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During the lease term, landlords will send seemingly benign notices to tenants, often through their property managers. Much like with the operating expense and tax reconciliation statements that we discussed previously, these notices require professional scrutiny....

Something happens to us when we are offered something for free: our brains shut down. Free is irresistibly seductive. It is a source of irrational excitement. Witness people who grab coupons offering a free trinket that they have no need for. And people who return to...

The site selection process has become far more technical than in the past, and this creates new challenges for companies trying to navigate the globe. As a result, finding the optimal location has become extremely challenging for companies expanding their...

Your lease has been signed, you have a Tenant Improvement Allowance from the landlord and the landlord is building out your new space. Nothing left to worry about right? Well, maybe there is. Before you turn over your construction project to your landlord, there are...

Frequently, we are asked by our clients whether it is more beneficial to lease or own their real estate. It is a great question and one that companies should be asking themselves and their advisors, particularly if the new international accounting standards are...

For the first time in more than a generation, businesses are contemplating and, in many cases, implementing, dramatic changes in their office design and space utilization. In some instances, these changes were instigated by permanent paradigm shifts in their business...

You are in the jungle and are suddenly bitten by a poisonous snake. You will not survive unless you receive an antidote within one hour. You panic until you are assured that a local businessman, Joe, has the antidote. When you ask Joe for help he asks you how much you...

There are scores of “tenant only” brokerage firms around the country and hundreds of brokers who have dedicated their careers to representing only tenants. Thousands of companies have chosen to work with these firms and brokers because they believe there is an...

A very wise mentor of mine once told me that when a seemingly smart and rational person takes a seemingly irrational position in a negotiation, it can be explained in one of two ways: either the person is not as smart and rational as you thought they were or, more...

When you look at leasing comparables for particular building, one consistent pattern invariably exists – renewing tenants don’t achieve the same deal that new tenants receive. Tenants often believe that because they are a good, rent-paying tenant that their landlord...