50 Ways To Please Your Techie

Well, maybe not 50, but Silicon Valley’s high-powered tech firms are conducting a global search for talent. (No, we’re not talking about The Voice.) At our Silicon Valley Real Estate Summit recently, six experts told how the quest for young tech workers is driving big changes.
Sonia Ransom, a partner in the San Francisco office of Allen Matkins, moderated our panel at the Marriott San Mateo. Who needs to bother with low-tech written words when you can get highlights via quick video clips? Allen Matkins brings us the great clips below.

Google project executive Jay Bechtel explained how the company gets employees to come to the office and accommodates those who want to live in San Francisco but work down in Mountain View. Video.
Colliers International director-advisory services Larry Matarazzi said public transportation has become a big deal in Silicon Valley. What else is big? Pet policies. Video.
According to Orchard Partners LLC managing partner Michael Biggar, there’s still a large swath of Silicon Valley where the wave of recovery and rising rents has yet to hit. Video.
The Sobrato Organization chairman John Sobrato described how workplace trends like benching affect building design and floor area ratios. Video.
Essex Property Trust EVP of development John Eudy talked about the trends in multifamily development and the challenges of keeping up with the fast-changing market of young tech workers. Video.
Sares Regis Group of Northern California commercial division president Jeff Birdwell discussed the company’s growing volume of business developing for public companies. Video.

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