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Understanding the performance of your company's spaces requires choosing the right commercial real estate metrics. While brokers, space planners, and the commercial real estate industry have many ways of looking at the performance of a building, many of those factors won't translate to your bottom line. Here are the metrics that really matter for your business.

Environmental sustainability is increasingly becoming a top priority for companies, and making your company as green as possible does make good business sense. Not only do sustainable practices protect the planet, but they can also reduce costs and benefit your brand image. As a commercial real estate tenant, you may believe that you have only a limited role in sustainability; however, that's simply not the case. Here are some ways that companies that lease office space can become more sustainable.

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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: