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3/17/2006 . The project resulted in a$20 Million dollar tenant improvement as well as a complete exterior redesign and refit. . Negotiated a multi-million dollar joint development agreement with electric utility for standby power. Providian Bank. John was asked to evaluate the real estate department of a growing service bank located in San Francisco, California. The bank was rapidly expanding its credit card services business and needed additional call centers. The company was growing at an incredible rate having been at approximately 1,200 employees upon contacting us and growing to over 8,000. John, acting as an outsource real estate department, evaluated the current decision process and gave corrective direction OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE Free Spirit Publishing. John through his company Cognoscente purchased a 100 year old, 60,000 square foot warehouse for conversion into retail — restaurant and office. All aspects of the project were directed including architectural, engineering and historic restoration. After the principal tenants were secured the property was sold. Total cost of project approximately $3,000,000. The project looks like this: http://terraverdeusa.com/428.htm Warehouse Development Consulting. Cognoscente, John's company has been retained by multiple companies to oversee the development process for the construction of warehouse and manufacturing space. Recently complete projects include two 60,000 square foot office/warehouse properties in Bloomington. We added to our contribution by assisting in the leasing of the properties in advance of construction. HOUSING Ballast Point Group, LeCesse Development Corporation, and Del America Development have all contracted with Cognoscente for the development of housing and mixed use housing projects. Collectively the three groups, in combination with Cognoscente, proposed development of over 1,000 housing units since 1999. The projects ranged in size from 150 units in 3 story mixed use structures to a high rise structure with over 300 housing units, a hotel and parking structure. Many of the projects were mixed use requiring additional partners to augment the project. Cognoscente negotiated with and secured those development partnerships with local companies and the national company InterContinental Hotels. OFFICE Zentropy Partners. Cognoscente was retained by Inter-Public Group to negotiate the lease of space for a new company it was creating. Because this new company was not yet in existence we were required to secure the lease, analyze and design the space to meet the companies intended use, and, after building 10