Linetec's Copper Anodize Helps Attract Tenants to California Office Buildings
To attract and retain high-tech tenants to the Mountain View Corporate Center, the new owners invested in updating three buildings from concrete exteriors to a modern copper-colored metal panel façade. To achieve the intended appearance, Linetec finished more than 23,000 square feet of aluminum panels in its proprietary Copper Anodize. Along with the high-tech aesthetic, the durable anodize supports the property's sustainability goals and protects the aluminum panels fabricated by Morin Corporation and installed by Sheet Metal Systems (SMS).
Originally built in the late 1980s as a corporate campus for a former single tenant, Rockwood Capital acquired the Mountain View Corporate Center's 266,000-square-foot, five-building, 16-acre property in 2014. Recognized as a strong Silicon Valley submarket, the buildings now are home to multiple, high-tech tenants including Mozilla, a web software company, and Coursera, an ed-tech company.
Mountain View Corporate Center is one of the few large-scale office campuses in Silicon Valley where employees can walk or bike to Caltrain and retail amenities. The transit-oriented property is walking distance to downtown Mountain View's Caltrain station and the Evelyn VTA light rail station, and provides direct access to the adjacent CA-237 freeway. Along with its convenient location, additional amenities include a large landscaped area for tenants to eat, play, and work outdoors; basketball and volleyball courts, showers, and easy access to the nearby Stevens Creek Trail.
Jason Oberman, director at Rockwood Capital, said, "A key foundation of our investment strategy is acquiring and enhancing properties in evolving locations which benefit from close proximity to public transit and surrounding mixed-use amenities. This comes from our belief that these well located properties can help support healthy living, a higher quality of life, and environmental sustainability."
For more than 30 years, Linetec's finishes have contributed to many sustainable projects and building renovations across the U.S. "Research shows that owners investing in façade improvements like these can benefit from lower vacancies, higher lease rates, and ultimately, an increase in their building's overall value," said Tammy Schroeder, Linetec's marketing manager and LEED Green Associate.
"Elevating a property's appearance with a new exterior not only is more attractive to prospective tenants, it helps existing tenants take a greater sense of pride in their workplace. Choosing durable anodize finishing also helps reduce maintenance and repair costs over a building's lifetime," she continued.