East Midtown Manhattan commercial rezoning marks yet another change in the always evolving New York City.

Before calling a New York City commercial realtor to help you rent NYC office space for your business, ask yourself these eight basic questions. Your answers will facilitate your search and help you find the best space and negotiate favorable lease terms.

First there was SoHo, followed by Chelsea, then the Lower East Side, now it seems that the emerging Hudson Square neighborhood is being positioned as an art gallery district. 

The finest commercial properties in Manhattan are Class A office buildings. Public corporations large law firms, financial services companies tend to gravitate to these building as well tenants that are willing to pay higher rent for the amenities and prestige that these buildings offer.

Are you looking to rent retail space for a store, boutique or restaurant in New York City? You probably realize that Manhattan retail rents are much greater than in other US cities.  The asking per square foot rent for retail space for a high traffic Avenue location can exceed $1,000 per Square Foot. 

Serviced office space is a practical and cost effective solution for your Manhattan real estate needs if you are reluctant to sign a multi year lease and/or do not require a large space. 

Cheap office space in NYC is not easy to find. New York City has the most expensive commercial rents of any Unites States city. However, several Manhattan neighborhoods offer surprisingly affordable office and loft space. Business tenants that can be flexible regarding neighborhoods and buildings can greatly limit their real estate expenditures on rent.

The City of New York offers various incentive programs to bolster business activity in select neighborhoods. These incentives programs substantially reduce the cost of commercial real estate acquisitions in Lower Manhattan, Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

 Moving offices in Manhattan is a tricky and often overwhelming experience. There are so many moving pieces to a business relocation that in order to be up and running in your new space on time, careful planning months ahead of time is crucial. If you’re planning to move offices soon, here is a checklist of important (yet often overlooked) must-do tasks. 

One term making brokers and tenants in New York City squirm these days is “loss factor”, which is basically the amount of communal space in a building the tenant pays for but is not included in the office space (i.e., the building’s lobby, janitor closets, elevator shafts, etc).