What Does a Modern Industrial Building Actually Need to Support?
Square footage may get a building onto the list. Power, clear height, loading, structure, circulation and operating requirements determine whether the business can actually use…
Site Selection
How Long Will It Take to Get From Site Selection to a Signed Lease?
The lease schedule isn’t just a legal schedule. Due diligence, test fits, engineering, business terms and the work letter can all determine when the deal…
TV Studio Site Selection: Finding the Perfect Windowless, Power-Hungry Space
The characteristics that can make a building unattractive for conventional use may be exactly what broadcast production needs. Originally published October 2012. Updated October 2026…
Your Broker Found the Space. Has the Project Team Looked at It?
The lease may work. The economics may work. That doesn’t mean the space will. A commercial real estate broker and a project manager bring different…
Selecting and Preparing Your New Office
Start with the required move-in date and work backward. Originally published August 2011. Updated October 2026 to reflect current owner-side office relocation planning. Selecting a…
Measure Twice, Move Once: The Test Fit Missed the Third Dimension
The shelving fit on the plan. The ceiling height changed how much of it could actually be used. When performing a test fit for a…