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What are some interesting facts about Castro Street in Mountain View?  My answer on Quora

What are some interesting facts about Castro Street in Mountain View? My answer on Quora

| June 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

View Question on Quora The most prominent landmark on Castro is 444 Castro Street, aka ‘Mountain Bay Plaza’.  The building is now home to some high-profile companies such as 500 Startups, but there’s some great history leading up to 444 Castro’s current status as a start-up hub: The building was designed with earthquakes in mind, and [...]

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CCIM Institute: “How Much Space Do We Need?”

| June 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

I just read one of the most detailed and relevant articles I’ve seen on the topic of space utilization and shrinking per-employee allotments (thanks to my colleague Kevin Manning for forwarding).   Published in the CCIM Institute’s CIRE Magazine, the authors show in great detail the very different allocation of space per worker by industry– most articles I’ve read on the topic [...]

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Peninsula Market update, 1Q 2013

| April 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

We will be releasing our 1Q 2013 market report very shortly. My article on the state of the office market follows: The San Francisco Peninsula commercial real estate market has opened 2013 at a subdued pace similar to that seen last year.  While activity remains strong and volatile in the most sought after core locations, the broader markets [...]

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More to the SF Peninsula than buildings

| April 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

If you read Opinion of Value, you probably already know that the SF Peninsula has an interesting and robust business community.  But its a great place to live, too– I’ve been fortunate to call this area home most of my life, and liked the You know you’re from the Peninsula blog post on SF Gate– enjoy

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Office Snapshots: Inside Facebook’s Menlo Park Headquarters

| February 4, 2013 | 0 Comments

I really like Office Snapshots, a blog that highlights (via some first-rate photography) trends in office interior design.   Their spread today is a tour of the interior of Facebook’s new campus, and it is one of their best to date.  Worth a look. There is some sentiment that the corporate campus is moving towards the [...]

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