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At the Brentwood Business Center we offer many services to our tenants, but the one service mostly taken advantage of is our free custom website for our new tenants. Since we have helped so many businesses break through to the World Wide Web, we have decided to showcase their custom website here on our blog.

Got U Covered Custom Upholstery is located in the Brentwood Business Center at 570 Valdry Court # C7. They're committed to doing the finest quality custom work on furniture, automobiles, RV's, offroad vehicles, boat, and marine upholstery. Their custom furniture upholstery services allow you to choose from a large variety of fabrics from top designers. Trust only the experts when it comes to working with canvas and leather. Got U Covered custom upholstery provides the highest quality affordable upholstery in the San Francisco Bay Area and are the leaders in giving you customized services at competitive rates. Got U Covered only uses the finest quality materials available and pride themselves with the most professional service around!

Got U Covered is all about what the customer wants, whether it is a one of a kind custom theme, or restoring the original factory look, they believe nothing is impossible to create. With many different fabrics to choose from they are always up-to-date on trends and fashions. As masters of the trade they strive to complete work on time and with precision accuracy. From priceless antiques to your custom car, they take special care with everything.

The Got U Covered Custom Upholstery website was designed locally by JVF Consulting, LLC, the San Francisco Bay Area leader for custom built websites. With professional creativity coupled with clean designs, the foundation for Got U Covered Custom Upholstery to be a successful website has been built, and will truly withstand the test of time. The Got U Covered Custom Upholstery website can be found at www.gotucoveredcu.com.

As seen in the screenshot below, the website is clean and user-friendly which allows for easy access to their contact information. It displays all the different types of vehicles and mediums they can work on as well as an effective map for easy directions. Browse around the Got U Covered Custom Upholstery website and tell us what you think of the design. We would love to hear your feedback!

At the Brentwood Business Center we are focused on helping our tenants while providing quality service. We strive to offer the same great services to all new tenants at the BBC. We are the leaders when it comes to giving you customized services at competitive rates. To see what spaces are currently available visit our available spaces page!

Be sure to mention our free website design offer to your business partners. To view the offer at anytime just visit the Brentwood Business Center website and click on our tenant services page to see for yourself.

Too many new business owners become so excited about launching their new business that they fail to invest the necessary time into finding the right location. Remember that your company's image and its location are closely tied, so finding the right place to set up shop is critical to your success.

The Brentwood Business Center is the East Bay's finest offering of a comprehensively planned and architecturally thematic business park. The BBC provides distinctive warehouse and retail office properties in a landscaped environment. We have a variety of spaces available for immediate occupancy. From small offices and light industrial to warehouse, flex & automobile repair spaces, we are prepared for your immediate move in today!

Located on Valdry Court, one block from the intersection of Balfour Road and Highway 4. We have all types of spaces available for immediate occupancy. From small offices and light industrial to warehouse, flex & automobile repair spaces, we have it all! We also offer large warehouse spaces with 10′ truck doors in each unit. Located on one of the busiest commute arteries in and out of Brentwood, the BBC is the perfect location for your business! Please contact Nate Lorenzini anytime for more information at (925) 918-2861. We look forward to hearing from you.

*  Full Commission!
* 3 Months Free Rent!
* Brentwood's Auto and Industrial Hub
* Light industrial, warehouse and automotive
* Sizes from 1,200 to 16,500 SF
* Located on Valdry Court, one block south of Balfour Road and Highway 4 Intersection
* Spaces prepared for immediate occupancy
* Small offices, large warehouse and 10′ truck door in each unit
* On busiest commute artery in and out of Brentwood
* Parking : Available for each unit
* Adjacent to nearby restaurants, Holiday Inn Express, Ace Hardware and other retail services

To help assist our visitors find the best property to fit their needs the Brentwood Business Center has integrated LoopNet into their available spaces page located on their website. Now you can easily view all the available suites at the BBC while at the comfort of your own computer.

LoopNet is the leading online marketplace for real estate brokers, agents, buyers, and investors to sell and buy property. Founded in 1995, the company has grown to feature more than $408 billion in properties for sale and 3.2 billion square feet of space for lease. LoopNet is the ongoing result of the hard work of many employees and contractors.

Brentwood Business Center Offers a full range of professional office spaces ideal for retail, general office, medical, and research & development uses. These suites are all available and listed for lease on the LoopNet website, as well as being listed on the BBC available spaces page. Currently there are suites available as small as 100± square feet and as large as 15,000± square feet. With a comfortable campus style setting, Brentwood Business Center believes in offering more than just space.

The LoopNet integration could not have been possible without the help of JVF Consulting, LLC, the Bay Area leader in custom website design and content management systems. Allowing the real estate professionals at BBC to include the most updated information available for their real estate listings has significantly helped BBC enhance their online marketing capabilities. This new addition is already generating more business by integrating cutting-edge technology to provide visitors with the ability to lease listings. Allowing prospective buyers and tenants to easily understand a property's location and surroundings will keep your spaces leased.

