Fremont Business Park

Class A Office Space in Fremont, California

Archives for June 2011

Nearby Pacific Commons Plans Expansion

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Good things are happening in Fremont Business Park‘s neighborhood! If you know the area, then you know Pacific Commons Shopping Center, just off I-880 at Auto Mall Parkway. Its mix of shops and services has been attractive to nearby offices for some time.

Today the ownership of Pacific Commons announced a major expansion, including a new 16-screen Century Theater complex. The theater will be part of a 318,000-square-foot expansion at the seven-year-old retail center that includes a 139,000-square-foot Target store slated to open in October. The center will grow to more than one million square feet by Summer 2012.

Read the full story in the San Jose Business Journal.

Stressed Out Trying to Fit Exercise into your Business Day? Not at Fremont Business Park

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It’s ironic that the very thing that can relieve stress for you and your employees and make everyone more productive and efficient at work often causes a great deal of stress due to the logistics of fitting a workout into the middle of a hectic business day.

At the same time, most people can’t drag themselves out of a nice warm bed at 5:00 a.m. to go for a brisk early morning jog. And we’re all just too tired when we finally get off work to face a stair stepper or treadmill at the local fitness center.

But the evidence in favor of exercise continues to mount as study after study finds that people’s moods brighten significantly on days when they work out – reducing stress and significantly improving productivity, which goes straight to your company’s bottom line.

Jog Down the Hall
What’s the solution? For the businesses at Fremont Business Park, it’s easy. Just jog (or take a brisk walk) down the hall in Building 42840 Christy Street to the office complex’s own fitness center. The center is available exclusively for tenants in any building to use before, after – or most importantly – during business hours.

The well-equipped facility has cardio equipment and free weights, as well as men’s and women’s showers and changing rooms. Without the lost time driving to and from an offsite fitness center, employees can get in a good workout and get back to their desks on their lunch hour – or between appointments or conference calls. Even if they exercise during the workday, most employees are willing to come in earlier, stay later, or are just so much more efficient that they more than make up for the time.

This is particularly true for businesses that have clients in Asia or Europe. Employees are often more willing to start work early or stay later to meet with other team members or make presentations to customers overseas, when the long hours don’t mean they will have to miss their workout.

Businesses Jumping at the Chance
Businesses such as CoaguSense, which recently renewed its lease at Fremont Business Park, have cited having an on-site fitness facility as an important amenity for its employees. The emerging growth company, which makes and markets an innovative, home care-monitoring device for patients on extended anticoagulant therapy for blood clots, is able to position the on-site gym as one of the benefits of working for the firm. In an environment where it still remains a challenge to attract high-quality employees, offering an easy way for dedicated people to get their workouts in can be seen as a real plus.

Limited Space Available
To tour the few remaining spaces available at Fremont Business Park and see first-hand amenities such as the fitness facility and well-equipped common conference room, e-mail Lee Jatta, or call (408) 453-4700 x140. DRE License #01828564

Another Bright Idea at Fremont Business Park

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Fremont Business Park at Christy Street has undergone a complete transformation over the past 18 months. A $2.5 million renovation has upgraded virtually every feature in the complex so that it looks brand new: from the large, formal tiled entries and bright hallways to new bathrooms with granite countertops, a common conference room, and a fabulous fitness facility.

The latest added touch is LED lighting in the parking lot – supplied by Green Machine Light Engine, the oldest manufacturer of outdoor LED lighting in the U.S., and a tenant in another Borelli Investment Company-marketed business complex, Club Auto Sport in San Jose.

Lighting on a Chip
LED lighting is the wave of the future – the fixtures use chip-based light-emitting diodes as the light source. Although the up-front investment is higher, LED lights save an average of 70% on energy costs. That’s not only good for the environment, but it also saves the building owners – and ultimately the tenants – in lower electric bills every year. Payback can take as little as two to four years. And LED costs are expected to decrease as chip technology continues to advance.

60,000 Hours of Use
With LED lights, there are no bulbs to change. Maintenance is minimal. And the lights should last an average of 60,000 hours – or more than 14 years of use! In addition, when the lights finally do die and need to be discarded, there’s no mercury or lead to harm the environment.

Brighter Light and Increased Safety for Tenants and Visitors
Best of all, LED lighting typically provides brighter, more natural light than other alternatives. That means increased safety for the building’s tenants and guests who visit in the evening hours.

Lee Jatta, Borelli’s Property Manager at Christy Street, commented on Green Machine and the new LED lights. “Green Machine Light Engine did a great job on the retrofit and the light output is amazing!” he said. “The result exceeded our expectations – our tenants have said they can see more clearly and feel safer at night. The color is so vibrant, it’s hard to believe that we’ll be saving more than 75% on energy usage – with no bulbs or ballasts to replace. It’s really great for our bottom line.”

Take an Enlightening Tour
To hear the complete story of the new LED installation and see this outstanding office complex in a new light, e-mail Lee Jatta, or call (408) 453-4700 x140. DRE License #01828564

Reminder: TEAM Meeting this Thursday July 14

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Next TEAM Meeting is July 14

TEAM Christy
Thursday, July 14
11am – 1pm

Thursday July 14 – plan to spend lunch with us again as Sterling from Vistage International runs another fantastic TEAM meeting. Please RSVP to Lee Jatta so we can get an accurate count for the free lunch!

