Gary Nichols, president at NicholsBooth Architects, has been intimately involved in the Bay Area's real estate development for nearly two decades. He predicts continued growth of SoMawith the rezoning of the 4th Street corridor as it becomes a public way, and will push into the North Mission neighborhood that is currently zoned as mainly manufacturing and light industrial. The Bay Area is primed to become the next innovation center of the world,with its access to capital, innovation, a highly educated workforce, and an attractive lifestyle. Global investors arecreating bidding wars for sight-unseen residential property, as the Bay Area evolves into the next world-class city like London, New York, and Hong Kong. NicholsBooth provides design for the commercial, technology, healthcare, multi-unit residential, retail/hospitality, and historic renovations sectors. For more information on our sponsor, click here.