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Navigating Operating Costs and Common Area Maintenance Fees in a Commercial Office Lease

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Before you sign a commercial property lease, it’s important to understand what type of lease you’re signing, where your money will be going each month, and what’s included or not included in your rental rate. Depending on the type of lease, the rental number you see may or may not include Operating Expense Pass Throughs…

Breaking Ground: Recycling Buildings for Adaptive Reuse

With all the materials we’re learning to recycle and reuse, why not buildings? Adaptive reuse has become a more and more popular way to preserve cultural memories while still enabling technological and business advancement. The accelerated growth of large tech and social media companies has increased the demand for large and “Creative Office Spaces”, which…

5 Reasons Why Mazirow Commercial is the Right Tenant Advisor

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No one should ever rent office space or commercial real estate without the help of a tenant advocate. But how do you know how to choose the right one? We list the Top 5 reasons businesses owners choose us for the job: 1. New businesses need an office space mentor Starting a business is hard…

A Commercial Lease Case Study

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One of the most effective ways Mazirow Commercial can demonstrate the amount of money we save our clients on their commercial leases every year is by sharing our success stories. Believe it or not, a few cents can make thousands of dollars in difference in a commercial lease. One of our clients has been in…

How to Save Rent Dollars on Commercial Leases

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Landlords lease office space 365 days a year, widening their potential for profit and negotiating to their advantage. When leasing commercial office space, there are several things to consider that tenants may not be aware of before they sign on the dotted line. How can businesses save rent dollars on their commercial office lease? Mazirow…

Unlocking the Mystery Between Usable vs. Rentable Square Feet

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The difference between the usable square footage and rentable square footage can be a determining factor in selecting the most efficient office space for the location of your business. One of the questions tenants have about their commercial lease is: why am I paying rent on more space than I occupy? Tenants frequently misunderstand the…

How Do You Get Your Security Deposit Back?

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Some landlords are notorious for keeping a portion of office security deposits to cover the costs of repairs and outstanding rent. Most office leases note what a tenant must to do to get a full refund of your security deposit. Mazirow Commercial suggests the steps you should take to get your money back at the…

Enjoy the Tenant Appreciation event? You, the Tenant, Paid For It!

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While you, the Tenant, may be excited that your Landlord has thrown a shindig just for you and your commercial neighbors to express their appreciation for your loyalty, don’t thank your Landlord just yet. More often than not, the cost of throwing a “Tenant Appreciation” event is hidden within the operational costs you agreed to…