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Essex Property Trust Buys 474-Unit Lincoln Landing in Hayward for More Than $200MM, Doubling Down on the East Bay

Via The Registry · October 29, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · October 29, 2026

Why this matters

Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.

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Excerpt from The Registry:
Essex Property Trust closed on a 2022-built, 474-unit East Bay community for more than $200 million, a property research by The Registry identifies as Lincoln Landing in Hayward, as executives used the REIT's third-qu…
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