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January 1, 2011December 30, 2010 sundancecompany Uncategorized

Plan Your 2011 Meetings at the Silverstone Amenity Center

Happy New Year! It is never too early to start planning your company meetings, parties, or retreats, and Slverstone Amenity Center is ready for you. No detail has been overlooked in any of the Silverstone Amenity Center conference and meeting rooms, which feature the integration of high-tech audio/visual capabilities, wireless internet, and video teleconferencing. Whether you’re hosting a business meeting, corporate retreat, or holiday party, The Silverstone Amenity Center is the perfect location for any occasion. Located at the corner of Eagle and Overland Roads, in the Silverstone Park, the Amenity Center is right in the heart of the Boise Valley.
Additional on-site services include:

Business Concierge
Food and Beverage Catering Arrangements
Presentation Equipment
Commercial Catering Station
Free Parking

More information available at www.silverstoneamenitycenter.com.

About The Sundance Company
Established in 1976, The Sundance Company has the experience to help you with your commercial real estate needs in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, and the greater Treasure Valley. If your requirements include property management, leasing, real estate development, project planning, construction or space planning then look to us. The Sundance Company has more than 1.5 million square feet of office and industrial space available in prime Boise and Meridian locations. More information is available at www.sundanceco.com or 208.322.7300.

December 26, 2010December 5, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Commercial Real Estate Development, Boise Industrial Space, Boise Office Space, Boise Retail Space, boise valley commercial real estate, The Sundance Company

Boise Commercial Real Estate For Lease – Maple Grove Center

The Sundance Company is pleased to announce that Maple Grove Center, a three-building industrial complex that accommodates warehouse and office/ showroom users, has space available for lease. Besides enjoying an excellent central location, the Maple Grove Center also features truck access around entire buildings, grade-level doors and excellent parking.

The Sundance Company knows that finding the right leasing space for your business can be a complicated process, and that is why we are here to help your company find the ideal commercial real estate space in the Boise Valley. If Maple Grove Center is not your ideal office space, please check out The Sundance Company website to view property photos, search for office space or learn more about Sundance’s start-to-finish capabilities. The Sundance Company has more than 1.5 million square feet of office and industrial space available in prime Boise Valley locations.

Maple Grove Center
200, 274, and 300 N. Maple Grove Road
Boise, Idaho 83709

Site Area: 5.9 acres
Zoning: M-1D
Number of Floors: One
Site Area: 200 Building – 51,360 sq. ft.; 274 Building – 13,500 sq. ft.; 300 Building – 27,450 sq. ft.
Construction: Exterior is pre-engineered steel with EIFS on Building 200 and 300; concrete tilt up on Building 274.
Year Built: The 200 Building was constructed in the early ‘70’s with a remodel completed in 1990. The 274 Building was constructed in 1993 and the 300 Building in 1990.
Roof: 26-gauge metal roofing with galvanized flashing
Ceiling Height: Varies from 15 feet to 28 feet in warehouse area
Floor Construction: Concrete slab
Windows: Anodized aluminum, double pane
Warehouse Doors: Metal overhead doors at 10’x10’ or 10’x12’
Insulation: All insulated
Offices: Carpeted floors, stud interior partitions with textured drywall and dropped ceiling with recessed fluorescent lighting.
Warehouse Lights: Ceiling-mounted fluorescent tubes
Heating/Cooling: Ceiling-hung gas heaters provide heating in warehouse; office areas have forced-air heating and air conditioning.
Parking: 202 spots in addition to adequate room for large vehicles to access all overhead doors.
Site Improvements: Landscaping at the Maple Grove frontage, and a common dock for specialty loading.
Special: Fenced yard at the rear of the project
Sprinklers: Dry and wet system
Power: 3 Phase 208V power
Telephone: Fiber optics available

December 19, 2010December 5, 2010 sundancecompany The Sundance Company

Keeping Control of the Office Thermostat

When winter in full swing around most of the country you might find your office struggling to keep temperature at an acceptable level for all of the employees. So, if you are a tenant in a building struggling to warm up or cool down, here is some information that may be helpful.
Put a thermometer in the hottest or coldest space so you can track the temperature and its fluctuation. Track it for a few days, ideally in sunny and cloudy weather, so you will have the information if you need to discuss the problem with a property manager. You may need more than one thermometer. You may also find out that it is not as bad as you think. Sometimes, an employee can be overly sensitive to either heat or cold, and you may just need to address the issue within your own space by providing a small fan or a small personal heater at a specific desk. Remember, spring and fall are usually the most difficult times as day-to-day temperatures fluctuate greatly and it is sometimes hard to keep up with the rapidly changing conditions.

