Austin / Tenant Representation
Your next space.
A business
decision.
Commercial tenant representation in Austin.Before you commit to an address, make sure the space, the costs, and the lease work for your business.
Start with the business.Then find the space.
The address is only
part of the decision.
Your customers, team, equipment, deliveries, and opening date all affect which properties deserve a closer look. We build those requirements into the search from the beginning.
Opening a location
Expanding
Relocating
Renewing
The details behind the decision
A good fit has
more than one measure.
Compare the same criteria across every viable option. Start with what matters to your operation.
An address that works
when the doors open.
Evaluate access, visibility, parking, and the fit with your intended use. A property can look right on a map and still be wrong for the way your business operates.
Can your customers, people, and deliveries get where they need to go?
Fit the operation.
Leave room for change.
Define your space requirements around your team, equipment, workflow, and plans. Consider the ability to adapt as the business changes.
Will this space support how you operate now and what may come next?
The quoted rent
is the starting point.
Compare base rent, operating expenses, improvement costs, and other occupancy expenses. Use the same cost categories across the spaces you are considering.
What will it take to occupy and operate the space, beyond base rent?
Read the business
behind the terms.
Evaluate lease length, concessions, delivery condition, and other important business terms. Coordinate with your attorney on the legal language and obligations.
What are you committing to, and what must the landlord deliver?
Work backward
from opening day.
Identify the steps and outside specialists needed before you can occupy the space. A ready-to-use location and a major buildout call for different plans.
What must happen between selecting the property and opening the doors?
From the first conversation
A clear brief.
A considered move.
Define the requirements.
Start with your operations, preferred locations, budget, and timing. Get the business requirements clear before the search takes over.
Compare viable options.
Identify potential properties, coordinate tours, and compare costs, fit, and terms using consistent criteria.
Negotiate. Then coordinate.
As a preferred location emerges, we help negotiate business terms and coordinate with your attorney and other advisors through documentation and delivery.
Already have a location?
Staying is
a decision, too.
A renewal deserves the same scrutiny as a new location. Compare the proposed terms with realistic alternatives, including the cost and disruption of moving.
Renew.
Does the current space still fit your business?
How do the proposed terms compare with alternatives?
What notice dates and options are in your lease?
Relocate.
What does a different location solve?
What will the move and improvements require?
How will timing and disruption affect operations?
Bring your existing lease. Notice deadlines and renewal provisions shape the decisions ahead.
Know before you sign
Good questions.
Clearer decisions.
A starting point for the terms, costs, and conversations that come with commercial space.
When should I start looking for commercial space?
Start by working backward from the date you need to operate. A ready-to-use space and a property requiring major construction have different timelines. Lease notice deadlines also matter when you already occupy a space. Bring your current lease and target opening date to the first conversation.
What does NNN mean in a commercial lease?
NNN generally refers to a lease structure in which the tenant pays specified property expenses in addition to base rent, often including taxes, insurance, and maintenance. The actual obligations come from the lease. Ask for the expense estimate, the allocation method, and any reconciliation history available.
Can you help with a lease renewal?
A renewal deserves a comparison with other options, including the cost and disruption of moving. We can help evaluate the proposed terms and alternatives before you decide how to proceed.
Who pays for tenant representation?
Compensation depends on the representation agreement and the transaction. Ask how the broker will be paid, whether the landlord is offering compensation, and what you may owe before engaging representation. Do not assume the service is automatically free.
Does a broker replace a commercial real estate attorney?
Your broker helps with property selection and transaction business terms. An attorney should evaluate legal language and obligations, including guarantees, defaults, assignment rights, and remedies.
Your next location starts here
Let’s put your
requirements
on the table.
You don’t need to have
every answer yet.
Intended use
Preferred area
Approximate size
Budget
Timing
Share what you know. If you are still defining the requirements, that is a useful place to start.