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In comparison, Apple occupies about 70 percent of Cupertino’s commercial real estate. Though Cupertino isn't a "major U.S. city" so Seattle Times' claim stills

In comparison, Apple occupies about 70 percent of Cupertino’s commercial real estate. Though Cupertino isn't a "major U.S. city" so Seattle Times' claim stills stands.

bsimpson 9y ago
I wonder what proportion of Mountain View is controlled by Alphabet.
- nostrademons 9y ago
  It's large, but not that large: https://goo.gl/maps/RsVxwkZLpir https://goo.gl/maps/RsVxwkZLpir Google owns almost the entire North Bayshore area - that's the area north of 101. They also own smaller campuses or isolated buildings by Whisman/Middlefield, Shoreline/Terra Bella, and Mayfield/Central. But Mountain View still has large commercial/industrial zones by San Antonio Center, on Castro Street itself, and in the 237/85 triangle by Whisman/Ellis/Dana. The Whisman/Ellis area is particularly large: this is the home of Symantic, Veritas, YCombinator, Whatsapp, Coursera, Mozilla, Samsung, and several other companies that aren't household names. I'd probably estimate it at maybe 50%.
  - stevenwoo 9y ago
    If I don't cross 101, I really don't notice Google except for the commute traffic, Waymo cars and the shuttle busses during the commute. Kind of surprising that Google makes up 50% of Mountain View business real estate.
- stygiansonic 9y ago
  They own a ton of property in Sunnyvale as well: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/27/google-grabs-dozens-of-sunnyvale-properties-signaling-a-major-expansion/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/27/google-grabs-dozens-of...
twblalock 9y ago
I live a few miles from both the old and new Apple HQ buildings. Apple doesn't really dominate the character of Cupertino. You'll see a lot of Apple employees eating at restaurants near the office, but aside from that, you can't really tell. When the new office opens up and causes a traffic nightmare, that will be the largest impact Apple has had on non-employees.
- xyzzy_plugh 9y ago
  Are you kidding? Cupertino is like hide-and-go-seek except with Apple offices. Almost every office building is Apple. Go down a residential side street? Oh wow there's a little Apple office between those two houses.
  - tristanj 9y ago
    > Cupertino is like hide-and-go-seek except with Apple offices. Almost every office building is Apple. While I agree, it's not immediately obvious these are Apple buildings. The buildings outside the main campus are dull 1980s style offices and the only hint they're Apple is the small emblem hidden on the side of the building. If you are driving down the street it can be difficult to tell. For example, 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd is an Apple building but there's no way of knowing that unless you spot the small white apple emblem next to the driveway. Otherwise it looks just like a regular office building. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3230321,-122.0215347,3a,60y,0.64h,89.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s28r6FWFJI74VOnAgJ1za1A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3230321,-122.0215347,3a,60y,... 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd is even worse, there isn't even a logo anywhere just the letters 'APPLE' in tiny font on a nondescript sign. I had no idea this was Apple until someone showed me. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3228536,-122.0285457,3a,75y,173.29h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWpFUJCCPlEU8CsMaCd0wkQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3228536,-122.0285457,3a,75y,... If you are just driving down Stevens Creek there is a good chance you won't realize how expansive Apple is. They are not flashy buildings.
    - messick 9y ago
      Are you sure you didn't dig to find those examples? There are many buildings on SC with the regular Apple sign right on the street. To say nothing of the dozens of signs on Bubb, De Anza, Mariani, Valley Green, Bandley, etc., etc. No reasonable person could drive around Cupertino for more than 10 minutes without noticing the large number of Apple buildings.

In comparison, Apple occupies about 70 percent of Cupertino’s commercial real estate. Though Cupertino isn't a "major U.S. city" so Seattle Times' claim stills stands.

bsimpson 9y ago

I wonder what proportion of Mountain View is controlled by Alphabet.

nostrademons 9y ago
It's large, but not that large: https://goo.gl/maps/RsVxwkZLpir https://goo.gl/maps/RsVxwkZLpir Google owns almost the entire North Bayshore area - that's the area north of 101. They also own smaller campuses or isolated buildings by Whisman/Middlefield, Shoreline/Terra Bella, and Mayfield/Central. But Mountain View still has large commercial/industrial zones by San Antonio Center, on Castro Street itself, and in the 237/85 triangle by Whisman/Ellis/Dana. The Whisman/Ellis area is particularly large: this is the home of Symantic, Veritas, YCombinator, Whatsapp, Coursera, Mozilla, Samsung, and several other companies that aren't household names. I'd probably estimate it at maybe 50%.
- stevenwoo 9y ago
  If I don't cross 101, I really don't notice Google except for the commute traffic, Waymo cars and the shuttle busses during the commute. Kind of surprising that Google makes up 50% of Mountain View business real estate.
stygiansonic 9y ago
They own a ton of property in Sunnyvale as well: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/27/google-grabs-dozens-of-sunnyvale-properties-signaling-a-major-expansion/ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/27/google-grabs-dozens-of...

twblalock 9y ago

I live a few miles from both the old and new Apple HQ buildings. Apple doesn't really dominate the character of Cupertino. You'll see a lot of Apple employees eating at restaurants near the office, but aside from that, you can't really tell. When the new office opens up and causes a traffic nightmare, that will be the largest impact Apple has had on non-employees.

xyzzy_plugh 9y ago
Are you kidding? Cupertino is like hide-and-go-seek except with Apple offices. Almost every office building is Apple. Go down a residential side street? Oh wow there's a little Apple office between those two houses.
- tristanj 9y ago
  > Cupertino is like hide-and-go-seek except with Apple offices. Almost every office building is Apple. While I agree, it's not immediately obvious these are Apple buildings. The buildings outside the main campus are dull 1980s style offices and the only hint they're Apple is the small emblem hidden on the side of the building. If you are driving down the street it can be difficult to tell. For example, 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd is an Apple building but there's no way of knowing that unless you spot the small white apple emblem next to the driveway. Otherwise it looks just like a regular office building. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3230321,-122.0215347,3a,60y,0.64h,89.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s28r6FWFJI74VOnAgJ1za1A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3230321,-122.0215347,3a,60y,... 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd is even worse, there isn't even a logo anywhere just the letters 'APPLE' in tiny font on a nondescript sign. I had no idea this was Apple until someone showed me. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3228536,-122.0285457,3a,75y,173.29h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWpFUJCCPlEU8CsMaCd0wkQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3228536,-122.0285457,3a,75y,... If you are just driving down Stevens Creek there is a good chance you won't realize how expansive Apple is. They are not flashy buildings.
  - messick 9y ago
    Are you sure you didn't dig to find those examples? There are many buildings on SC with the regular Apple sign right on the street. To say nothing of the dozens of signs on Bubb, De Anza, Mariani, Valley Green, Bandley, etc., etc. No reasonable person could drive around Cupertino for more than 10 minutes without noticing the large number of Apple buildings.