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Addresses: 300, 310, 314 University Ave.

Square feet: Approximately 20,000

Year built: 1900 and 1912 (addition)

Estimated damage: $5-7 million

Owners: Milpitas & Dixon LLC, a corporation with five owners, including Lu Lu Teng of Los Altos Hills

Current tenants: Walgreens (300), Subway (314), Liberate Technologies (310 -- upstairs)

Former tenants: Palo Alto Furniture Company, J.C. Penney Company, University Realty, Office of Birge Clark, and San Jose Mercury News.

Why arson is suspected: Police cite evidence found within the building as pointing to arson

Agencies investigating: Palo Alto Police Department, the Santa Clara County Arson Investigation Task Force and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

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