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The Importance of the HVAC System in Your Office

Air quality is now a leading concern for employers as they lease space. What HVAC system is in your building? What constitutes cleaner air for your employees? These questions should be asked prior to leasing space – and can also be a point of focus during lease...

How is the Future of Retail in NYC Effecting Your Lease?

Major retail players are being hit especially hard in NYC. With office workers shunning the city en masse and tourism all but nonexistent, what does this mean for New York? Major retailers with flagship stores in New York are feeling the revenue loss as a result of...

Is the Landlord or Tenant Responsible for Covid19 Cleaning Costs?

What is your landlord doing to satisfy the demand for more cleaning? Using more sanitizer and upgrading your air conditioner is likely necessary. These costs may be passed onto the tenant depending on your commercial lease. Typically larger tenants will take on the...

Tenants Now Have the Upper Hand

The NYC market has seen a peak in activity this past month but that certainly is not an indicator just yet for what is to come. 71 % of this activity came as a result of renewals, including short term extensions.  This is diametrically opposed to last year, where 71%...