Borelli Restructures By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, June 13, 2006 in the Commercial Real Estate Section, Spaces and Places column. Longtime commercial real estate company Borelli Investment has restructured its management team, freeing Ralph Borelli from day-to-day responsibilities so he can handle land development deals, and making Buddy Parsons president. Borelli, who took over in 1977 for his father, founder Nelo Borelli, remains the CEO. ``We decided that having Ralph micromanaging is not the best use of his time,'' Parsons said. ``He is heavily invested in land … [Read more...]

Driven by Silicon Valley’s seemingly endless high-technology engine, millions of square feet of commercial space were constructed in Silicon Valley in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of this space consisted of large, one or two-story industrial and R&D buildings, built as part of sprawling campuses for high tech manufacturers and fabricators. But over the past decade, a lot of manufacturing jobs have moved elsewhere, to lower-cost areas in Texas, Oregon, or Massachusetts—or overseas. This has left a glut of vacant industrial buildings with functionally obsolete space on the market, with few … [Read more...]

Buddy Parsons Promoted to President of Borelli Investment Company Will handle day-to-day business development, client relations, sales force management, and acquisitions San Jose, Calif., June 5, 2006 — Buddy R. Parsons has been promoted to president of Borelli Investment Company, a leading San Jose-based provider of commercial real estate services, it was announced by Ralph N. Borelli, CEO.  In his new role, Parsons will be responsible for day-to-day activities in client relations, business development, sales force management, and acquisitions for the 50-year-old firm.  Borelli Investment … [Read more...]

Borelli a Local Leader in Property Management Services What comes to mind when you hear the Borelli Investment Company name? Do you think of Borelli as a leader in syndicated commercial real estate investments in Silicon Valley? Or as one of the top land brokers in Northern California? Or perhaps you are more familiar with Borelli's reputation as a trendsetter in the hot business condominium segment?  Borelli Investment Company is indeed all of these things. But what many people don't know is that Borelli Investment is also a leader in providing high-quality property management services … [Read more...]

Silicon Valley Commercial Condo Cavalcade There is a wave of commercial condominium construction and conversions washing over the Western real estate markets including Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. The question at hand is whether this is a trend related to the unrelenting frantic public pursuit of real estate or a permanent addition to the currency of commercial real estate. Prior to the current condo boom, there had been just a handful of projects built over the years. In the late 70s and early 80s there was a brief but halted rush to response to the then tight leasing market. We still … [Read more...]

Ralph N. Borelli Chosen as CoStar Broker of the Year CoStar Group names Borelli as 2005 Power Broker of the Year based on transactions representing 500 acres and more than $136 million in total value San Jose, California, April 24, 2006 — It takes a special skill set to broker land transactions in densely populated, land-scarce Northern California . According to CoStar Group, Inc., a leading provider of information services to commercial real estate professionals, Ralph N. Borelli, president and CEO of Borelli Investment Company, has what it takes. Borelli has been chosen as a CoStar Power … [Read more...]