SANTA CLARA The Campus at Scott, an office and tech complex in Santa Clara big enough to accommodate 1,800 to 2,300 workers, has been bought by an alliance of Bay Area real estate firm Ellis Partners and Boston-based hedge fund Baupost Group.
Ever since Mark Zuckerberg started building a multimillion-dollar family compound in Palo Alto's affluent Crescent Park neighborhood over a decade ago, noise has overtaken the once-peaceful enclave, an investigation from the New York Times reports. And, according to the outlet, he's attempted to placate the surrounding community with an assortment of gifts. Zuckerberg - who's now worth approximately $257 billion - sent Krispy Kreme donuts, sparkling wine, chocolates and noise-canceling headphones to his neighbors as a form of consolation.
MILPITAS - The 229-room Sheraton San Jose Hotel was bought for $20.1 million, according to documents filed on Aug. 22 at the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office, well below the property's assessed value. The purchase price for the hotel at 1801 Barber Lane, near the interchange of Interstate 880 and Montague Expressway, was 47% below its assessed value of $38.1 million as of January, according to county real estate documents.
In the early 1900s, Los Altos began as a developing city with historical significance, particularly after land acquisition by Paul Shoup led to the establishment of the Los Altos Land Company.