Category Archives: Critical Lease Terms

We often get questions from commercial tenants after they have signed a lease about a certificate of occupancy. Mos [more]

As real estate brokers representing retail tenants, we negotiate with the landlord to have lease renewal options al [more]

Most retail leases are triple net leases in which the landlord is charging base rent but also passing along “ [more]

When negotiating a commercial lease, the landlord and the tenant should specifically agree upon the premises delive [more]

If a retailer wants to sell their business and assign the lease, the landlord usually requires the tenant to stay o [more]

The base rent to sales ratio is a great way to quickly determine if a site makes economic sense to lease.  The base [more]

Retail Tenant Improvement Allowances – DC Landlords may still provide tenant improvement allowances to fund t [more]

The three primary commercial lease types used in real estate are  Full Service, Modified Gross, and Net Lease. The [more]

Certificate of Insurance – To reduce risk and liability, landlords of commercial buildings should ensure thei [more]

It is common for landlords to increase the base rent on retailers 3% annually. To understand how this would impact [more]

In order to structure the best economic lease terms for both landlords and retail tenants, it is critical to unders [more]