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Recent News  
 
LA Area Group buys Corbet's site
in Larkspur

San Rafael office complex takes shape on Kerner Boulevard
 
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: In $26 million deal, San Diego firm buys 11 Sausalito buildings
 

Special Salute to CEO Bill McCubbin in Marin Independent Journal newspaper
 
Marin market on the rebound
 
In remaking Mill Valley, longtime residents fear it will lose small-town charm


CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
Office condos for Novato, Santa Rosa
Larkfield project under way

Plans for Hamilton site
Condo projects test depth of market

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PART 2
Santa Rosa Industrial Market

Recent Leases and Sales
Non-corporate atmosphere, creative work environment draw companies to Hamilton
Bullish on Petaluma
San Rafael Lender expands
Gateway buys Next Level building
40 Acre Fountaingrove site to be sold
133,202 sf  5789 State Farm Dr., Rohnert Park; is sold
 

Archives

Medtronic Selling Fountaingrove Land

Equity Office Sees Bright Future in County

BANKING & FINANCE: Wells Fargo office in Marin likely for wealth management

BANKING: Greater Bay applies for charter for new Fountaingrove branch

Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group Inc. Makes Way for Whole Foods

MARIN COUNTY BUSINESS FORECAST:  County may take chunk of Lucas space

BUSINESS DIGEST: The News in Brief- Office Vacancy Tightens

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Marin Business Expansion Boosts Meylan Construction

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: $40 million Marin Offices under way

Shopping for Commercial Space
Picks Up

Equity Office buys $32 million Sausalito complex

Orion Announces $2 Billion Achievement
Top Commercial Deals of 2005
Fireman's Fund Novato Campus Sold
2789 Giffen Sold
Big spaces re-tooled for small firms
Why guaranteed pensions
are 'dinosaurs'

   
 


LucasFilm & Industrial Light & Magic
Orion represents LucasFilm & Industrial Light & Magic's 360,000 square feet of space being vacated in move to San Francisco Presidio

See Marin IJ Article about Lucas Move out of Marin
   
   

Best Buy plans new San Rafael store
See Marin IJ story

Office Vacancy is Falling
Story in North Bay Business Journal
featuring Orion Partners

Sausalito's famed recording
studio, The Plant, is sold by Connie Bradley of Orion Partners

San Francisco Chronicle

Land shift in North Bay
Equity Office Properties buying bulk of Basin Street sites

Marin Office Market Analysis and  Predictions:
Article
in the North Bay Business Journal by Brian Eisberg

Recent Market News and Transactions

Report on The Retail Market in 2004
      
by Matt Krupp, Orion Partners                 

                     

 

Orion wins "The Best of the North Bay Award for 2004
Named "Best Commercial Real Estate Company" for the 2nd year in a row. See North Bay Biz Magazine Cover Story

Orion CEO, Bill McCubbin named Business and Community Leader of the Year.
See the story in North Bay Biz Magazine

High Tech
Industry Brainstorming Event    http://www.softech.org/meeting_june03.asp

 
WORKSHOP: Career recovery and reinvention in a tight economy. A representative of Congresswoman Woolsey's office will also be attending.

        SPEAKERS

  • Evan Falcone, Executive Vice President, W.A. Hynes & Company, Inc./National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses
  • Paul Herrerias, Herrerias & Associates
  • Roger King, ChiefPeople.com/Bay Angels
  • Bill McCubbin, President & CEO, Orion Partners/Marin Economic Commission
  • Dirck Brinckerhoff, H&L Commercial Real Estate

Measure A in Marin Passes

Redwood condo sells first unit
Sections: Business
Keri Brenner, IJ reporter
A Marin law office is the first business to buy a unit at 4300 Redwood, a new commercial condo development under construction in northern San Rafael. Attorney Leon Reich purchased a 3,000-square-foot unit in the 16-unit, 130,000-square-foot-project, said Gerry Heermann, listing agent for Orion Partners Ltd. of San Rafael. -- 3/2/2004  (see also: One half of Condo Project committed)

Experts see good, bad in Marin's economy
Orion CEO Bill McCubbin Speaks on Marin Economy
Sections: Marin By Keri Brenner, IJ reporter
Preventing loss of firms among the concerns Supporting local stores, attracting businesses that historically thrive in Marin and halting an exodus of companies are among the ingredients needed to bolster the county's economy, community leaders were told yesterday. -- 3/10/2004
 

Orion CEO Bill McCubbin receives 
Businessman of the Year Award 
To receive award in Washington D.C.
 

