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Stop Marking Up the Standard Form. The Lease Rider Is Where You Win.

Everything about this deal was going right until my client’s attorney got hold of the landlord’s printed standard form and left about 20 comments on it.

14 Oct '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Eleven Weeks Without an Elevator: Why You Should Always Vet Your Landlord

Last week an old friend of mine, an architect, sent me the Crain’s story about Manhattan office rents.

02 Oct '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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How a Small Business Wins a Bidding War for Manhattan Office Space

For 5 years I was the most relaxed broker in Manhattan.

25 Sep '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Should You Tour a Building With a Distressed Landlord? What I Check First

A client finds an office space they love, then Googles the building.

08 Sep '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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The Manhattan Office Market Had a Scorching July — And Tenants Are Starting to Feel It

I’d been working with an established marketing agency since March.

07 Aug '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Commercial Real Estate Broker Fees in NYC: How They Work and Who They Really Serve

If your business is getting ready to lease office space in Manhattan, one question tends to surface before any others.

09 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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How to Reduce Your NYC Electric Bill in Your Office Space: 5 Strategic Moves You Can Make

Con Ed just got the nod for another rate hike.

01 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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What Manhattan Office Tenants Pay Beyond Base Rent: Utility Charges and Operating Cost Guide

Three months into a new lease, the managing agent’s invoice shows up, and the tenant calls me.

20 May '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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A Coworking License Is Not a Lease: Hard Lessons From Regus’s 477 Madison Shutdown

The email came in on a Wednesday afternoon.

06 May '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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I Pulled 10 Random Manhattan Office Leases. Here’s What I Found

Most tenants walk into a Manhattan lease negotiation with the same shrug.

28 Apr '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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8 Red Flags to Watch for When Touring NYC Office Space

Since 2004, I’ve toured thousands of properties with New York City business tenants.

26 Jan '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

Distressed man covers his ears in office; coworkers watch, papers and laptop on desk, city skyline outside window.

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The 3 Sound Problems That Can Derail Your NYC Commercial Lease

Tenants obsess over every detail of a NYC commercial lease.

02 Jan '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Commercial Lease Clauses: The Scariest Between Ghosts and Gravy

You know that post-Halloween feeling when you’re sorting through candy and find something unappetizing you missed?

19 Nov '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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AI Commute Analysis: The Next Frontier in Office Site Selection

I’ve been helping companies find office space in this city for over two decades now and can tell you something that might surprise you: most of the firms I work with, even the smart ones, largely overlook commute analysis.

15 Sep '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Class A Office Rents in New York City by Neighborhood (As of August 1, 2025)

Class A office rents in NYC stop making sense the moment you compare neighborhoods.

29 Aug '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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2025’s Biggest Office Leasing Deals in Manhattan (So Far)

Some exciting momentum is brewing in Manhattan’s office market.

18 Aug '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Default: The Dirtiest Word in Commercial Real Estate

After sitting across from landlords in hundreds of lease negotiations, there’s one word that makes me cringe every single time I see it buried in the fine print: “default.” I wish I could tell you it’s just legal jargon that doesn’t matter, but I can’t.

06 Aug '25 • By Alan Rosinsky