Austin Oaks Office Space is a Class B office park that consists of 12 buildings with a combined 500,000 sf of office space.  It’s located in Northwest Austin at the corner of Spicewood Springs Rd and MoPac Expressway which makes it very accessible from North and Central Austin. Building Amenities The office park sits on […]

In a nutshell NO in most cases, however if you think you will need to later on negotiate options up front….BEFORE signing an office lease contract.  A commercial office lease is a binding contract.  Once you sign that contract you are required to pay 100% of the rents due for the entire lease term.  However, sometimes a

Leasing office space can be one of the biggest expenses you make.  However many businesses don’t take it seriously (e.g. wait until the last minute) and end up paying more than they should or are pressured into lease terms not suitable for their business.  Another common mistake is that they choose to spend their own time and

Did you know that commercial office buildings account for over 41% of the Nation’s energy consumption and 40% of carbon pollution?  Additionally, tenant spaces are responsible for half of an office buildings total energy use.  If buildings owners and tenants could reduce energy consumption by 30% the U.S would save $6 billion in energy costs

As a startup one of your biggest expenses will be renting your own office space.  It’s a big step for most as signing a lease contract is a huge commitment since you may be unsure what the future is for your company.  Will you grow fast or slow?  Will you get that series a funding

Just like any other business consultant with a particular expertise in a niche, good commercial real estate agents are invaluable business resources to tap into when considering leasing, buying, investing in, or developing commercial real estate.  Below are a number of reasons why you should consider working with a competent commercial realtor in your area. You

This article talks about how Australia’s government could save at lease $13.5 million if they were to adopt an activity based work (ABW) program as opposed to leasing office space the traditional way.  The ABW model basically gives each employee a laptop and allows them to work wherever they want…….meaning they do not have their

I think all commercial real estate office buildings should be required to use ice to supplement some of the air conditioning needs like some of these New York buildings do!  They use a process called thermal storage in which they have huge tanks on their roofs that make ice at night when electric charges are cheaper. 

According to the Daily Beast Austin, Tx is the #1 Aspirational City in the United States.  You might ask how does a city become aspirational?  Well, city characteristics change over time however for their current study they based it off of the Economy, Quality of Life, and certain demographic factors. For the economic factors they took into

This article talks about how Foursquare leased more office space than they need in Manhattan so they could have the option to expand if needed later one.  In the interim they have subleased space to a number of startups. This is a great example of a startup community that helps each other out.  Typically when