BXP Signs On as Consultant, JLL Lands Leasing Assignment for 1.5MM SQFT Fifty at First Tower in San Francisco
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. San Francisco continues to clear office at the deepest discounts to 2019 basis seen in the cycle, while multifamily fundamentals have stabilized and life sciences in the Peninsula remains active. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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On the RET wire
- The 30th San Francisco story tracked on the wire in October 2026. All San Francisco coverage →
- Disclosed office deal value tracked in October 2026: $2.2B across 5 reported transactions. All Office coverage →
- 20 stories mentioning BXP on the wire in the past 90 days. BXP coverage →
Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage
The San Francisco Recovery Fund has formally brought BXP aboard as a development, leasing and marketing consultant and named JLL exclusive office leasing agent for Fifty at First, assembling the team that will try to…
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