Category Archives: San Francisco Business Times

Oakland tried to create a living downtown. It hasn’t worked.

“You have nobody working. There’s no active spaces, and that means you have streets that are quiet and dark and empty at night, which makes people feel unsafe,” one developer says. After Isaac Abid arrived in the Bay Area in 2014 to open the Oakland office of San Diego developer HP Investors, he watched as […]

Goldman Sachs and HP Investors snap up another downtown Oakland office building

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After buying the historic I. Magnin Building two years ago, a Goldman Sachs affiliate and HP Investors swooped in to buy another Oakland building that is also close to transit, restaurants and new residential. To read the full article go here: http://bit.ly/2Ecgn7Q Reprinted via San Diego Business Times

Here’s where Goldman Sachs is putting its money in Oakland

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By Roland Li  – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Jul 5, 2016, 2:36pm PDT Updated Jul 6, 2016, 4:01pm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has completed its first direct investment in Oakland with a downtown office building purchase, said Isaac Abid, the banking giant’s partner on the deal. Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Alternative Investments & Manager Selection Group (NYSE: GS), based in […]