Category Archives: lease negotiation

The Role of an Attorney in a Lease Negotiation

Over the past decade, I’ve worked with numerous attorneys on various business and real estate transactions.  In some cases, I refer an attorney to my clients; in most cases, I work with a client’s attorney to supplement my work in … Continue reading

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The Tenant Exclusive

To better encapsulate the purpose of this blog, I have changed the name to The Tenant Exclusive. Like with prior articles, the monthly focus of this journal will be to enable facility users to save money, mitigate leasing risk and … Continue reading

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You may want space, but you need a process

Have a pending lease decision? You have three choices: (i) go it alone, (ii) rely on some realtor or (iii) hire an experienced tenant representative. Why not go it alone? After all, you’re a successful businessperson and know the “market” … Continue reading

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The Path of Least Resistance ≠ Risk Mitigation

You’re bogged down with managing customers, employees and funding. Then you realize it; your facility needs are changing and you need to deal with it. Maybe you’re growing out of an incubator or a shared space or other existing facility. … Continue reading

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Improve Your Facility’s Air Quality

Given the current concerns over the flu outbreak and discussion about the threats associated with being in an enclosed area with other people, the topic of improving indoor air quality is a timely one. As I mentioned in a recent … Continue reading

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Just Want to Renew? It’s Not That Easy.

Your landlord just left you a message—your lease is up soon.It’s the last thing on your mind. You don’t know what your business is going to look like over the next couple of years and the last thing you want … Continue reading

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How to prepare for the government’s green building mandates

This is not another article about what you can do to make your office “greener.” The new administration is initiating policies that will directly and indirectly result in mandates for government contractors (and potentially private enterprises) to operate in certified … Continue reading

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Change is coming for government contractors and their facilities

H.R.1. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been passed by the House and the Senate version will be debated in the coming weeks. Hundreds of billions in new government spending will start making its way into federal … Continue reading

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