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Sun Microsystems sets up shop in Sunnyvale
By Sam Scott
Sun Microsystems has found new digs in Sunnyvale. The expanding computer giant is leasing 179,000 square feet in three buildings at the Central Research Park, located near Mary and Maude avenues.
Erich Sengelmann, a real estate broker representing Sun, says company policy prohibits his speaking about the issue, but concedes that Sun will be making itself better known in the city.
"You can expect to see an increased Sun presence in Sunnyvale," he says.
The first building, an 86,000-square-foot site located on Hermosa Court, should be occupied Feb. 1. The other sites--one on Hermosa (25,000 square feet) and the other on Mary Avenue (68,000 square feet), have June 1 occupancy dates, according to Mike Newbro, a developer who works with Carlyle, the group that owns the buildings.
Sun has signed fairly typical seven-year leases, according to Carlyle.
The developers plan to renovate the sites. Scheduled work includes seismic upgrading, fencing and signage improvements, fresh paint, added kiosks and landscaping.
The buildings' previous owner, Boeing, sold them to Carlyle in December, Houston says.
The city's economic development manager, Karen Davis, is pleased with the addition of Sun to Sunnyvale, noting the transition from Boeing to Sun as a symbolic shift. "I think what we're seeing is more and more interest by Internet or high-tech companies," she says. "It's an opportunity for the city to see some major improvements in some older industrial areas.
"It's not just having Sun Microsystems, it's having the other services that support," she adds. "It's Sun Microsystems and the chain that goes in both directions."
Founded in 1982, Sun operates in more than 150 countries.
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