Commercial Real Estate Broker Services : Commercial Building Leasing Services
A great guide and example of the type of help we can give our clients looking for commercial leasing space in DFW. Commercial Real Estate Agents and even real estate brokers can also use this as a guide for finding commercial property to lease for their clients. Listing brokers and commercial brokers alike can also use this document.
Office space and industrial space are the top two types of commercial property in Richardson Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Commercial Real Estate
Criteria Helpful for Driving Customers and Sales:
Location is visible from the street. If not, has large, street-side “pylon” or “monument” signage.
Has adequate lighting on exterior of building and parking lot.
Clear and visible building signage from the street or parking lot entrance. No unreasonable sign restrictions.
High traffic counts.
At an intersection (traffic light) with parking lot accessible from both streets is a plus.
Can you read the business signs while driving by?
Easy parking lot ingress and egress.
Complementary business neighbors like home improvement stores, competitors, furniture stores, etc.
High-traffic business neighbors.
Location can handle deliveries from a full-size trailer.
Dedicated entrance for contractors.
Convenient parking. At least five dedicated spaces or perceived to be dedicated in front of main entrance. Parking ratio of 14-17 or more spaces per tenant.
End location of a strip center with a side entrance a plus.
If a retail center, high occupancy rate a plus. Brand new centers can be difficult if they won’t be full for months.
No extraordinary lease restrictions. Ability to protect core products in lease stipulation (other tenants).
Criteria Helpful for Efficiency and Shopping Experience:
2,400 to 3,000 square feet. Footprint is 20%-30% deeper than it is wide.
Single story, nearly level to parking lot preferred. Stairs present challenges. Curb cut very helpful for deliveries, moving pallets.
Few permanent obstructions inside (columns, partitions, etc.).
No threat of exterior flooding, river bank or flood zone.
Rear of building accessible for deliveries and contractors a plus. Loading dock a plus. Avoid awnings and low overhangs for ease of delivery
Five foot wide door or more needed at delivery entrance. Roll-up/garage door for deliveries is optimal. With a larger foot print location a garage door could provide garage space for the delivery van to be stored inside at night (prevent theft and freezing of product that’s stored in the van for early morning deliveries).
Most pallets are 4’x4’x4’ in size and weigh roughly 1500-2000 per pallet. Paint weighs roughly 10lbs per gallon
Double wide door entrance in front or side of building if no separate delivery entrance.
Plenty of unobstructed windows in the store front preferred. Greater than 70% of the store front is desirable.
Ceiling height greater than 12 feet preferred.
Restroom(s) near to rear of the space, meets code. Two restrooms preferred (one for customers, one for employees).Restrooms likely will need to meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements
Ample electrical outlets and power circuits for sales counter and for tinting & shaking area.
Internal walls are studded and sheet-rocked rather than block (easier to paint and attach fixtures, etc.).
Ample wall space, walls without obstructions.
Open truss (dark gray or black) or drop-tile ceiling preferred.
HVAC: Landlord minimum 1 ton per 300 square feet of floor space
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