th Street, absorption would have been has started to surface. It is expected that Q4
positive for the quarter. 2009 and 2010 will see an up tick in activity,
driven by troubled landlords and further
Several large tenants touring the market pressure on banks and lenders to mark assets
generated considerable buzz this quarter, to current market values.
including Zynga for approximately 137,000
RSF (in negotiations at 500 Terry Francois in In conclusion, the SOMA market parameters
Mission Bay), Ubisoft for 50,000 RSF, were again negative this quarter, but the rate
Twitter for 30,000 RSF (in negotiations at of deterioration continued to slow. Leasing
795 Folsom), and Carat Interactive (in volume was respectable, and tour activity was
negotiations for 30,000 RSF at 875 Howard). strong. Landlords of good quality creative
Yelp, Pure Digital and FiberTower continue space continued to decrease their rental
to tour the market as well. A number of expectations and entertain short-term
larger leases were completed this quarter, commitments from the tenant community.
including Brown and Toland (renewal), Cisco Landlords were increasingly open to “blend
(renewal), and Zynga (expansion). and extend” proposals from tenants hoping to
reduce their current rent obligation in
exchange for extended lease term. SOMA’s
The availability of high-quality creative space investment market continued to stall, as both
has increased, with new options available for buyers and sellers were reluctant to make
occupancy in 2009. Some of the more deals. Despite the struggling economy, lower
OVERALL RENTS VS. VACANCY 2Q ’07 TO 3Q ‘09
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SOMA MARKET SUMMARY
3rd Quarter, 2009
Submarket # of Buildings Total Sq. Ft. Available Sq. Ft. Vacancy Rate Average Asking Rent Absorption Sq. Ft.
South Beach 19 2,241,187 368,011 16.42% $24.52 1,811
Multimedia Gulch 39 3,999,008 1,031,946 25.81% $26.60 124,015
Yerba Buena / South of Market 19 2,561,807 1,274,742 49.76% $27.97 (410,822)
Potrero Hill / Inner Mission 14 1,258,838 387,172 30.76% $23.58 (132,039)
Mission Bay 4 588,405 273,272 46.44% $38.50 0
Totals: 95 10,649,245 3,335,143 31.32% $27.69 (417,035)
*Rates are based on a weighted average for available space only.
SOMA Top Ten Buildings
Building 1Rates Direct Sublease Total Avail. Avail. Total
Building Stories
Sq. Ft. Total Direct Avg. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. Percent
185 Berry Street 6 939,549 $32.00* 55,097 3,271 58,368 6.2%
475 Brannan Street 4 255,000 $36.00 0 0 0 0.0%
444 DeHaro Street 2 152,000 $28.00 17,288 0 17,288 11.4%
160 King Street 10 167,983 $31.00 6,300 66,086 72,386 43.1%
350 Rhode Island St. South 4 139,509 $29.00 34,841 0 34,841 25.0%
501 2nd Street 7 207,809 $30.00 6,626 32,040 38,666 18.6%
625 2nd Street 4 134,447 $28.00 31,909 16,000 47,909 35.6%
139 Townsend Street 5 57,782 $29.00 32,242 0 32,242 55.8%
410 Townsend Street 4 80,000 $24.00 30,029 0 30,029 37.5%
650 Townsend Street 6 710,400 $23.00 408,333 16,865 425,198 59.9%
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Rates are Quoted as Full Service
Largest Continuous Spaces
Address Square Feet Available
370 3rd Street 365,584
155 5th Street 349,286
650 Townsend Street 313,376
500 Terry Francois Blvd. 268,245
875 Howard Street 190,000
185 Berry Street 175,000
160 King Street 56,963
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20. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE • THIRD QUARTER
SOMA MARKET SUMMARY
Top Leases
Tenant Lessor Square Feet Address
Brown and Toland ( R) American Assets 51,871 160 King Street
CISCO ( E ) Rreef 37,000 185 Berry Street
Zynga Apllo Real Estate Advisors 20,021 444 DeHaro Street
Mark Monitor ( R ) ( C ) Kennedy Associates 19,313 303 2nd Street
VideoEgg ( R ) The Mariani Trust 17,000 180 Townsend Street
Cloudmark ( R ) ( C ) Byer Properties 15,500 128 King Street
Outcast Communications ( R ) SFI Real Estate Holdings 14,000 123 Townsend Street
EngineYard ( S ) ( C ) Yahoo! 14,465 500 3rd Street
Top Pending Leases
Tenant Lessor Square Feet Address
Zynga CBRE Investrors 137,000 500 Terry Francois Blvd.
