San Francisco Giants, Tishman Speyer Mark Opening Of Mission Rock In Struggling City

June 23, 2023 / no comments

The Canyon, the first residential building in San Francisco’s newest development, opened Wednesday with a ceremony that included Mayor London Breed, Port of San Francisco Executive Director Elaine Forbes, San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer and Tishman Speyer Senior Managing Director Carl Shannon. 
The Canyon is part of Mission Rock, a mixed-use development across Mission Bay from Oracle Park, where the San Francisco Giants play. Along with the opening of The Canyon, Visa moved its global headquarters into a 13-story, 300K SF office on the same property. Another office building and residential complex are under construction, along with eight more buildings, a parking garage and the…

Weekend Interview: Avison Young’s Wade Bowlin On What He’s Learned From 5 Economic Downturns And Why Houston Is Special

June 23, 2023 / no comments

This series goes deep with some of the most compelling figures in commercial real estate: the deal-makers, the game-changers, the city-shapers and the larger-than-life personalities who keep CRE interesting.
After more than 30 years in commercial real estate, Wade Bowlin became the new leader of Avison Young’s Houston office last year through a partial merger with Madison Marquette.
Toronto-based Avison Young agreed to acquire the office and industrial property management, agency leasing and project management service lines of Washington, D.C.-based developer Madison Marquette in August of 2022, gaining 235 commercial real estate professionals in the deal. Bowlin started as principal and managing director in October.