TMG Partners Press Archive

  1. TMG Starts 190 Apartments in Emeryville Public Market Revamp - SF Business Times - May 10, 2012
    "Plans to start construction on a $54 million, 190-unit apartment project in Emeryville"
  2. TMG Pursues New Silicon Valley, San Francisco Adventures - The Registry - May 4, 2012
    "San Francisco-based TMG Partners continues its ambitious Bay Area expansion"
  3. TMG Partners, with Alcion Ventures, Acquires San Francisco's Historic Hamm's Building - Press Release - May 4, 2012
    "Announced the acquisition of The Hamm's Building, a multi-story 182,669-square-foot office building"
  4. Public Market Emeryville Remodel Pays Homage to its Industrial Past - Contra Costa Times - April 23, 2012
    "Ambitious $209 million green building project envisioned for the entire 14-acre mixed-use site"
  5. Tech Firms Go Far and Wide for Space - The Wall Street Journal - March 21, 2012
    "Landlords in cities throughout the country are enjoying the benefits from expanding technology employers."
  6. Zynga Buys San Francisco Digs - The Registry - March 5, 2012
    "Zynga Inc. has entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement to buy the building that houses its corporate headquarters"
  7. Zynga to Spend $228 Million on San Francisco Property - The Wall Street Journal - March 5, 2012
    "Social-game maker Zynga Inc. to purchase its 670,000-square-foot San Francisco headquarters"
  8. Zynga agrees to buy SF headquarters for $228 million - San Francisco Chronicle - March 5, 2012
    "Zynga Inc. is using some of the money it generated to buy its own headquarters in San Francisco."
  9. Amy Neches jumps to TMG Partners from San Francisco Redevelopment Agency - SF Business Times - March 1, 2012
    "TMG Partners has snagged longtime San Francisco Redevelopment Agency staffer Amy Neches"
  10. Macys.com inks big San Francisco lease - SF Business Times - February 29, 2012
    "Macys.com has leased 250,000 square feet at 680 Folsom St. in the South of Market"
  11. S.F. Technology Leader Riverbed Signs Long Term Lease for World Headquarters in SOMA - California Newswire - February 6, 2012
    "Riverbed Technology, a leader in IT performance solutions, has entered into a 167,788 square-foot lease at 680 Folsom"
  12. Guitar Center to open this week Emeryville Public Market - SF Business Times - January 30, 2012
    "Guitar Center plans to open its new location in the TMG Partners' Emeryville Public Market on Friday"
  13. DivcoWest and TMG Partners close on 1275 Market - SF Business Times - October 7, 2011
    "$44 million sale of 1275 Market St. to DivcoWest and TMG Partners Completed"
  14. Offices Make Slow Recovery - Wall Street Journal - October 5, 2011
    "Leasing Continued to Rise in the Third Quarter, but Rate of Expansion Fell"
  15. TMG ready to roll on $87M project - SF Business Times - September 30, 2011
    "TMG Partners will start construction in late November on the $87 million rehab and expansion of 680 Folsom St."
  16. TMG to overhaul Emeryville project - SF Business Times - June 24, 2011
    "Major overhaul of the existing 14-acre retail and office complex into a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood"
  17. Rise & Fall: A Barometer of the Region's Movers, Shaker & Fakers - SF Business Times - May 26, 2011
    "Michael Covarrubias trending up as TMG and Sobrato make $91 Million Purchase"
  18. TMG To Build 660 San Francisco Apartments - The Registry - May 25, 2011
    "TMG Partners to begin construction later this year on two complexes totaling 380 units"
  19. Sobrato and TMG Team Up in $91 Mil San Francisco Office Buy - RentTV.com - May 18, 2011
    "In a major NoCal acquisition, The Sobrato Organization partners with TMG Partners"
  20. Sobrato Joins List of Developers Vying for Pier 70 Project - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - January 21, 2011
    "Pier 70 has drawn the interest of major South Bay developer The Sobrato Organization."
