Chapter Meeting // Thursday, July 16 // San Francisco
What Drives Bay Area Construction Costs?
The Bay Area remains one of the most expensive and complex construction markets in the world. From labor constraints and seismic code requirements to permitting timelines that can stretch years and a project pipeline that often outpaces contractor capacity, teams building in this region face a unique convergence of cost pressures that demand sharper strategy, earlier collaboration, and better data. Yet despite these challenges, many project teams still rely on outdated assumptions, reactive budgeting, and siloed decision-making— leaving potential savings on the table.
At our July Chapter Meeting, industry experts from the corporate real estate, brokerage, and construction sectors will dissect the true drivers of Bay Area construction costs and explore what it takes to create greater cost certainty in an inherently dynamic market. Attendees will gain practical insights into:
- Where costs risk actually live;
- Which decisions carry the most financial weight;
- How collaborative approaches to design, procurement, and delivery can transform uncertainty into informed confidence.
Whether you're planning a new project, midway through entitlements, or rethinking your approach to the next one, this is a grounded, multi-perspective look at how corporate real estate leaders can build smarter in the Bay Area.
Venue: Adobe: 601 Townsend Street, San Francisco
Schedule: Registration: 3:30p // Program: 4:00p // Reception: 5:00p
Cost: Member: $35.00 // Non-Member End User: $85.00 // Non-Member Service Provider: $100.00
Speakers:
Ana Perez Gomez, Director of Cost Management at Turner & Townsend
Kyla Brennan, Managing Director at JLL
Yancy Widmer, Senior Director, Workplace Experience at DocuSign
Registration is currently open to NorCal chapter members only. Non-Member guests will be able to register beginning Monday, June 29.
