A watch-list, a special servicing event, and maximizing NPV recovery all have…
Today’s office market presents unprecedented opportunities for tenants. At the same time,…
With inflation at 40-year highs and interest rates at 14-year highs, we…
Survey after survey makes clear that most office workers do not want…
In light of COVID-19’s impact on office building operating expenses, we have…
As many businesses are looking ahead to returning to their offices by…
As most businesses continue to work remotely after nearly a year, many…
Jim Kramer on CNBC Squawk Box recently rhetorically asked: will this mandated…
This global pandemic, which has wiped out the stock market and is…
Most office leases allow landlords to recoup from tenants on a pro…
Fueled by the dangerous accelerant of “Other People’s Money”, WeWork expanded rapidly…
2019 is a big year in lease accounting. In 2019 (which began…
Last year a Harvard Business School associate professor (Ethan Bernstein) led the…
Co-Working companies have been big consumers of office space over the past…
We’ve all struggled with poor cell phone service in large buildings, frequently…
As the economy continues to expand (along with office tenants), office construction…
Looking for a great deal on office space? A sublease may be…
As commercial real estate values are rooted in a dependable cash flow,…
A major component (30% or more) of an office tenant’s rent bill…
The quest for “transparency” is a major driver in our world today…
We’ve all heard of the rich perks leading tech companies offer their…
Looking forward to a new chapter in your business, you just moved…
The trend of companies moving to urban areas in search of younger…
Occasionally, we hear of a tragedy where a bomb explodes in a…
On the heels of the great recession in December 2010, I wrote…
While your ultimate decision on leasing office space will be based upon…
Lease renewals are one of the most profitable leasing transactions for landlords. …
Now that the holiday season is over, ‘tis the season for Operating…
On November 11, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) decided upon…
With strong office markets in many parts of the country, landlords are…
The best time for a tenant to negotiate key lease terms is…
Willis Tower sells for $1.3 Billion. Such eye-popping sales headlines are fairly…
With the start of the new year and with the stock market…
Reliable high-speed internet access is mission critical to businesses today. With rapidly…
How does your office space affect your health? If you think about…
Many creative and technology companies gravitate to loft office buildings due to…
Just exactly what is “creative office space”? What are today’s tenants looking…
As real estate is typically one of the top costs for companies,…
In the late 1960’s, Herman Miller, an American manufacturer of office furniture…
Insurance is one of the keys to addressing the risk of casualty. …
Hurricane Sandy devastates the northeast. As recently reported on Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-09/lower-manhattan-quiet-as-sandy-shuts-one-third-of-offices.html) 33%…
While many lease provisions never come to light for tenants, there is…
Under the Allowance Approach, the tenant is allotted a cash allowance from…
As the name implies under this approach, the landlord – at its…
If you have a right of first offer (″ROFO″) on certain space, then…
A right of first refusal (″ROFR″) gives you the right to lease additional space on…
An expansion option is a tenant’s fixed right (but not obligation) to expand…
When market conditions are soft and favor tenants, an extension option in…
Anchor tenants and other large office users will start the lease planning process well…
A contraction option is a fixed right in your lease to reduce the…
As one of the vanguards in environmental sustainability of commercial properties, Australia…
An office lease is a long term commitment, but the real estate…
In office lease negotiations, like most other negotiations, there’s the “sticker price”…
Responding to the comments from the corporate real estate industry, several weeks…
As you’ll soon be receiving Operating Expense reconciliation statements, we wanted to…
How we measure office space is changing. The most widely accepted measurement…
Question: “What is a landlord with a troubled CMBS loan?” Back in…
Taking advantage of the depressed office market, as a savvy tenant you…
The December 13, 2010 Wall Street Journal has an interesting article entitled…
Today’s office market presents unprecedented opportunities for tenants. At the same time,…
Responding to the need for greater transparency in financial markets in the…
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