  21. Mission Bay, Emeryville projects win $1.35M grants - San Francisco Business Times - December 8, 2010
    "Additional funding from the state's Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program"
  22. California Department of Housing and Community Development Honors California Catalyst Communities and Models for Sustainability - California Department of Housing - December 3, 2010
    "Emeryville Market Place and Bay Front Transit Village honored"
  23. TMG Partners' Emeryville Public Market Awarded a 2010 Stop Waste Efficiency Award. - StopWaste.org - November 4, 2010
    "Facility has doubled previous levels of composting to 170 tons per year"
  24. HCD Announces the Designation of Thirteen California Communities as Models for Sustainability - California Department of Housing and Community Development - August 24, 2010
    "Emeryville Marketplace project designated a Gold Standard Catalyst Project"
  25. Zynga in San Francisco's biggest office lease in years - San Francisco Business Times - October 16, 2010
    "Zynga finalizing the biggest new office lease in San Francisco in nearly five years"
  26. TMG DIgs into SoMa - San Francisco Business Times - October 15, 2010
    "Real estate deals rage in 'tidal wave of activity'"
  27. It's TMG vs. The Blackbird at 208 Utah St. - San Francisco Business Times - October 6, 2010
    "Covarrubias and his team inherited a challenge that is new perhaps even to them: a crazy blackbird."
  28. TMG to build rentals in Emeryville next year - SF Business Times - October 1, 2010
    "TMG Partners expects to start construction on a 1.5 million-square-foot redevelopment project by the end of 2011."
  29. Tech drives uptick in S.F. office market - SF Business Times - October 1, 2010
    "Fast-growing tech companies drove San Francisco's leasing market to its first quarter of growth."
  30. Mayor Newsom: New Global Headquarters for Zynga in San Francisco - Press Release - September 28, 2010
    "Zynga to relocate to 699 Eighth Street, a TMG Partners Development."
  31. TMG Hires Tom Stubbs as Partner - San Francisco Business Times - September 22, 2010
    "TMG Partners has named Tom Stubbs as development partner."
  32. TMG to Manage Reposition of SoMA Office Building - SF Business Times - July 9, 2010
    "TMG Partners tapped to manage the repositioning of the 400,000-square-foot 155 Fifth St."
  33. Drivers for Town Centers - Uli Magazine - May/June, 2010
    "What models of public/private cooperation for town center development will be the most relevant
    when the economy recovers?"
  34. Soma Grand is 100% SOLD OUT! - Press Release - June 23, 2010
    "We are excited to announce that the community is 100% sold out!"
  35. Yahoo Approved for 3M-SF Campus - GlobeSt.com - May 13, 2010
    "Yahoo Inc. wins approval from the Santa Clara City Council for its 3-million-square-foot campus."
  36. TMG Partners/Related Cos. team picked for Moffett Field project - San Francisco Business Times - November 16, 2009
    "A joint venture between San Francisco-based TMG Partners and the Related Cos."
  37. University Associates Selects Team Led By TMG Partners - Press Release - November 16, 2009
    "UA-SV has selected TMG Partners and Related Companies as the master developer team for a sustainable community at the NASA Research Park in Moffett Field, CA."
  38. Urban Land magazine Land Writes section - September 2009
    "'How's it going?"' by Marianna Leuschel and Mary Breuer."
  39. Watergate Towers, Emeryville - SF Biz Times - August 14 2009
    "TMG names receiver for 3 Hines buildings"
  40. Michael Covarrubias interview - The Registry - July 2009
    "Looking towards better days ahead"
  41. S.F. in Talks for Moscone Expansion - San Francisco Business Times - June 19, 2009
    "TMG owns key property"
  42. Emeryville Marketplace - Urban Land Magazine - Spring, 2009
    "First LEED Platinum Neighborhood"
  43. SOMA Grand - San Francisco Biz Times - May 15, 2009
    "Spike in San Francisco condo sales may signal comeback"
  44. Michael Covarrubias quoted - The Registry - May 2009
    "Without Pier 70"
  45. TMG Partners - San Francisco Biz Times - May 1, 2009
    "Prudence pays off for TMG Partners."
  46. Marketplace, Emeryville - Switchboard blog from Natural Resources Defense Council - May 4, 2009
    "Emeryville's platinum-certified neighborhood, on its way."
