Feb. 25, 2003 -- The competition for dislocated hosting customers heated up this week, as 365 Main Street in San Francisco rolled out an aggressive new program to attract new customers.
The management of 365 Main is offering three months of free rent and a relocation allowance to displaced companies who lease space in the facility by June 1.
"Relief is in sight for companies seeking an alternative to the many San Francisco Bay Area data centers slated for closure this year," the company said in a press release.
The 96,000 square foot facility was developed for data center use by Metromedia Fiber Network's AboveNet subsidiary, which sold the building back to landlord 160 Harrison LLC last July. The building is being managed by 365 Inc.
"The formula at 365 Main Street is simple: provide customers with a broad array of choices for bandwidth and managed service providers, in a financially stable real-estate platform at a fraction of the cost of our competitors," said Chris Dolan, president of 365 Inc.
"Nearly every company who has toured 365 Main Street has been excited with the opportunity to house their critical data in a facility of this quality at such competitive prices," said Dolan.
365 Main Street was completed in 2001 after a $130 million dollar investment by AboveNet, including a $30 million dollar seismic retrofit that utilizes a state-of-the-art base isolation system.