The building occupies a 5.2-acre parcel at 26901 Malibu HillsRoad, just south of the Ventura Freeway (101), according toPhilSaide, project manager for Whittier, Calif.-basedOltmans.Valerie Draeger, president of Triliad Development Inc.,says the new business park is one of the largest projects to bebuilt in Calabasas during the past decade. She said the CheesecakeFactory had signed a 10-year lease to occupy the entire groundfloor of the new office building, which is next to The CheesecakeFactory corporate headquarters, which was also developed byTriliad.

Draeger explained that The Cheesecake Factory is relocatingsupport staff for its restaurants to the new building, which willinclude a test kitchen and a combination conference room andtraining theater.

Triliad's development joins a number of new projects that havebeen built in recent years to accommodate business growth in a30-mile stretch of communities along the 101 Freeway. Known locallyas the 101 Technology Corridor, it actually includes both hi-techand conventional firms that have migrated to communities likeThousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Camarillo andCalabasas. The corridor comprises approximately 4 million sf ofoffice space.