By using LoopNet technology on the BBC website clients are better served. LoopNet streamlines your ability to effectively market listings and best serve your clients. The LoopNet platform allows real estate firms to significantly enhance their online marketing capabilities and ultimately generate more business.

This week at the Brentwood Business Center we would like to focus on another valued tenant of the BBC, DoneRight Automotive Repair. As you know the Brentwood Business Center offers many services to our tenants, but the one service mostly taken advantage of is our free custom website for our new tenants. In 2006 DoneRight Automotive broke through to the World Wide Web by taking advantage of our offer. By doing so their website has expanded their business as a whole. That is why we have decided to showcase them here on the BBC blog.

The DoneRight Automotive Repair website was designed locally by JVF Consulting, LLC, the San Francisco Bay Area leader for custom built websites. With professional creativity coupled with clean designs, the foundation for DoneRight Automotive to be a successful website has been built, and will truly withstand the test of time. The DoneRight Automotive Repair website can be found at www.donerightautomotiverepair.com.

As seen in the screenshot below, the website is clean and user-friendly which allows for easy access to their contact information. It shows the services they perform with an effective map for easy directions. Browse around the DoneRight Automotive Repair website and tell us what you think of the design. We would love to hear your feedback.

Helping our tenants while providing quality service is what we're known for, and we will continue to offer the same great services to all new tenants at the Brentwood Business Center. We are the leaders in giving you customized services at competitive rates. To see what spaces are currently available visit our available spaces page!

Be sure to mention our free website design offer to your business partners. To view the offer at anytime just visit the Brentwood Business Center website and click on our tenant services page to see for yourself.

At the Brentwood Business Center we offer many services to our tenants, but the one service mostly taken advantage of is our free custom website for our new tenants. Since we have helped so many businesses break through to the World Wide Web, we have decided to showcase them here on our blog.

The Brake Stop Auto Service website was designed locally by JVF Consulting, LLC, the San Francisco Bay Area leader for custom built websites. With professional creativity coupled with clean designs, the foundation for Brake Stop as successful website has been built, and will truly withstand the test of time. The Brake Stop Auto Service website can be found at http://www.brakestopautoservices.com.

As seen in the photo below, the website is user-friendly which allows for easy access to their contact information. Browse around the Brake Stop Auto Service website and tell us what you think of the design. We would love to hear your feedback.

Helping our tenants while providing quality service is what we're known for, and we will continue to offer the same great services to all new tenants at the Brentwood Business Center. We are the leaders in giving you customized services at competitive rates. To see what spaces are currently available visit our available spaces page!

Don't forget to mention our free website design offer to your business partners. View the offer anytime located on the Brentwood Business Center website. Just click on our tenant services page to see for yourself.

The Brentwood Business Center is at it again. We have been busy working with our tenant A Quality Heating & Air assisting them with the launch of their new website. As advertised on the Brentwood Business Center site, each of our tenants are eligible for a free custom three page site that will begin to promote their online presence. To read more about the tenant services the BBC has to offer, including the free website offer A Quality Heating & Air is taking advantage of, visit our tenant services page.

The web site which is being designed locally by JVF Consulting, LLC, the San Francisco Bay Area leader for custom designed websites can be found at the url www.aqualityheatingair.com.

After gaining 20 years of HVAC experience, professionalism and fantastic work ethics, A Quality Heating & Air, Inc. was founded in August 2008. Located in the Brentwood Business Center in Brentwood, CA, prospective customers can now find them on the World Wide Web thanks to JVF Consulting and the free website the BBC has offers their new tenants through their special offer

A Quality Heating & Air remains true to the cornerstone value that continues to fuel its success today; fast, friendly, and honest service. As the leading HVAC service provider in the community, A Quality Heating & Air is committed to helping their customers by not compromising the quality of their work. A Quality Heating & Air recognizes that its success is contingent upon the health and vitality of the community it serves, and they would like to thank the BBC for their continued efforts in the community.

At the Brentwood Business Center our highly trained personnel are constantly being reminded that this is a service business. In this case, the service we provide is the maintenance and administration of usable space and while providing effective communications and response. With excellent communication between the management and tenants, establishing and maintaining a positive tenant relation results in an effective business model. At the BBC we look forward to building more meaningful relations with our community partners, so if you're in the market for flex office space in the San Francisco East Bay, we're the place you have been looking for!

The deterioration of available financing is continuing to wreck havoc on the investment sales market in the fourth quarter of 2008, reports New York-based research firm Reis. Sales volumes fell by double digits compared with the fourth quarter of 2007 in office, retail, industrial, and commercial sectors, all while cap rates continued to rise.

This deterioration spells bad news for commercial property owners because it will limit their ability to sell assets to avoid defaults on near-term notes.