  47. San Francisco Chronicle - April 2009
    "High-rise plans teeter with economy in S.F."
  48. Michael Bauer: Heaven's Dog - San Francisco Chronicle - March 22, 2009
    "Chinese cuisine inspires heavenly interpretation."
  49. Three Questions - SF Chronicle "Three Questions: Michael Covarrubias" - March 2009
  50. 680 Folsom - Architectural Record - January 2009
    "Three Buildings, Three Different Approaches by Joann Gonchar, AIA"
  51. SOMA Grand - San Francisco Biz Times - January 19, 2009
    "Charles Phan expands menu of eateries."
  52. Westside Courts, San Francisco - The Western Edition San Francisco - January 2, 2009
    "Residents, developer, work to build a brighter future."
  53. Developers line up to take on Pier 70 - SF Biz Times - October 3, 2008
    "TMG Partners CEO Michael Covarrubias likes cleaning up hazardous waste."
  54. EmeryBay Market Place, Emeryville - East Bay Biz Times - September 5, 2008
    "EmeryBay undergoes 'urban village' overhaul"
  55. MarketPlace, Emeryville - The Registry "Green Issue" - August-September 2008
    "Going green, inside and out (see section on "Greening a community in Emeryville")"
  56. EmeryBay Market Place, Emeryville - SF Biz Times - September 5, 2008
    "TMG moving Emeryville from suburbs to city"
  57. Midtown Fremont - East Bay Business Times - August 8 2008
    "Fremont in the market for retail development, central business district"
  58. SOMA Grand - San Francisco Chronicle - July 30 2008
    "The Inside Scoop: Phan planning SoMa noodle bar/lounge"
  59. SOMA Grand - San Francisco Biz Times - Structures special section - June 27 2008
    "Mid-Market 'caterpillar' transforms into 'butterfly'"
  60. 650 Townsend - SF Business Times - May 2008
    "Former fashion mart gets makeover as offices"
  61. Third & Folsom - SF Biz Times - April 11 2008
    "Reinvention under way at Third & Folsom"
  62. Real Estate Deals of the Year - SF Biz Times - March 2008
    "Community Impact/San Francisco - Soma Grand"
  63. SOMA Grand - San Francisco Chronicle - April 2, 2008
    "Downtown views and a concierge-staffed condo lure active seniors out of their suburban lair"
  64. SOMA Grand - SF Biz Times - December 7, 2007
    "New SoMa Grand fuels property rush"
  65. SOMA Grand - SF Chronicle - November 6, 2007
    "Towering work of art..."
  66. SOMA Grand - SF Chronicle - September 5, 2007
    "Charles Phan of Slanted Door to put a restaurant in the 22-storey tower"
  67. SOMA Grand - ULI's MULTIFAMILY TRENDS magazine - July-August 2007
    "Beyond Eloise: Condominiums with Hotel Services"
  68. Third & Folsom - SF Biz Journal - August 24, 2007
    "TMG to rehab SoMa buildings as offices"
  69. University Palms, East Palo Alto - Silicon Valley/San Jose Biz Journal - July 13, 2007
    "Speculative commercial building heats up"
  70. City in a bottle - The Economist - July 12, 2007
    "The strange half-recovery of California's prettiest city"
  71. One South Van Ness, San Francisco - SF Chronicle - June 26, 2007
    "City exercises its option for One South Van Ness"
  72. Bay Center Offices Emeryville - SF Biz Times - June 08, 2007
    "Emeryville office complex sets new sale price record"
  73. Focus on TMG Partners & Michael Covarrubias - SF Biz Journal - April 27, 2007
    "Covarrubias' TMG Partners makes bets to build where others see only the risk and not the reward"
  74. Bay Center Offices, Emeryville - GlobeSt.com - June 7, 2007
    "TMG Sells EmeryBay Campus to PREI, Harvest"
  75. 650 Townsend - SF Business Times "Real Estate Deals of the Year" - March 2007
    "Finalist Best Office Sale - 'This SoMa building was half vacant when TMG bought it, but it's filling up'"
  76. SOMA GRAND - Globe Street - March 2, 2007
    "Joint venture debuts Soma Grand condos"
