Borelli Investment Company brokers challenging land transaction involving three parcels near Cochrane Road and Highway 101 San Jose, Calif., August 14, 2006 — Following the successful completion of 2 1/2 years of negotiations to assemble 66 acres of land in Morgan Hill, ground has been broken on Miramonte Center, a 660,000 square foot complex that will be the largest shopping center in the city’s history. The upscale “lifestyle” center located on Cochrane Road on the east side of Highway 101 will be anchored by Target and complemented by a wide variety of other retail establishments and … [Read more...]

By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News,August 13, 2006Commercial real estate dealmaker Ralph Borelli grew up in East San Jose next to an apricot orchard where his job was to cut open the succulent fruit and lay it out for drying. “They used to let me cut the apricots until I had a cut on every finger. Then I was relegated to the pit boy. Born and raised in oldSanta ClaraCounty, young Ralph cut his teeth on land deals and real estate acquisitions. He recalls attending city council meetings with his father, Nelo G. Borelli, an Italian immigrant who founded theSilicon Valleyreal estate … [Read more...]