If you have been reading my blogs you know that I often offer my thoughts on the ins and outs of important lease clauses. Subleasing, Transfer and Assignment rights are typically handled in the same clause and are very important to the flexibility of any lease.  Multiple concepts are covered in the Sublease & Assignment...Read More

It seems like every real estate conference or association “state of the market” event that I attend these days has an overriding theme.  All of the money (Equity and Debt) is focused on Core Urban Environments.  I have even written about the dynamic myself in a recent blog entitled Capital and Workplace Strategies Collide.  Many...Read More

One of the most under-negotiated clauses in leases is the paragraph dealing with Use.  In general, when a landlord prepares a lease it limits the use as much as possible (i.e. “Legal Offices” or “Italian Restaurant”).  However, tenants should always try to negotiate the broadest use clause possible.  The reason for this is that business...Read More