The Chancellor has delegated authority to enter into leases on behalf of the UCSF Campus to the Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and Planning, the Assistant Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and Planning, and the Director, Real Estate Services. All requests concerning off-campus space come directly to Real Estate Services. Real Estate Services is a full service real estate department. We negotiate the lease for you, based on the project needs you define and subject to your approval. The department Chair and the Dean are then asked to give approval before the lease is signed.
Individual departments are responsible for their rental commitment as agreed upon in the lease.
Real Estate Services authorizes Accounting to initiate payments and rent adjustments in accordance with the lease, while the department provides account and fund information. Once the lease is fully signed, Real Estate Services is the office of record and maintains an original copy. Your department and Accounting will be provided with a copy of the signed lease. Though Real Estate Services has, from time to time, been able to locate some research laboratory space in San Francisco, these spaces are scarce. The infrastructure, zoning, and use requirements severely limit the potential sites within the City.