Other News


e-Myth plans greater worldwide growth
January 2004

Venture secures Telecom Valley office
 


Two more tenants have touched down at Hamilton Landing

Sutter to open  75,000-square-foot medical center  

Layoffs hit high, low

Ground broken for Huge Office condo Project: 
4300 Redwood Highway in San Rafael

 


Orion Wins Best Commercial Real Estate Company Award


Data indicate office market may be nearing turn

Office Vacancy

Moss Adams to Fountaingrove

Marin County Office Market and Health Care

Southwest Santa Rosa Leasing Nears 100,000 square feet

Mill Valley's Strawberry Village Retail Center


Commercial Condo Project Half Sold Out

Equity Office Properties Trust of Chicago,


Investment Activity
Commercial Real Estate: Investment activity strong as 2003 gives way to 2004

 


Recent News: 
 The Wall Street Journal       

Office Jobs and Home Prices
 

 Recent News: 
North Bay Business Journal  

Story: Commercial Real Estate: Basin Street buys Napa
 Airpark Center complex


Story:  Coastland buys Automobile Association building

Story: Portal Publications swaps real estate for $7 million cash

  Story: Hall Kinion picks Novato for corporate headquarters  


Trader Joe's in Santa Rosa

Marble Slab Ice Cream in Santa Rosa Store

Execs See Upturn

Cytograft gets Lab

 

Tough times on the Plaza



Other Stories

George Lucas 

Orion Dominant Commercial Real Estate Firm in North Bay 

North Bay Office Market Continues to "Heat Up"

Orion Largest in Marin

ORION  News Archive 
Pre-2001 News Stories

 
North Bay Business Journal 
To read the stories below, go to the  North Bay Business Journal website
and enter ORION in the site search box. 
 

Special Report: Rents soften, vacancy rates stable - March 11, 2002

Story: Marin Executive Center sells for $30 million - January 21, 2002

Special Report: Sonoma office market shows signs of life - August 26,2002

Special Report: Marin office market  turnaround expected in 2002 -   February 25, 2002

Special Report: OILG: Marin office market awaits upswing - August 26,2002

Story: Office vacancy rates still high -  May 6, 2002

Story: Cisco plants $30 million roots in Telecom Valley - August 6, 2001

Story: Ducharm shares national 
perspective at real estate dinner -
  December 24, 2001

Story: San Rafael Corporate Center lands first tenant - October 29, 2001

Story: Commercial Real Estate: 
QuantumShift gives back most of
  its Novato space - November 18, 2002

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Column: South Sonoma, Fountaingrove projects approved - June 25, 2001

Special Report: Still no clear signs of recovery - December 2, 2002
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Story: San Rafael buildings sold in $17 million transaction - September 3, 2001

Story: 4040 Civic Center sales shows rents lag sale prices - January 22, 2001
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Special Report: Office vacancy rates jump sharply - November 26, 2001

Story: Marin’s office market loosens - February 19, 2001
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Book of Lists: Orion Partners Ltd.

Story: Perplexing Marin subleases demand explaination  February 19, 2001
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Story: New office complex for Petaluma - March 19, 2001
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Story: Sunnyvale manufacturer 
to Santa Rosa - March 19, 2001

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Story: New office complex for Petaluma - March 19, 2001
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Story: Sunnyvale manufacturer to 
Santa Rosa - March 19, 2001

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Story: New office complex for Petaluma - April 2, 2001
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Story: Events company flees Sausalito -  March 19, 2001
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Column: Petaluma school district HQ bound for class A office - May 28, 2001
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Special Report: Keegan & Coppin 
celebrates 25 years in the North Bay - June 11, 2001

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Story: Land sale in Petaluma sets record - August 20, 2001
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Special Report: North Bay sees 
sudden increase in sublease space - June 11, 2001

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Story: Business leaders assess the impact - September 17, 2001
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Special Report: Commercial building and leasing slow in North Bay - June 11, 2001
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Story: BT Commercial plans two offices in the North Bay - October 15, 2001
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Story: Fair, Isaac vets jump to
  Austin Logistics - July 23, 2001

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Story: Commercial Real Estate: Speculative office project near airport approved - March 18, 2002
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Story: Oncologist group forms to
negotiate prices - July 23, 2001

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Story: Commercial Real Estate: First approval under Santa Rosa's new wetlands rules - April 1, 2002
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Story: SimplexGrinnell leaves
Santa Rosa for Napa - July 23, 2001

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Story: AT&T Broadband to move office to Novato - April 1, 2002
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Story: Psychstrategies expands to new 6,300sf building - July 23, 2001
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Story: Commercial Real Estate: Two recent deals highlight hot real estate sales market - April 15, 2002
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Story: $5 million cancer center to
  open in Rohnert Park - September 3, 2001

