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“How are you doing”
So I overheard a colleague the other day on the phone with a client and commonly hear and use myself “How are you doing” – A common filler right after you get someone on the phone. A phrase meant to lighten the conversation and build rapport. On the contrary what is not thought about when [...]
Read More »Green Verde Green
Green, seems to be a common theme these days. This piece was inspired by the recent lease of the former APL 5th floor at 1111 Broadway here in Oakland. Yup, you guessed it, the tenant another green tech company. I would like to take a minute to reference my post last week regarding the “Apple [...]
Read More »Apple Store Circus Comes to Town
Attention, attention the iphone 4 is being released today if you didn’t already know. So I was on my way to work this morning and drove past just one Apple store and there was a line down the block around the corner and assuming all the way up to the next block. Believe it or [...]
Read More »Your honor, Your honor
The last thing the world needs is more lawyers, right? Well that doesn’t seem to be the case as the economic downturn and the slow recovery has prompted a hiring wave among law firms. The economy has fueled big-ticket practices like mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate litigation lawyers say. Also with the downturn [...]
Read More »“Walkabout”
•Walkabout is a 1971 British film set in Australia. Loosely based on the novel by James Vance Marshall, it was written by Edward Bond and directed by Nicolas Roeg, and earned Roeg a nomination for the Palme d’Or award. or •Walkabout refers to a rite of passage where male Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey [...]
Read More »Sustainability, Sustainability, Sustainabilty
Sustainability is a hot topic of conversation these days and especially in light of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It was an especially hot topic at the Fast Companies, Fast Oakland breakfast this morning. I found myself getting over the case of the Monday’s by participating in none other than a [...]
Read More »Polidev Buys Oakland Building for $12M
Polidev International a San Francisco based company, backed by Istanbul-based investors swooped up on another distressed Bay Area property. The acquisition for $12 was done last week Friday June 11th which brought their weekly purchases to two. The latest at 7700 Edgewater Park Plaza a four-building 204,000 square foot property in Oakland off Hegenburger near [...]
Read More »Foley & Mansfield Hiring Aggresively in East Bay
Foley and Mansfield a Minneapolis based firm, has made a push into the east bay taking up 24,000 square feet in Oakland’s City Center. The push started by hiring 12 attorney’s from Emeryville’s Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder including partners Douglas Wah and Scott Wood. The firm plans to add 10 more attorney’s by [...]
Read More »Burhnham and Brown To Stay Put In Oakland
Local law firm Burnham and Brown recently renewed its lease at 1901 Harrison for 40,000 square feet. The law firm has deep roots in Oakland as it was started in a Victorian in West Oakland in 1899. This is a significant tenant and the loss would have been great. They are located in the Lake [...]
Read More »Shorenstein to Sell Oakland City Center for $360 Million
Shorenstein Properties has tentatively agreed to sell the premier class A portfolio known as “Oakland City Center” to CB Richard Ellis Investors for just under $360 million. The sale which is reportedly under contract within the next week would put CBRE Investors on the map in downtown Oakland as the one of the city’s most [...]
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