In this article, you'll learn:

• What a gross lease is and how it differs from a net lease.
• Why a gross lease may benefit heavy users of building services.
• How gross leases offer cost stability but may limit savings.

Triple net leases and their variants transfer all of the costs of running a building to tenants. However, another alternative -- the gross lease -- is starting to come back into the commercial real estate world. It offers both real benefits and real drawbacks, so understanding its implications is key to finding the right space at the right cost.