Cooley Signs Lease for New State‑of‑the‑Art Redwood City Office
Cooley Signs Lease for New State‑of‑the‑Art Redwood City Office // Cooley // Global Law Firm The Big PictureCooley LLP has signed a long-term lease to relocate its Palo Alto office to a newly built, high-end office tower at 1900 Broadway in downtown Redwood City, with a planned move-in around 2030. The firm will occupy roughly […]
Despite high-profile deals, high office vacancy rates haunt Bay Area’s three major downtowns
Sky-high office vacancy levels haunt Bay Area’s three major downtowns The Big PictureDowntown office markets across the Bay Area — including San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland — remain stuck with vacancy rates above 30%, despite a wave of high-profile leasing activity driven largely by AI firms. A new report from Cushman & Wakefield shows […]
Is struggling hotel a bellwether for downtown San Jose?
Is struggling hotel a bellwether for downtown San Jose? – San José Spotlight The Big PictureSan Jose’s largest hotel — the Signia by Hilton downtown — may soon be put up for sale, creating a critical inflection point for the city’s recovery. The property, owned by BrightSpire Capital, has faced ongoing challenges since the pandemic, […]
Forget the Headlines — Google Is Still Betting Big on San Jose
Google proposes huge new tech buildings as company expands in San Jose The Big Picture Google is moving forward with plans for a major new research and development hub in North San Jose, replacing an existing warehouse with up to 482,800 square feet of lab space and building out 250 megawatts of dedicated power infrastructure. […]
Pinterest Exits Palo Alto for Larger Footprint in Sunnyvale
Pinterest leases Sunnyvale office building for AI expansion – Silicon Valley Business Journal The Big Picture Pinterest is relocating its Silicon Valley presence from Palo Alto to a larger, long-term office in Sunnyvale, leasing a full building at 285 Sobrante Way. The move shifts the company out of a smaller sublease into a more permanent […]
Google widens San Jose holdings with purchase of office building
Google widens San Jose holdings with purchase of big office building The Big Picture Google continues to expand its footprint in North San José with the purchase of an 83,900-square-foot office building at 4500 North First Street in the Alviso district for $25.2 million. The deal brings the company’s total investment in the area to […]
OpenAI signs South Bay office deal as tech company expands
OpenAI signs South Bay office deal in huge expansion for tech company The Big PictureOpenAI has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 439,000 square feet of office space at 350 and 380 Ellis Street in Mountain View, marking a significant expansion of the company’s physical presence in Silicon Valley. The deal covers two three-story buildings […]
Plans for a school come back into view for empty San Jose offices
Plans for large school come back into view for empty San Jose offices The Big PictureA vacant office building at 525 Race Street in San Jose could be converted into a private high school under a preliminary proposal from BASIS Independent Schools. The plan would reuse the three-story, 72,700-square-foot office building and add a 16,600-square-foot […]
Palo Alto to create retail zones on El Camino amid housing influx
Palo Alto to create retail zones on El Camino amid housing influx – Palo Alto Online Big PicturePalo Alto’s planning team is responding to a surge of housing interest along El Camino Real by rethinking how the city balances retail and residential uses on this historic commercial corridor. As new housing proposals crop up under […]
Infineon Technologies leases 200,000-square-foot San Jose building
Infineon Technologies leases 200,000-square-foot San Jose office – Silicon Valley Business Journal Big Picture Infineon Technologies is consolidating its San Jose operations into a single, larger office at America Center, leasing the entire 200,000-plus-square-foot building at 6001 America Center Drive. The move shifts the company out of several smaller nearby offices into a newer, Class […]