CYCLE TESTED. FOCUSED ON EXECUTION. STRONG ALIGNMENT.
Since acquiring our first property in 1994, we have continued along the same path honing a focused investment strategy that worked well then and continues to work well today. It is a simple formula – invest in purpose driven properties in high-demand, technology-centric markets that attract the best and the brightest knowledge workers who drive innovation.
CYCLE TESTED. FOCUSED ON EXECUTION. STRONG ALIGNMENT.
Since acquiring our first property in 1994, we have continued along the same path honing a focused investment strategy that worked well then and continues to work well today. It is a simple formula – invest in purpose driven properties in high-demand, technology-centric markets that attract the best and the brightest knowledge workers who drive innovation.
COMPANY TIMELINE
1994
- Menlo Equities is founded by Henry Bullock and Rick Holmstrom.
- Menlo acquires its first office property in Silicon Valley at 20525 Mariani Drive, Cupertino. The building served as Apple’s original corporate headquarters and Apple continues to occupy it today.
1995
- Menlo forms a best-in-class development platform.
1996
- Menlo acquires its first R&D and light industrial buildings.
1998
- Menlo enters into its first institutional joint venture to develop a 604,870 sf, eight-building office complex in San Jose.
1999
- Menlo opens an office in Orange County and makes its first Southern California acquisition in Irvine.
2000
- Menlo acquires its first data center asset, the Palo Alto Internet Exchange (“PAIX”), located at 529 Bryant Street. The property is a mission-critical facility that was the west coast’s first internet exchange point.
2001
- Menlo launches its first value-add real estate fund, Menlo Realty Partners (“MRP”).
2004
- Menlo celebrates its 10ᵗʰ anniversary having acquired or developed 8.2 million sf of real estate with an aggregate value of $1.3 billion since inception.
2007
- MRP II is launched.
2008
- Menlo raises MRP III during the global financial crisis.
2011
- MRP IV is launched.
2012
- Menlo expands to the Seattle market.
2013
- MRP V is launched.
2014
- Menlo enters the Phoenix market.
- Menlo celebrates its 20ᵗʰ anniversary having acquired or developed 13.9 million sf of real estate with an aggregate value of $3.0 billion since inception.
2015
- Menlo expands to Austin with its acquisition of a 648,301 sf office campus.
- Menlo enters the Portland market.
2016
- Menlo forms a core-plus investment platform with the launch of the Menlo Equities Absolute Return Fund (its first open-end fund).
- Menlo enters the Denver market.
2017
- Menlo completes the development of 3333 Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara, an eight building, LEED-certified office campus comprising 1.6 million sf. The project was executed through an institutional joint venture with the first parcel of land acquired in 2011 and developed across three phases.
2018
- Menlo expands to additional innovation hub markets with acquisitions in Boston, Raleigh-Durham, Washington D.C., and Minneapolis.
- Core-plus portfolio reaches $1 billion+ in gross asset value with 15 assets in 11 geographic markets.
2019
- Menlo enters the Nashville market.
- Menlo celebrates its 25ᵗʰ anniversary having acquired or developed 19.4 million sf of real estate with an aggregate value of $6.5 billion since inception.
2020
- Menlo expands to the Northern Virginia and Atlanta markets.
- Core-plus portfolio grows to 4.3 million square feet with a gross asset value of $1.6 billion.
- Menlo forms a separately managed account with a US public pension fund focused on acquiring data centers.
2021
- MRP VI is launched.
- Menlo opens an office in Austin, Texas.
2022
- Menlo forms a second separately managed account with a US public pension fund focused on acquiring and developing data centers.
- Menlo surpasses $8 billion in cumulative real estate acquired or developed since its founding.
