Flynn Properties Takes 585,000 SQFT 225 Bush via Deed in Lieu After $221MM Loan Buy in San Francisco
Why this matters
Capital markets activity continues to be defined by the rotation from bank balance sheets to non-bank lenders. Private credit funds have raised record dry powder; banks have tightened CRE underwriting standards for the sixth consecutive quarter. The result is a market where well-sponsored deals clear, and marginal credit pays a meaningful spread to do so. 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 LPs, the allocation conversation has shifted decisively toward real estate debt, with equity allocations being deployed more selectively into operator-led platforms.
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- The 153rd San Francisco story tracked on the wire in September 2026. All San Francisco coverage →
- Disclosed capital deal value tracked in September 2026: $18.8B across 40 reported transactions.
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Flynn Properties has now bought both 225 Bush St. and Market Center by acquiring the loan and taking a deed in lieu, getting the roughly half-leased 585,448-square-foot Financial District tower for about 37 percent be…
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