Miscellaneous
In San Jose, 45 Means Historic
October 31, 2007
Tweet In the city of San Jose, once a building has reached forty-five years of age, then the structure is branded a historic resource. For developers, this rule can present a problem which takes significant monies and time to remedy, either reworking plans to reincorporate the structure or jumping through the hoops needed to get [...]
Read More >>San Jose’s Green Vision Plan – Build/Retrofit 50M Square Feet by 2015
October 15, 2007
Tweet As part of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s “Green Vision” Plan, the city has laid out a set of 10 goals it looks to achieve in 15-years time. One of those goals is the development or rehab of 50M square feet of commercial structurs in 15-years. A lofty goal for sure, and one that [...]
Read More >>Housing Auction Reveals Pockets of Weakness
October 14, 2007
Tweet In a two-part series of articles, the San Jose Mercury News puts on display the sheer impact the downturn in the housing market has had on some greater Bay Area neighborhoods. The first article discussed the jitters homebuyers have after Anderson Homes, the builder of their neighborhood has decided to auction of the remaining homes [...]
Read More >>Google Third Largest Acquirer of Santa Clara County Property Last Year
October 2, 2007
Tweet According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Google was the third largest acquirer of land in Santa Clara County last year. The two ahead of Google in the race were real estate companies. The article also points to plans by Google to develop a hotel and conference center on the east side [...]
Read More >>Merrill Lynch Eliminating Jobs at First Franklin in San Jose
September 21, 2007
Tweet Merrill Lynch is eliminating jobs in San Jose at its First Franklin subsidiary, the subprime lender purchased approximately 10 months ago for $1.3 Billion. First Franklin is located at 2150 North First Street in San Jose. The downturn in the Alt-A mortgage market has led many mortgage lenders and brokers to close up shop [...]
Read More >>Kentucky “Turf State” Law Ruling A Win For Property Owners
September 16, 2007
Tweet In a market where the internet has increased the ease with which investor’s can locate, educate themselves, and invest in commercial real estate far outside their immediate area, it seems only appropriate that a U.S. district court judge has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs to declare Turf State laws invalid. Turf State laws [...]
Read More >>Windspire: DIY Wind Turbine Technology
September 12, 2007
Tweet Mariah Power, a clean energy startup is about to ship its DIY 1kw wind-turbine, Windspire. The 30′x2′ tower features a propeller-less design, wireless modem to monitor power production, and is quiet at only 25db 5-feet from the house, and is priced at $3,995. The unit is capable of producing approximately 1900 kWh of energy at [...]
Read More >>A Thought on Cupertino Square
August 25, 2007
Tweet When investors took over the old Vallco Mall a few years ago I was hoping that the project would be rebuilt from the ground up. The fact that some of the outparcels (including Sears) were not part of the deal made that an unlikely event and instead the mall underwent a major renovation which [...]
Read More >>OfficeSnapshots.com provides a glimpse into the offices of popular companies
August 15, 2007
Tweet Ever wonder what a company’s office looks like? Looking for ideas for your own office? A recently launched blog, Office Snapshots provides a look into the offices of companies such as Craigslist, Digg, Meebo, and Pixar with more companies being added often. Back during the late 90′s there was lot of extravagant spending taking place building [...]
Read More >>Welcome to SquareFeetBlog.com
July 19, 2007
Tweet Welcome to the inaugural post at SquareFeetBlog.com. My hope is that this blog will provide visitors with insightful information about commercial real estate with a focus on the Silicon Valley.
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