The research firm estimates there are more than $270 billion in commercial real estate loans coming due in 2009, but securing refinancing remains difficult. In the first quarter of 2009, close to 80% of senior loan officers surveyed by the Federal Reserve reported tightening standards for commercial mortgages.

Normally, asset sales can serve as an alternate route for owners unable to refinance. But with the investment sales market at a standstill, projections of the commercial real estate default rate will rise to 4.2% in 2009 and could hit 4.8% by 2012.

So far, the office sector seems to have suffered the most, with a huge drop in the number of sales transactions in the fourth quarter, and a decline in dollar transactions, when will it ever hit bottom?

Despite the economic difficulties our world currently faces, improving the economy should focus its energy on small businesses. At the Brentwood Business Center our tenants objectives are at the forefront of everything we do, resulting in a rewarding long term relationship. We understand that our tenant's real estate needs are ongoing and evolving especially in todays real estate market.

A surge in available office space is sweeping the San Francisco bay area. With new buildings continuing to spring up all over, they remain to stay empty. Filling these new offices leave without leaving huge vacancies in existing buildings stands to be a challenge. The question on the minds of many is whether tenant demand will be sufficient in the face of a sluggish economy.

What do you think the current tenant demand is for bay area office space? Presently, the market seems to be quiet in comparison to last year, which may be due to tenants renewing leases early or the lack of quality alternatives in the marketplace. We have noticed some larger tenants negotiating in the future market looking for a sweet deal, but for the most part its very quiet.

Looking at the existing office space market between now and 2010, new buildings are not being built as fast. While the total square feet of office space is not growing, the availability of existing office space is. Given the state of the economy, businesses are hesitant about expanding operations. While some businesses are still growing, expansion is almost at a standstill.

With the prediction of more layoffs a significant amount of space will be put on the market. Most of these spaces will be for sublease due to existing leases or contracts. As real estate professionals we realize that subleasing is sometimes a necessity in this economy. We are here to work with our tenants during hard times like this, we understand the subprime market issues and corporate downsizing. Our company is proud to offer services that others do not. With our many years of experience we are here to last through this grueling economy.

Our metropolitan areas face unprecedented changes. With resources becoming scarce, climate change, traffic congestion, changing lifestyles, and unstable home prices, a reorganization of our cities using smart growth and sustainability principles is a necessity.

At the Brentwood Business Center we are aware of these changes and are critical to becoming sustainable. The challenges of creating such industrial parks require experts grounded in demographics, markets, public policies, and finance. The BBC has earned local recognition as a leader in real estate development. We go far beyond traditional services, integrating a personal touch into our work. With our hands-on approach, and attention to quality, achieving repeated success for our clients is a guarantee.

The BBC continues to fulfill our mission as a sustainable leader by the use of green cleaning products, efficient lighting, recycling, reduction of energy use, and encouragement of employee alternative commute methods.

At some point, your plans to start a new business may lead you on a search to find a suitable location. If you pick the right location, you'll be made in the shade. Pick the wrong one, and your business could be over before you know it.

Selecting an office space can be a rather difficult endeavor. To try to make the process a little easier, we're listing some things your should consider about any prospective rental property.

The square footage of the property is important. But, don't just think about the rentable square footage, which is the figure the landlord will give you. Instead consider the usable square footage of the office space, the amount of the property which you will actually be able to use. To get this figure, measure the interior of the office space where you will actually be working. Make sure the usable square footage is enough for your business.

Next, find out about utilities. For some properties, the utilities are included in the lease. But, for others, whoever rents the office space is responsible for paying for the heat, electric, and water bills. If you are responsible for these bills, it can obviously make a big difference in the amount you are paying each month for your office space.

If you depend on foot traffic for retail sales make sure your office space is visible from the street and that there is adequate parking. Don't rent an office space that is secluded unless your business does not rely on customers or clients coming in. If you do have customers during the day, be sure the location has adequate parking. You do not want customers or clients choosing not to stop at your business because the parking lot is full.

Find out about outside signage ordinances for the area. In some cases the landlord is responsible for providing signage, which saves the tenant money. In some cases the city or township may have certain laws about what types of signs an office space is allowed to have. For example, you may not be allowed to put up a neon business sign or a billboard that is taller than six feet. It is important to check the ordinances so that you do not get fined and so that you do not have to take down any expensive signage.

Lastly, ask about the onsite management services and get to know who's managing the building. An onsite management team is indispensable. Should an issue arise, an onsite team can act immediately, responsively and effectively. Look around, is the place clean? Attentive onsite management teams routinely take care of the details that keep the building running smoothly.

Finally, be diligent. Get as much information as possible, and work to understand issues before you make your selection. By sticking to these principles, you decision will always be the wise choice. Never overpay, but if the numbers are right, don't be afraid to pay a little extra for that perfect location. In the end, the building should contribute to your company's bottom line.