Do what you can to control your own destiny. Sometimes you can do some things to control the temperature within your space. First and foremost, stop messing with the thermostat (or keep your employees from doing it) Set and forget it! Constantly adjusting it up and down does not help the situation as it takes a while for a change in the setting to distribute through the entire space so it is felt by the cold or hot employee. I have frequently seen someone crank up a thermostat to 85 degrees when they are cold, operating on the false assumption that setting the temperature higher that the desirable 72 will make it warm up faster. Not true! It will hit the target 72 at the same time; however, it will then zoom past it requiring the thermostat to be reset lower setting up a yo-yo of hot and cold all day. Get an inexpensive locking cover for the thermostat and avoid the conflict. Window treatments can be opened or closed depending on sun load, heat generating office equipment and lights can be turned off when not in use, doors to private offices and conference rooms can be left open to keep the air circulating, and most importantly, dress for the environment. After all, a sweater is perhaps the most cost effective form of temperature control! And, if you pay for your own utilities, taking control of your HVAC can save you money too!

December 12, 2010December 5, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Commercial Real Estate Development, Boise Industrial Space, Boise Office Space, Boise Retail Space, boise valley commercial real estate, The Sundance Company

Boise Commercial Real Estate For Lease – Fairview Tech Center

The Sundance Company is pleased to offer space at the Fairview Tech Center for lease. Centrally located on Fairview Avenue between Milwaukee and Maple Grove Roads in Boise, Fairview Tech Center is a modern office space that features extensive glass, grand entries and tilt-up construction. The parking is generous, and the concrete tilt-up building was renovated in 2003.

The Sundance Company knows that finding the right leasing space for your business can be a complicated process, and that is why we are here to help your company find the right commercial real estate space in the Boise Valley. If the Fairview Tech Center is not your ideal office space, please check out The Sundance Company website to view property photos, search for office space or learn more about Sundance’s start-to-finish capabilities. The Sundance Company has more than 1.5 million square feet of office and industrial space available in prime Boise Valley locations.

Fairview Tech Center
8740 Fairview Ave.
Boise, Idaho 83706

Site Area: Approximately 4.98 acres (216,855 square feet)
Size: 29,079 square feet of divisible warehouse area available
Doors: Dock high doors; qty 3. Drive in doors; qty 4. Man doors; qty 5
Accessibility: Excellent ingress/egress for trucks and semis.
Rental Rate: NNN Rental Rates @ $.30 / .33 / .35 per sq. ft.
Year Built: 1991
Year Redesigned: 2003
Ceiling Height: 28’
Existing Build Out: Site has 5 offices, break room, and restrooms
Fire System: Reliable automatic sprinkler system with Cerberrus fire alarm control panel.
Racking System: Free standing racking systems w/ sprinklers
Floor Load Capacity: 5-inch concrete slab at 3,000 P.S.I.
Parking: 237 stalls with an additional 80 shared.
Structure: Concrete tilt-up.

December 5, 2010 sundancecompany commercial real estate, Commercial real estate news, The Sundance Company

Commercial Real Estate News: Markets Stabilizing

A recent article from NAR (National Association of REALTORS®) discusses what 2011 looks like for commercial real estate markets.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said commercial real estate sectors appear to be stabilizing. “The basic fundamental of rising commercial leasing demand, resulting from a steadily improving economy, means overall vacancy rates have already peaked or will soon top out,” he said. “The outlook for the office and industrial markets has moderated with modestly declining vacancy rates expected as 2011 progresses, while the retail sector should hold fairly steady. Still, high vacancy rates imply falling rents.”

Yun anticipates a rise in household formation from an improving economy, which will increase demand for housing, both ownership and rental. “Multifamily housing is the one commercial sector that has held on relatively well in the past year, and can expect the best performance in 2011,” he added.

“Apartment rents could rise by 1 to 2 percent in 2011, after having fallen in 2009 and no growth in 2010,” Yun said. “This rent rise therefore could start to force up broader consumer prices as well.” He noted that the housing shelter cost of primary rent, and owner’s rental equivalence, is the biggest component in the Consumer Price Index, accounting for 32 percent of its total weight.

