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If your looking to lease Austin office space or if your office lease renewal is coming up you may have noticed that office lease rates in Austin have skyrocketed. Austin, Tx is one of the hottest cities in the country. More people want to live here and do business here. And because of that vacancy Read More…

If you are a new business or startup you are probably on a tight budget. You would love to lease that cool creative office space in downtown Austin however with the least expensive rental rates being $45 sf gross up to $65 gross that location is probably not going to work. If you are looking Read More…

Commercial real estate subleases can be great in that you are typically able to lock in below market rental rates, shorter lease terms, and free furniture, however negotiating commercial real estate subleases can be tricky if you don’t know what you are doing. Negotiating the basic sublease terms is the easy part, but because most Read More…

When leasing office space in downtown Austin it’s important that you pick a building that has the amenities that will make your employees happy and productive. If they are fitness buffs like me then having a building fitness center complete with showers would be a must have.Not every office building in downtown Austin has a Read More…

If you are leasing office space in downtown Austin and want the convenience of having the parking garage attached to the building you are not alone. Office lease rates are pretty consistent no matter which building you lease in downtown Austin and parking is hard to find, so you might was well make sure the Read More…

The length of your office space lease term is a negotiable item however it depends on a number of factors such as market conditions in your city, the cost of tenant improvements, or simply the landlord’s preference.At the end of the day you, the tenant, have to determine what is right for you. Negotiate the Read More…

When leasing office space there are typically concessions that you can negotiate for that will give you a better overall deal. Once of those concessions is free rent. Depending on how active the market is and the type of space you should be able to negotiate to receive free base rent or free base rent Read More…

Rent escalation is a pre-negotiated lease clause in which a tenants base rent is increased on an annual basis. Rent escalation clauses in commercial leases are negotiable however landlords push for this for two reasons To keep up with inflationIncrease revenue and the commercial property’s value When leasing commercial real estate for terms longer then Read More…

Before beginning your search for warehouse space, it’s crucial that you know your current and future business needs when it comes to industrial space because not every warehouse property has the same features. For example, some have truck courts big enough to accommodate 18 wheelers, and some don’t. Some have dock high loading, and others Read More…

When leasing commercial real estate properties such as office space, retail space, or warehouse space, landlords will typically offer incentives to get tenants to lease space in their building. One of those incentives is offering a tenant improvement allowance (aka TI Allowance or TIA) to build out the space custom to your needs.  The tenant improvement allowance Read More…