Twitter ( S ) AOL/Bebo 30,000 795 Folsom Street
Carat Interactive TMG Partners 30,000 875 Howard Street
StumbleUpon Watson Breevast 20,000 139 Townsend Street
Zoom Systems ( S ) Macy's 20,000 22 4th Street
JustinTV Watson Breevast 10,000 139 Townsend Street
Top Building Sales
*No significant SOMA Sale Transactions this Quarter.
SOMA Top Picks
Location Floor(s) Minimum Size Maximum Size Asking Rent Comments
410 Townsend Street Various 10,000 20,000 $25.00 Fully Furnished Creative Brick & Timber Office Space
575 Florida Street Various 9,000 75,000 $21.00 Creative, High Ceiling Space. Potrero Location.
625 2nd Street Ground 31,909 6,734 $28.00 Creative Brick & Timber. Prime Location.
139 Townsend Street Various 11,000 33,000 $30.00 High Ceiling Brick & Timber Office Space. 3 Full Floors
( S ) = Sublease
( R ) = Renewal
( E ) = Expansion
( C ) = Cornish & Carey Involvement
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21. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE • THIRD QUARTER
AGENT ROSTER
LEASING INVESTMENTS MARKET RESEARCH
Jonathan Allen Bart O’Connor Samuel Brownell El Beh
415.445.5138 415.445.5102 415.445.5113 415.445.5114
jallen@ccarey.com boconnor@ccarey.com sbrownell@ccarey.com ebeh@ccarey.com
Karl Baldauf Will Scovill* Kyle Ladewig Ryan Carmichael
415.445.5117 415.445.5134 415.445.5103 415.445.5133
kbaldauf@ccarey.com wscovill@ccarey.com kladewig@ccarey.com rcarmichael@ccarey.com
John Cashin Nick Slonek Rita Meehan
415.445.5112 415.445.5100 415.445.5135
jcashin@ccarey.com nslonek@ccarey.com rmeehan@ccarey.com
Donnette Clarens Marc Trovato
415.445.5120 415.445.5118
dclarens@ccarey.com mtrovato@ccarey.com
Kevin Delehanty INDUSTRIAL LEASING C&C CAPITAL OFFICE ADMIN.
415.445.5132
kdelehanty@ccarey.com Bruce Carter Matthew Gum BK Masterson
415.445.5142 415.445.5116 415.445.5150
Shannon Dolan
bcarter@ccarey.com mgum@ccareycapital.com bmasterson@ccarey.com
415.445.5105
sdolan@ccarey.com Brad Zampa
RETAIL LEASING 415.445.5115
Riccardo Gale bzampa@ccareycapital.com
415.445.5119 Tracy Chiao
rgale@ccarey.com 415.445.5140
Raquel Ledesma tchiao@ccarey.com
415.445.5136 Erika Elliott
rledesma@ccarey.com 415.445.5124
Jim Lucas eeliott@ccarey.com
415.445.5106 Marissa Miller
jlucas@ccarey.com 415.445.5139
Melinda Miyagishima mmiller@ccarey.com
415.445.5108 Tom Neuburger
mmiyagishima@ccarey.com 415.445.5129
Todd Motoyoshi tneuburger@ccarey.com
415.445.5122 Rachel Pagan
tmotoyoshi@ccarey.com 415.445.5121
John Norton rpagan@ccarey.com
415.445.5137 Julie Taylor
jnorton@ccarey.com 415.445.5128
jtaylor@ccarey.com
* Indicates Life Science Specialist
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