San Francisco's Office Comeback and the BRAVE Way to Speak with Bruce Bean

Spaces that sat empty for years are finally filling up. Bruce Bean has been in Bay Area commercial real estate since 1990, and he says things are "poppin'."

In this October 2026 update, Bruce covers:

• Why San Francisco now leads the U.S. in office backfill, after vacancy peaked near 40%
• How small AI and robotics firms are filling Silicon Valley flex space and pushing rents up
• Leasing a 3,000 square foot Belmont space that sat empty for about five years
• The BRAVE method for public speaking, from the Stanford class Bruce helps teach
• How to avoid death by PowerPoint
• A San Mateo retail building that hasn't changed hands in 67 years
• Selling about 18 commercial properties out of a single estate
• The Rotary Fun Run that raised $80,000 for local scholars

Want to talk to Bruce about leasing, selling or managing a commercial property? Call him at 650-888-6792 or email bhbean@icloud.com.