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Special Report: New CEO for Santen; North Bay real estate hopeful - May 13, 2002
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Story: Cabinet maker takes 54,000sf in Santa Rosa - September 17, 2001
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Story: Printer pays $5 million for State Farm building - May 27, 2002
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Special Report: Benchmark Lending  moves to 16,000sf office, adds staff -September 17, 2001
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Special Report: Trendwest to break ground on Windsor resort - June 10, 2002
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Story: Petaluma project headed for Planning Commission - 
September 17, 2001

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Story: Commercial Real Estate:Medtronic vacating 90,000sf of leased space by year end - July 15, 2002
  ORION (2)

Story: London-based biotech firm
  Amarin opening in Marin - October 29, 2001

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Story: Lenders have mixed outlook on commercial real estate - August 5, 2002
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Story: Commercial Real Estate dinner set for December 6 - November 12, 2001
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Special Report: Finding biotech real estate in North Bay can be tricky - October 21, 2002
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Story: Avid motorcyclists open dealership  in San Rafael - November 12, 2001
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Story: Office vacancies increase in 3rd quarter - November 11, 2002
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Story: Fireman's Fund to sublease third  of Novato campus - November 12, 2001
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Special Report: Building values rise despite office, apartment vacancies - December 2, 2002
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Story: Carmet Scientific taps biotech  for rapid growth - November 26, 2001
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Story: Commercial Real Estate: Napa EDS building sells for reported $11 million - December 16, 2002
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Story: Fireman’s Fund sublease
  pushes Marin office vacancy to 24% -  November 26, 2001

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Story: Commercial Real Estate: Basin Street buys Napa Airpark Center complex - January 13, 2003
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Special Report: Should you sublease excess office space? - November 26, 2001
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Story: 4040 Civic Center in San Rafael sold for $33 million - January 22, 2001
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Special Report: EnviroNet sees fertile  ground in North coast - December 10, 2001
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Story: Life after mortgages for former Headlands CEO - February 5, 2001
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Story: CPA firm to incubate tech 
companies - December 24, 2001

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Story: Roseland tapped for Sonoma County’s largest office building - March 5, 2001
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Special Report: Wind River picks 
Petaluma, Next Level gets $20 million - December 24, 2001

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Story: Precision Vascular to launch new product - May 14, 2001
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Story: Satellite Dialysis expands with new Windsor facility -February 18, 2002
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Special Report: Demand in commercial real estate market begins to slow - May 14, 2001
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Special Report: Pair of wine 
consultants launch their own winery -  February 25, 2002

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Special Report: Approval process in North Bay tough on retailers - June 11, 2001
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Column: Existing furniture sweetens recent airport office deals - March 4, 2002
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Special Report: Marin Retail Market: Limited land, strong demographics keep market strong - March 11, 2002
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Special Report: Marin Office Market:  Demand disappeared, rents plunged 15-30% in 2001 - March 11, 2002
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Special Report: Santa Rosa Industrial Market: Vacancy rate stabilizes at a comfortable 5% in 2001 - March 11, 2002
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Story: Rising rents are forcing retailers out of Mill Valley - March 25, 2002
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Story: Vet hospital takes over movie theater - March 11, 2002
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Special Report: Wineries consider business park facilities for expansion  - April 22, 2002
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Special Report: Marin considers housing fee for commercial projects - April 1, 2002
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Story: Portal Publications swaps real estate   for $7 million cash - July 15, 2002
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Story: Commercial Real Estate: Factory 2-U discounter to open in Codding property - April 29, 2002
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Story: Banking & Finance: Name change  slated for Bay View's seven NB branches - 
July 29, 2002

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Story: Sonoma Lavendar's success prompts expansion move - May 13, 2002
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Special Report: Loan demand strong for residential, weak for office -  September 9, 2002
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Special Report: Space available in business parks - June 10, 2002
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Story: Double-digit growth drives 
Elsa L expansion - September 2, 2002

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Special Report: Commercial Real Estate: Retail is hot, office and industrial space is not - June 17, 2002
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Story: Commercial Real Estate: 
Prudential franchise targeting Marin  commercial - September 16, 2002

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Story: Hall Kinion picks Novato for corporate headquarters - September 2, 2002
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Special Report: 
Retire with company property - 
September 30, 2002

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Special Report: Commercial Real Estate: Ahlborn Fence buys land near airport for new home - December 2, 2002
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Special Report: Hunter finds winery in Sebastopol - October 14, 2002
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Special Report: Real Estate Outlook - December 16, 2002
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Special Report: Sales save brokerages,   agents in the downturn - December 2, 2002
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Story: Coastland buys Automobile Association building - November 25, 2002
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San Rafael buildings sold in $17 million transaction

Benchmark Lending moves to 16,000sf office,

Land sale in Petaluma sets record

Cabinet maker takes 54,000sf in Santa Rosa

Fountaingrove Executive Center

California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

Is the investment market heating up or cooling down?

Innovadyne

Events company flees Sausalito

 

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