Special Guest: Jay Corbett, Jenkins Insurance Group

Jay Corbett is Executive Vice President, Business Insurance Services at Jenkins Insurance Group and is responsible for supporting client acquisition and retention as well as development of client services. His experience and clientele is very diverse from involvement with contractors, technology, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, entertainment, property management, and professional services, all requiring a broad understanding of these industries and the needs of our clients. Jay is also responsible for forming two of the first 10 workers’ compensation Self Insured Groups in California, one for Beverage Distributors and the other for Credit Unions.

Renewals and New Tenants Nearly Fills Fremont Business Park

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Fremont Business Park

Continued Growth • New Tenants

Another Round of Renewals and New Tenants Nearly Fills Fremont Business Park

Fremont Business Park at Christy Street continues to be one of the hottest business communities in the Bay Area – with nine more signings of new tenants or lease renewals recently completed. The result is that Christy Street’s occupancy has now reached 95% – far above the average throughout the East Bay and Silicon Valley. Here’s the latest group of businesses to sign leases or renewals at Fremont Business Park.

MAKING THE MOVE TO FREMONT BUSINESS PARK

Foxit Corporation
Foxit develops award-winning software products for reading, creating, organizing, and securing PDF documents. Foxit Reader is a small and fast document viewer with easy-to-use features. With more than 90 million Foxit Reader downloads worldwide, the software has become a quality, affordable alternative to other PDF software tools. The company has offices in the U.S., China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and France. Foxit has established its headquarters in 5,800 sq. ft. of space in Building 42840 Christy Street.

John Hancock
Sue Kim, a senior managing associate for John Hancock, has opened an office of the financial services leader in 2,328 sq. ft. of space in Building 42840 Christy Street. The company provides a wide array of financial products designed ensure a more secure future for individuals. These products include life insurance, long-term care insurance, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, annuities, college savings plans, and fixed products – with John Hancock viewed as a leader in every category.

Universal Enterprises (USA)
Universal Enterprises has leased 368 sq. ft. of space in Building 42808 Christy Street for its diversified food services business. The company owns and manages a restaurant in Milpitas, and also runs a restaurant supply operation for a number of other restaurants in the Bay Area.

ZipZoomFly
Well-known “e-tailer” ZipZoomFly.com has opened an office in Building 42840 Christy Street, occupying 2,169 sq. ft. of space. ZipZoomFly is a leading provider of high-performance computer components and consumer electronics, with a reputation built on supplying reliable technology at affordable prices – and delivering it to customers fast. The company has been named an AMD Platinum Solution Provider and an Intel Premier Provider, and has won numerous awards and earned high ratings for its exceptional customer service. ZipZoomFly was recently named one of the Top 15 web-only retailers in the U.S.

RENEWING OR EXTENDING THEIR STAY

CoaguSense
CoaguSense recently renewed its lease for approximately 3,000 sq. ft. in Building 42840 Christy Street. The company offers patients that must remain on Coumadin® based anticoagulant therapy for an extended period a groundbreaking home-care monitoring device that simplifies the frequent blood testing that’s required. With the CoaguSense home system, a small finger stick is all that’s needed to produce a blood sample on a test strip – avoiding a trip to the blood draw lab or doctor’s office. The system’s metering device then reads the sample, and physicians can be contacted to instantly make appropriate adjustments – minimizing the chance of developing a life-threatening clot.

Dynatherm
Dynatherm Medical markets FDA-cleared products that take advantage of the body’s natural thermoregulatory anatomy to noninvasively manage the body’s core temperature. This helps avoid hypothermia during surgical procedures – from the pre-op holding area and the surgery suite to the post-anesthesia care unit. Using technology licensed from Dr. Dennis Grahn at Stanford University, Dynatherm has shown it can improve patient outcomes while decreasing healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in 2,623 sq. ft. of space in Building 42840.

embedUR Systems
embedUR Systems is an engineering services company with offices in the U.S. and India, providing technical and management expertise for the embedded software applications market. The company actually fits into both the renewals and new categories at Fremont Business Park – renewing its lease for 2,359 sq. ft. and adding 2,587 sq. ft. of space to expand its operations in Building 42808 Christy Street. embedUR Systems specializes in high-performance software for embedded systems in telecom and data networking, automated test, process control, and embedded service markets.

MA Solutions
Tami Perry describes Marketing Solutions as a full-service marketing company – “a one-stop shop from graphic design to print.” Tami first moved into Fremont Business Park in late summer of 2010, occupying a 350 sq. ft. office in the 42808 Christy Building that was a perfect fit for her business. MA Solutions designs and produces business cards, letterhead, envelopes, flyers, brochures, postcards, logos and other graphics – and handles mailing services, corporate branding, virtual tours, photography, banners, promotional items, and more. The company has offices in both Fremont and Tracy. Tami can be contacted at (510) 440-9153.

See for Yourself

Fremont Business Park is attracting so much attention because its $2.5 million renovation has created a brightly lit, professional, like-new work environment with secure electronic entry, common conference room and on-site fitness facility – and its location is at the gateway to Silicon Valley near I-880, the Pacific Commons shopping center and Fremont Auto Mall. Tenants also have access to the fastest fiber optic Internet service in Fremont, offered exclusively to Christy Street businesses; and CEOs or business owners get free membership in TEAM Christy, a business-acceleration and mentoring group led by a chairperson from Vistage International, the world’s leading CEO organization. To see this outstanding office complex first-hand, e-mail Lee Jatta, or call (408) 520-2437. DRE License #01828564