A framework for comparing additional rent, parking, capital, incentives and operating obligations.
Separate recurring and one-time costs
Keep rent and recoveries distinct from furniture, cabling, moving, design and construction.
Read the recovery language
Review management fees, gross-ups, controllable-cost treatment, capital expenditures, audit rights and exclusions with qualified advisers.
Time incentives correctly
Place free-rent periods and allowances on the actual cash-flow timeline. Confirm what rent components continue during free-rent periods.
Test restoration exposure
Estimate end-of-term removal and repair obligations instead of treating them as distant boilerplate.
Build the live decision file
Use this framework to identify questions and evidence. Confirm legal, accounting, tax, engineering, environmental, accessibility and brokerage matters with qualified professionals where they affect the decision.