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Commercial Warehouse Touring Tips

Posted by Don Catalano on Mar 07, 2018


At first glance, warehouse spaces often seem very much the same, leading many business owners to simply choose the one that provides the right amount of square footage at the best price. In actuality, there are many ways that properties can differ, so it's important that you know what to look for when you tour potential rental properties. Be sure to examine all of the following when you take your tour:

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Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Leasing Commercial Space

Posted by Don Catalano on Mar 05, 2018


For any tenant, signing a commercial lease is a major decision that necessitates careful consideration, thorough research, and ideally, advice from experienced commercial real estate experts. Before you sign a commercial lease, it’s important that you fully understand what it implies and ensure that it’s in your business’s best interests. The following are tips on how to avoid costly mistakes with commercial leasing:

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Importance of Signage for Commercial Tenants

Posted by Don Catalano on Feb 28, 2018


Branding is vital for any business, and having your company's logo and name in view of the general public and potential and current customers is a vital part of building your brand image. Companies that own their own buildings can prominently display their logos by the road or directly on the structure, but for businesses that lease commercial real estate, signage is far more complicated. Read on for the facts that you need to know about the topic:

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Tips for Negotiating Your Tenant Improvement Allowance

Posted by Don Catalano on Feb 26, 2018


In the commercial real estate market, there are various financial incentives offered by landlords to entice corporate tenants to their properties. One of the commonest enticements offered is the tenant improvement allowance. This is basically the amount of money a landlord provides directly or indirectly to renovate a space so that it meets the needs of a tenant. This allowance is an important part of the commercial lease negotiation, so it’s important that a corporate tenant knows how to get the most out of it. Here are some helpful tips that can help a tenant get a fair deal:

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4 Top Site Selection Criteria for Data Centers

Posted by Don Catalano on Feb 21, 2018


Data centers typically occupy office or industrial space. However, their needs are very different from most typical office and industrial uses. As such, the site selection criteria that you'll keep in mind when looking for a data center are also unique. Below are the top four things keep in mind:

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Commercial Leasing Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Don Catalano on Feb 19, 2018


Commercial leases are quite different from residential leases in the sense that their terms are often far-reaching and can considerably impact the financial well-being of a commercial tenant’s business. This makes negotiating an office lease one of the most crucial business decisions, and one of the biggest financial commitments that corporate tenants can make for their companies. Here are the various ways in which they can avoid costly mistakes when leasing commercial space:

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Commercial Real Estate in an Amazon World

Posted by Don Catalano on Feb 12, 2018


Amazon.com changed how you buy books, then music and movies, then everything else. Like Wal-Mart and the Sears catalog before it, it is not only a dominant retailer, but also a dominant force in shaping the direction of retail in the US and beyond. Amazon's reach is much wider than retail, though. In addition to remaking IT and logistics, Amazon is transforming the commercial real estate landscape for everyone. Here are some of the ways that Amazon is remaking the industry:

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Urban Warehouse Space: Solving the Last Mile

Posted by Don Catalano on Jan 22, 2018


While demand remains as high as ever for traditional high-clear height warehouse and distribution space, the ongoing growth of ecommerce and radical change in retail space has created new demand for seemingly obsolete urban industrial spaces. Those spaces make it possible for companies that are trying to reduce delivery times to more rapidly serve the proverbial "last mile."

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