Common use of Common Area Improvements Clause in Contracts

Common Area Improvements. Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, plans to complete improvements to the common area of the Building, including the Lobby, and will use its best efforts to do so. Landlord and Tenant agree that the Tenant Improvements shall include the basic following criteria: (a) painting of the interior walls with Tenant having the ability to select accent colors; (b) new flooring (either carpet, polished concrete or other similarly priced flooring materials to be determined by Tenant) throughout the Premises; (c) new interior lighting consistent with other open office, high-tech buildings in and around the SoMa area for like-kind buildings; (d) HVAC to the floor and basic distribution for an open plan user with sufficient HVAC capacity to support high-tech density (i.e., 125 sq. ft. per person); (e) improvements including: one (1) large boardroom with full height glass wall to accommodate 20-30 people; three (3) medium conference rooms to accommodate 10-12 people with glass walls, sidelights or a window; twenty-five (25) small conference rooms to accommodate 4-6 people with glass sidelights and/or glass walls; one (1) large break room/lounge area for employees which will double as an “all employee meeting area with necessary power distribution for tenant to install a projector screen, and a kitchen equipped with dishwasher, sink, garbage disposal and large refrigerator; finishes to be approved by Tenant; an upgrade to existing restrooms to include new finishes, lighting and two (2) shower rooms with changing facilities/lockers; ten (10) phone rooms intended for small two (2) person private phone conversations distributed broadly across the entire Premises; and (f) double pane window wall in front of existing windows along south side of Premises to mitigate freeway noise. 1. Tenant shall not place anything or allow anything to be placed near the glass of any window, door, partition or wall, which may in Landlord’s judgment appear unsightly from outside the Premises or from outside the Building. 2. The Building directory located in the Building lobby as provided by Landlord shall be available to Tenant solely to display names and locations in the Building. The display and the quantity of names to be listed shall be as directed by Landlord. 3. The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and stairways shall not be obstructed by Tenant for any purposes other than for ingress to and egress from the Premises. The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators, stairways, balconies and roof are not for the use of the general public and the Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord, reasonably exercised, shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building. Neither Tenant nor any employees or invitees of any tenant shall go upon the roof of the Building. 4. The toilet rooms, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purposes other than that for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein, and to the extent caused by Tenant or its employees or invitees, the expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by Tenant. 5. Tenant shall not cause any unnecessary janitorial labor or services by reason of Tenant’s carelessness or indifference in the preservation of good order and cleanliness. 6. No cooking shall be done or permitted by Tenant on the Premises, other than in a microwave oven installed in the kitchen constructed during the initial build-out of the Premises. The Premises shall not be used for lodging. 7. Tenant shall not bring upon, use or keep in the Premises or the Building any kerosene, gasoline or flammable or combustible fluid or material, or use any method of heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord. 8. Tenant shall not allow any of its owners, employees, agents, visitors, clients or invitees to smoke in the Premises or the Building. 9. Landlord shall have sole power to direct electricians as to where and how telephone and other wires are to be introduced. No boring or cutting for wires is to be allowed without the consent of Landlord. The location of telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall be subject to the approval of Landlord. 10. Upon the termination of the tenancy, Tenant shall deliver to the Landlord all keys and passes for offices, rooms, parking lot and toilet rooms which shall have been furnished by Landlord. In the event of the loss of any keys so furnished, Tenant shall pay the Landlord therefor. Tenant shall not make or cause to be made any such keys and shall order all such keys solely from Landlord and shall pay Landlord for any additional such keys over and above the two sets of keys furnished by Landlord. 11. Tenant shall not install linoleum, tile, carpet or other floor covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord. 12. No furniture, packages, supplies, equipment or merchandise will be received in the Building, or carried up or down in the freight elevator, except between such hours and in such freight elevator as shall be designated by the Landlord. 