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors®, in its SIOR Commercial Real Estate Index, an attitudinal survey of more than 400 local market experts, shows vacancy rates are slowly improving, but rents continue to be soft with elevated levels of subleasing space on the market. The SIOR index, measuring the impact of 10 variables, rose 1.6 percentage points to 42.6 in the third quarter, but remains well below a level of 100 that represents a balanced marketplace. This is the fourth straight quarterly improvement following almost three years of decline.

The last time the commercial market was in equilibrium at the 100 level was in the third quarter of 2007; the index now matches where it was at the beginning of 2009. Fifty-nine percent of respondents expect improvements in the office and industrial sectors in the current quarter.

Commercial real estate development continues at stagnant levels with little investment activity, but is beginning to pick up in many parts of the country.

November 22, 2010November 9, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Office Space, boise valley commercial real estate, The Sundance Company

Does Your Boise Valley Office Space Need Cubicles?

When setting up your new office space in the Boise Valley, deciding whether or not your office should go the cubicle route can be tricky.

On the positive side, cubicles do provide employees with barriers from noise and visual distractions in the office, allowing them to better concentrate on their work. Cubicles also offer a certain degree of privacy, along with the impression that each employee has his or her own dedicated workspace. Cubicles also offer more space for shelves and a convenient canvas for posting schedules and memos.

On the negative side, cubicles have been known to drastically decrease person-to-person communication in the office, leading to frequent complaints about isolation, depression, and low employee morale. Cubicles can also be rather ugly and uninspiring due to their generally bland color, and have been the subject of ridicule for quite some time now in comic strips and movies.

So when figuring out the best workspace configuration for your employees, the most important issue to consider might be, what do your employees actually do? If your employees spend the majority of their workday on the phone conversing with clients or the general public, going the cubicle route might make sense, as the enclosed space will provide them with the quiet they need to conduct a private conversation. If your employees spend the majority of their days typing away on computers and have little or no need to be on the telephone (or even talk amongst themselves), an open workspace plan might be a better approach. Of course there are other factors to consider as well like aesthetics, company image, but this is just a little information to mull over when you are setting up or reconfiguring your Boise Valley office space.

November 15, 2010November 9, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Office Space, boise valley commercial real estate, The Sundance Company

Advantages to Leasing Boise Valley Office Space

It may not be a question as old as time, but some business owners and entrepreneurs in the Boise Valley struggle with the decision if they should buy or lease their office space. Statistics show that most new business owners start out by leasing office space, and many business consultants advise leasing your work space until you get on your feet and your business starts operating in the black. There are also some other advantages to leasing your business property in the Boise Valley:

Flexibility. One obvious advantage to leasing property is the flexibility it provides. When the lease is up, you can easily relocate to another office that better suits the needs of your business and your budget.
Fewer responsibilities. The property manager or landlord is the one responsible for maintenance, security, remodeling, and other management issues.
No mortgage. Not being locked into a mortgage loan allows you to free up cash and put it where it is needed, which is especially helpful for new business owners.
Negotiable rates. If real estate properties in your area are plentiful, it may be possible to negotiate a lower price on your lease amount.
Less tax paperwork. If your business is leasing office space, your income tax return will be simpler to file, compared to the endless forms that building owners must fill out.
No down payment. When you purchase a building, you typically pay 20 to 25 percent of the price as a down payment and then mortgage the balance. When you lease office space, you need only pay one or two months of the lease value before moving in, which can be a real blessing for cash-strapped small business owners.

November 8, 2010October 25, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Industrial Space, Boise Office Space, Boise Retail Space, boise valley commercial real estate, Meridian Commercial Real Estate, meridian idaho, Silverstone Corporate Center

Boise Valley Commercial Real Estate For Lease – Taylor West Industrial Park

The Sundance Company is pleased to announce that the Taylor West Industrial Park building has space available for lease to businesses. Located in Meridian, Idaho, the two-building industrial complex has 68,829 square feet of rentable space, and is ideally situated near two main thoroughfares in Meridian. Other features of Taylor West Industrial Park include: separate tenant entrances, easy access to Interstate 84, spaces offer office, showroom, R&D or industrial suites, ample truck turning radius for all sites, dock and drive-in doors, and fenced outside storage yards on-site. At The Sundance Company, we treat every building as if we will own it for life, care for each building like we care for our own homes, and promise unparalleled response and follow through, which results in high tenant satisfaction and long-term comfort, cost-savings and occupancy.

