County Developer Buys Key Corner
By Sharon Simonson
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, 3/21/2008
- Cupertino's KT Properties -- the valley developer behind downtown San Jose's Axis high-rise condominium tower -- has acquired a prime downtown corner several blocks away at Santa Clara and Market streets. Click here to read more
Axis Sales a Glimpse of Future
By Sharon Simonson
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, 10/12/2007
- Next month, sales begin at downtown San Jose's Axis, the 329-unit, luxury condo tower rising behind the historic Hotel De Anza. Click here to read more
Luxury High-Rise Condos Going Up in Downtown San Jose
Buyers' Willingness To Lay Down Deposits On Luxury S.J. Condos Exceeds Expectations
By Katherine Conrad
Mercury News, 05/01/2007
- When almost 100 prospective buyers paid $5,000 each last week to reserve nearly half the luxury condos in a downtown San Jose high-rise, even the developer was surprised. Mesa Development had hoped for a strong reaction, but 92 buyers willing to pay hefty sums for condos in a tower that won’t open until 2009 ‘exceeded expectations.’ Click here to read more
Accenture Comes to Downtown S.J.
Consulting Firm to Move P.A. Office to Ex-Kr Tower
By Katherine Conrad
Mercury News, 04/27/2007
- In another coup for downtown San Jose, the consulting firm Accenture is moving its Palo Alto office south to the tower commonly known as the Knight Ridder building. Click here to read more
Downtown S.J. Boosted by Tower Sale
By Katherine Conrad
Mercury News, 02/26/2007
- It’s a great shot in the arm for downtown San Jose and for the valley as a whole that growing companies want to stay and expand here and recruit here. Click here to read more
Developers Rushing to Fill Up the Gap in Luxury Housing
By Katherine Conrad
Mercury News, 08/30/2006
- Bucking a nationwide trend, developers are on track to build high-rise condominiums that will dramatically alter downtown San Jose’s skyline.
- Even more important, banks are showing confidence. Two weeks ago, Fremont Investment & Loan agreed to lend KT Properties of San Jose and Spring Capital of Eugene, Ore., $128.5 million to build the Axis, a 22-story tower on Almaden Boulevard and Santa Clara Street. Construction on the 320-unit project has begun.
- ”The loan closing speaks for itself,” said Lesley Love, vice president for Fremont. “We believe in the underlying market fundamentals of San Jose. We think San Jose is the next candidate for what we’ve seen in other markets." Click here to read more
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