13. Tenant shall cause all doors to the Premises to be closed and securely locked before leaving the Building at the end of the day. 14. Without the prior written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not use the name of the Building or any picture of the Building in connection with or in promoting or advertising the business of Tenant except Tenant may use the address of the Building as the address of its business. 15. Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord to assure the most effective operation of the Premises and the Building’s heating and air conditioning, and shall refrain from attempting to adjust any controls. Tenant shall keep corridor doors closed. 16. Tenant assumes full responsibility for protecting the Premises from theft, robbery and pilferage, which includes keeping doors locked and other means of entry to the Premises closed and secured. 17. Peddlers, solicitors and beggars shall be reported to the office of the Building or as Landlord otherwise requests. 18. Tenant shall not advertise the business, profession or activities of Tenant conducted in the Building in any manner which violates the letter or spirit of any code of ethics adopted by any recognized association or organization pertaining to such business, profession or activities. 19. Tenant shall allow no animals or pets to be brought or to remain in the Building or any part thereof. 20. Tenant acknowledges that Building security problems may occur which may require the employment of extreme security measures in the day-to-day operation of the Building. Accordingly: (a) Landlord may at any time, or from time to time, or for regularly scheduled time periods, as deemed advisable by Landlord and/or its agents, in their sole discretion, require that persons entering or leaving the Building identify themselves to watchmen or other employees designated by Landlord, by registration, identification or otherwise. (b) Landlord may at any time, or from time to time, or for regularly scheduled time periods, as deemed advisable by Landlord and/or its agents, in their sole discretion, employ other security measures, such as, but not limited to, the search of all persons, parcels, packages, etc., entering and leaving the Building, the evacuation of the Building, and the denial of access of any person to the Building. (c) Tenant hereby assents to the exercise of the above discretion by Landlord and its agents, whether done acting under reasonable belief of cause or for drills regardless of whether or not such action shall in fact be warranted and regardless of whether any such action is applied uniformly or is aimed at specific persons whose conduct is deemed suspicious. (d) The exercise of such security measures and the resulting interruption of service and cessation or loss of Tenant’s business, if any, shall never be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use and possession of the Premises, or any part thereof, or render Landlord liable to Tenant for damages or relieve Tenant from Tenant’s obligations under this Lease. (e) Tenant agrees that it and its employees will cooperate fully with Building employees in the implementation of any and all security procedures. (f) Such security measures shall be the sole responsibility of Landlord and Tenant shall have no liability for action taken by Landlord in connection therewith. 21. Canvassing, soliciting or peddling in the Building is prohibited and Tenant shall cooperate to prevent same. 22. Tenant shall not make or permit any loud or improper noises in the Premises or the Building or otherwise interfere in any way with other tenants in the Building. 23. Tenant, or the employees, agents, servants, visitors or licensees of Tenant, shall not, at any time or place, leave or discard rubbish, paper, articles or objects of any kind whatsoever outside the doors of the Premises or in the corridors or passageways of the Building. 24. Landlord shall have the right to determine and prescribe the weight and proper position of any unusually heavy equipment, including computers, safes, large files, etc., that are to be placed in the Building, and only those which in the exclusive judgment of the Landlord will not do damage to the floors, structure and/or elevators may be moved into the Building. Any damage caused by installing, moving or removing such aforementioned articles in the Building shall be paid for by Tenant. 25. Tenant agrees to be responsible for maintenance and cleaning of the Building standard window coverings in the Premises. 26. The requirements of Tenant will be attended to only upon application at the office of the Building. Employees of Landlord and service contractors shall not perform any work for tenants outside of their regular duties, unless under special instructions from the office of the Building. 27. Landlord reserves the right to modify, amend or rescind any of these Rules and Regulations of the Building, and to make such other and further rules and regulations as in its judgment shall from time to time be needed for the safety, protection, care and cleanliness of the Building, the Leased Premises, the preservation of good order therein and the protection and comfort of the tenants in the Building and their agents, employees and invitees, which rules and regulations when modified, amended or made and written notice thereof is given to Tenant, shall be binding upon Tenant in like manner as if originally herein prescribed.

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Sources: Office Lease (Twilio Inc), Office Lease (Twilio Inc)