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Re: Sony buildings on ROP

That would be nice if it could find some tenants and revitalize the building and
the surrounding areas. Currently with all the fencing and other vacant buildings
nearby, ROP looks awful and even a bit scary at night..


--- In northsanjose@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Mehrens" <mehrenst@...> wrote:
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> I was talking with some people at work about the old Sony building and they
> indicated that the current owners have been shopping around for a tenant to
> occupy (at least part of) the building until the economy turns around. Not
> having any luck because of the size of the building. It was designed for a
> single company so it is difficult to lease out just parts of it.
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> From: northsanjose@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northsanjose@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Lee Ho Fook
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 13:01
> To: northsanjose@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [northsanjose] Sony buildings on ROP
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> I read somewhere (cannot remember exactly) that every project has been
> delayed by at least 18 months. This was a couple of months ago too...so
> maybe there is more up to date information out there. In some respects that
> is a shame as far as I'm concerned because I was kinda looking forward to
> having a park (both Sony & Cadence had a park but the Sony project in
> particular had a very nice looking park). Now we get a an abandoned building
> with an ugly green mesh fence for the next ?? years in our neighborhood!
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> --- On Mon, 7/13/09, xli987 <xli987@...> wrote:
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> From: xli987 <xli987@...>
> Subject: [northsanjose] Sony buildings on ROP
> To: northsanjose@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 11:52 AM
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> Folks,
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> Looks like the Sony building still there and so does the Cadence buildings,
> not sure what's going on with the housing development in our area, any
> updates would be appreciated, have they stopped doing these projects due to
> the economic downturn?
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> Thanks
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Folks, Looks like the Sony building still there and so does the Cadence buildings, not sure what's going on with the housing development in our area, any...
xli987
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Jul 13, 2009
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I read somewhere (cannot remember exactly) that every project has been delayed by at least 18 months. This was a couple of months ago too...so maybe there is...
Lee Ho Fook
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Jul 13, 2009
8:01 pm

I read somewhere (cannot remember exactly) that every project has been delayed by at least 18 months. This was a couple of months ago too...so maybe there is...
Lee Ho Fook
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Jul 13, 2009
8:02 pm

Everything is in a holding pattern at this time. Getting construction loans is very difficult in the current economy. While the various companies holding...
Laura
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Jul 13, 2009
10:39 pm

There was an article in the Mercury News a week or two ago, that most of the development permits were imminently expiring, so Councilman Joe Horwedel was...
Charles Gousha
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Jul 13, 2009
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The VTA has proposed discontinuing the River Oaks Shuttle as of January 11, 2010. See the details at this website - http://www.vta.org/servicereductions/ ...
Mike Bertram
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Aug 12, 2009
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I know that there are dollars in the Galleria budget for support of the shuttle. I also have noticed that one or more of these drivers is awful! They go too...
George Meyer
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Aug 12, 2009
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I'm on the board at Crescendo and we pay over $6K per year to support the shuttle service. If every complex and business in the area is paying as much as we...
Finnie, Ann C
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Aug 12, 2009
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You know, the really sad thing is that when times get rough agencies that are responsible for delivering public services only look to do one thing. Cut...
Thomas Mehrens
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Aug 12, 2009
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Hi If you live in Parkside and I assume all the other HOAs you are already paying about $3.50 per unit a month for this shuttle service.  Steve.. ... From:...
Steve Hoeft
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Aug 12, 2009
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Another issue to raise with VTA is that there used to be a bus route that serviced our River Oaks area and ran to the Santa Clara Caltrain station. I cannot...
Lee Ho Fook
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Aug 12, 2009
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Is Cadence or any of their employees paying anything? I think they use it more than the RO community. ... From: Lee Ho Fook <lee_hofook@...> Subject: RE:...
Art
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Aug 12, 2009
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That's a good question. You would hope so...it probably doesn't help that the business park (I think it's called Montague Oaks?) across from Premier...
Lee Ho Fook
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Aug 12, 2009
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Another factor to consider is if not many people riding then maybe it wastes more gasoline to run the shuttle? I walk around the neighborhood every morning...
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Aug 13, 2009
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As I recall that morning/evening service to the SC Train station was because of the need to provide easy commutes to companies that have relocated out of the...
Thomas Mehrens
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Aug 12, 2009
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I was talking with some people at work about the old Sony building and they indicated that the current owners have been shopping around for a tenant to occupy...
Thomas Mehrens
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Jul 14, 2009
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If anybody is looking for a "big box" for retailing it could be useful for that. Even if they just gut the inside, the site has the exterior structure, ...
Jim Foran
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Jul 14, 2009
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That would be a terrible waste of the building. That facility was built to support a marketing and R&D operation. Originally it also supported a warehouse...
Thomas Mehrens
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Jul 14, 2009
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That would be nice if it could find some tenants and revitalize the building and the surrounding areas. Currently with all the fencing and other vacant...
xli987
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Jul 15, 2009
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How about the Agnews site? Are there any updates on what the destination of this place might be? New School? Park? etc? Is it considered public space? -Daniel....
Daniel Pandelea
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Jul 14, 2009
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Regarding Agnews...this is from a couple of months ago:   ...
Lee Ho Fook
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Jul 14, 2009
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The City, through its authority to control zoning, has significant leverage with the state over the permitted uses and, hence, value of the land. Whatever the...
Jim Foran
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