  77. Soma Square - Rentv.com - February 27, 2007
    "TMG and Flynn are Partners in SOMA Square dance"
  78. Dining Out - The U.N. of Food
    "Emeryville Public Market"
  79. Joint Venture - TMG Partners & AGI Capital, San Francisco Business Times - Preview 2007
    "Condo Mania Spells Freebies for Buyers"
  80. San Francisco Business Times-December 2006
    "Betting on the house"
  81. 650 Townsend - ResearchRant
    "DEALS IN THE NEWS"
  82. 650 Townsend - San Francisco Business Times
    "TMG Partners steps in to take over landmark South of Market center"
  83. Bayside Technology Park II - Rentv.com Acquisition News San Francisco
    "JER/TMG partner in purchase of 425k sf Bayside Technology Park II"
  84. 650 Townsend - Rentv.com Acquisition News San Francisco
    "TMG Partners steps in to take over landmark South of Market center"
  85. "Yahoo! Land Buy Totals $100M " - GlobeStreet
  86. TMG, JER Add to Bayside Tech Park Holdings - Globe this AM
  87. Yahoo plans new campus - Mercury News
    "Net giant said to be considering moving HQ to Santa Clara"
  88. Deal on Yahoo campus is near - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
  89. SoMa Grand condos at 1160 Mission - SF Business Times
    "Hotelier checks into condos"
  90. Urban Living Special Publication - SF Business Times - March 2006
    "Suburbs driven to 'smart growth' - The Crossing @ San Bruno"
  91. Real Estate Deals of the Year 2005 - SF Business Times - March 2006
    "Office Sale: Finalist - The Landmark at One Market"
  92. Real Estate Deals of the Year 2005 - SF Business Times - March 2006
    "Suburban Office Sale: Mid Point Technology Park"
  93. Surburban Community Impact : Mid Point Technology Park - SF Business Times - March 2006
    "Stanford buys Peninsula campus for R&D space"
  94. San Francisco Chronicle - The Farm
    "Stanford adds some acreage to The Farm"
  95. RENTV.COM - SOMA
    "Life is Just Grand for Developers of New Condo Project in San Francisco’s SOMA "
  96. San Francisco Chronicle - SoMa Grand
    "SoMa Grand breaks ground"
  97. East Bay Business Times - Bayside
    "JV acquires Fremont's Bayside Technology Park"
  98. San Francisco Chronicle - Albany Target
    "Hitting the big box bull's-eye"
  99. RENTV.COM - TMG
    "Griffin Capital Spends $36 Mil on Former Post Office Building in Emeryville"
  100. California Real Estate Journal - TMG
    "California’s Major Commercial Property Management Firms"
  101. Apartment Professional - TMG
    "The Case for Adaptive Re-use in Downtown L.A."
  102. RENTV.COM - TMG
    "Conversion of Vacant Downtown Office Tower is so RAD"
  103. CoStar Group - TMG
    "CoStar Deals of Note for Monday"
  104. The Journal - Albany Target
    "Target Proposal Wins City Approval"
  105. BT Commercial's Research Rant - TMG
    "Deals in the News"
  106. San Francisco Business Times - TMG
    "TMG Partners closes on sale of 1 Market St."
  107. SF Business Times - TMG
    "McPeak calls for CEQA reform, 20-year housing growth plans"
  108. SF Business Times - TMG
    "Developer snags Treasury amid string of new deals."
  109. Oakland Tribune - TMG
    "TMG partner relishes building community."
  110. Real Estate Journal - TMG
    "Crossing Over to Smart Growth."
  111. Urban Land - The Crossing
    "Town Uses: A mixed-use, infill project is giving San Bruno the makings of a small town."
  112. New York Times - The Crossing
    "In Bay Area, Mass Transit Inspires Project"
  113. San Francisco Chronicle - The Crossing
    "Real Estate: Anchors Aweigh"
  114. San Francisco Business Times - One Market
    "Martin Group lands year's biggest lease"
  115. San Francisco Business Times - The Crossing
    "Huge Project Planned for Peninsula"
  116. San Francisco Business Times - 600 Battery
    "Martin Group asks $45m for recharged 600 Battery"