Taylor West Industrial Park

125 West Taylor Avenue
Meridian, ID 83642

Site Area: Approximately 4.25 acres, 450 feet fronting W. Taylor Avenue
Zoning: C-G
Year Built: Built in two phases, 1990 & 1995
Project Size: 54,589 square feet
Number of Floors: Single, Unit 100 provides additional second floor office space
Parking: 91 parking stalls “in common” with all tenants
Construction: Concrete tilt-up
Roof: Flat roof with metal truss
HVAC: Office: Rooftop package HVAC with gas forced air heating and forced air electric air conditioning
Warehouse: Ceiling mounted gas space heaters
Ceiling: Warehouse clear height East 19’, West 16’ (bottom of truss)
Floor: 6” reinforced concrete slab
Warehouse Doors: Drive-in doors and dock doors on-site. Excellent ingress/egress and turning radius for trucks and trailers
Power: 120/20/ 3ph/ 4wire/ 200amps
Life Safety: Wet System (hydraulic system)
Special: Fenced yards available on-site

November 1, 2010October 25, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Commercial Real Estate Development, Boise Industrial Space, Boise Retail Space, The Sundance Company

Boise Commercial Real Estate For Lease – South Cole Annex

Conveniently located near the Cole/Overland I-84 Interchange in Boise, The Sundance Company is pleased to present the South Cole Annex building for lease. This manufacturing/warehouse facility features generous office space, open work spaces, two lunchrooms, and an ideal location in Treasure Valley. The Sundance Company is one of the few local companies in the Boise Valley that self-manages and maintains its own properties—enjoying higher occupancy levels and superior quality control for its projects. Savvy tenants and buyers look to The Sundance Company for development; office, warehouse, and retail leasing; property management; build-to-suit/construction; and land and building sales.

South Cole Annex
2925 South Cole Road
Boise, Idaho

Site Area: 5.1 acres; 250 feet west frontage of South Cole Road
Additional Land: 5.56 acres
Zoning: M-1
Stories: One
Project Size: 54,000 square feet
Construction: Steel frame with ribbed metal siding exterior.
Age: Built in 1989 with a 24,000 SF expansion in 1995.
Roof: Flat, single ply roofing membrane over plywood sheathing.
Ceiling Clear Height: 18’ minimum, 24’ maximum warehouse; 8’ in offices.
Floor Construction: 6” concrete slab
Windows: Double-pane, thermo-glazing in offices.
Warehouse Doors: Dock-high and 12’x14’ overhead loading doors.
Insulation: 9” batt insulation in roof; 3½” batt insulation to exterior walls.
Offices: Commercial carpet & vinyl; acoustical ceiling, fluorescent lights, standard partitioning and finished restrooms.
Warehouse Lights: Suspended tube fluorescent and suspended bulb.
Heating/Cooling: Warehouse has suspended space heat. Office has package electric forced-air and central air conditioning.
Parking: 125 spaces, paved and marked
Site Improvements: Landscaping on South Cole Street.
Special: Full building fire sprinkler system; combination of dock-high loading and 10’x12’ drive-in doors.

October 23, 2010October 12, 2010 sundancecompany Boise Commercial Real Estate, Boise Commercial Real Estate Development, Boise Office Space, Boise Property Management, Boise Retail Space, Land development, Meridian Commercial Real Estate, Meridian Industrial Space, Meridian Office Space, meridian property management, nampa commercial real estate, The Sundance Company

About The Sundance Company

The Sundance Company has become a development powerhouse with more than 30 years of successful history in Idaho’s Treasure Valley and the Boise metropolitan area. The Sundance Company is one of the few local companies that self-manages and maintains its own properties—enjoying higher occupancy levels and superior quality control for its projects. Savvy tenants and buyers look to The Sundance Company for development; office, warehouse, and retail leasing; property management; build-to-suit/construction; and land and building sales.

With more than 1.5 million square feet of prime office and industrial space in the greater Treasure Valley, The Sundance Company has the size and diversity to avoid the need for a “one-size-fits-all” approach—thereby assuring customized solutions that are genuinely tailored to each client’s needs.

Every project by The Sundance Company is conceived and executed with integrity, innovation, accountability, and dedication by a team of seasoned experts who always remains mindful not only of tangible aspects of a property transaction but also the intangible. The in-house management team values its personal connections and the relationship of trust it has created with its tenants and property owners, which include national and regional companies, some of whom have been in Sundance buildings for more than 15 years.