Why Hire a Project Manager?
Construction projects are risky, costly and time-consuming endeavors, and the more complex a project is, the more potential there is for potential problems to arise, [...]
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The Facility Manager’s Important Role During a Construction Project
Too often the FM is excluded from the design and construction process. But waiting until the end of a project might be too late to influence equipment, products specified, [...]
Tenant Builders Risk Insurance – Who is really at risk?
By Jim Doran, Guest Columnist Insurance requirements can be lengthy at many different times during the course of a lease. Most leases require General Liability, property, and [...]
Experts share top costly Tenant Improvement Work Letter Oversights
A tenant (who didn’t use a project manager) once told me of an argument with his landlord shortly after move-in to his newly constructed office. He went to lower the [...]
Top 5.5 Consultants You Should Hire For Your Office Buildout
Congratulations, you’ve signed your new office lease and now you’re ready to begin thinking about the design of your new space. But before the ink has dried on [...]
When Real Estate Brokers Poo Poo Project Management, Find a New Broker
Tenant Rep Brokers, like Project Managers/Owner’s Reps, position themselves as client advocates who only represent the tenant/end-user during the real estate acquisition [...]
Tenant Tip – Check for Damaged Windows Before Construction or Pay Later
My general contractor on a 52,000 sq ft tenant build out received the following post-construction email from the landlord: “Please be informed that we are going to [...]
Why Can I Hear People Through My Office Wall?
Following months of planning your new office build out and relocation, your long-awaited post-move has occurred. You sit back into your office or cubicle, gaze around at your [...]
When Tenant Construction Worlds Collide, Collaboration Is Key
Clients entrust their project managers to make smart decisions and keep the project moving. We are part collaborator, enforcer and peacemaker, psychologist and psychiatrist [...]
Power to the People! – errr – Cubicle
Did you know that in NYC and many smaller municipalities like Garden City, LI, power strips are illegal in commercial offices? You are not permitted to extend the number of [...]
