SNK Realty Group, the Phoenix developer that had a smash hit with the Franklin 88 condo project in Oakland Chinatown, is scoring in Emeryville, too.

The firm had a waiting list with more than 1,000 names for the well-named Franklin 88 -- eight is a lucky number in China -- before it even opened. It sold out quickly.

The company is now more than 50 percent sold out in the 102-unit first phase of its Andante condo project in Emeryville at 40th Street and San Pablo Avenue. The units range from 622 to 1,313 square feet and start in the low $300,000's for one bedroom units and high $400,000's for two-bedroom units. The company expects the 23-unit second phase to come to market later this year.

Venti Deals
The East Bay took the lion's share of a 10-city Bay Area expansion by Starbucks.

Contra Costa County and the outer East Bay will see new locations at Dublin, on Amador Valley Boulevard and Village Parkway; in Fairfield, at Green Valley Crossing; in Lafayette, at Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Hampton Road; and in Pittsburg, at Stoneman Plaza.

Closer to the Bay, Hayward is adding a Starbucks at Whipple Road and Industrial Parkway.

Outside of the East Bay, other new locations include San Francisco, San Jose, Redding, Petaluma and Larkspur.

Terranomics' "Starbucks team," including James Chung, Tina Essegian, John Schaefer and Jessica Perry, handled the transaction on behalf of Starbucks.

More deals
TMG Partners completed the purchase of the 14,400-square-foot building on Christie Avenue in Emeryville, part of a mixed-use project near the Woodfin Suites Hotel, reported previously in the Business Times. Greg Chovanes with BT Commercial represented seller Thomas Wolfman, while Aileen Dobly of Colliers International represented TMG.

Construction, development and storage firm D&K moved its headquarters from the Peninsula to Hayward, part of a $2 million to $3 million sale transaction on an office/warehouse. Bob Ferraro of Colliers Pleasanton represented both sides in the transaction.

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