Leasing Commercial Space: Five Easy Steps to a Smooth Transaction

January 5, 2016 – Perhaps the time has come to relocate your business and you are in charge of leasing commercial real estate. The concerns you have are mounting: the time required by the process, the time lost on your business, uncertainty about what you can afford and where you might have to move, among others.  By following a few basic steps, you will save time, money, and headaches.  Why not do a little preparation to ensure you find a great building and the best possible deal terms? (more…)

May 10, 2017

Tartan Properties Commercial Insures GEICO Northern Virginia Success

February 1, 2016 – Tartan Properties Commercial is pleased to announce the opening of the GEICO Northern Virginia office in the Foxchase Shopping Center. This will be the first ever Geico Alexandria office.

Tartan Properties Commercial worked with owner/ operator Matthew McCarthy for nearly twelve months to secure the optimal location to served new and existing clients of Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. (more…)

May 10, 2017

Technology and Your Office Relocation

February 14, 2016 – When a company contemplates moving its offices, it must take into account multiple factors, and one of the most often overlooked is the company’s technology infrastructure. “No matter the size of your company, orchestrating a smooth, safe, and secure move of your network takes some thought and effort,” says Page Moon, CTO of Focus Data Solutions (page@focusdatasolutions.com). “The goal should be to move in one day and have the network up and running the next day.” (more…)

May 10, 2017

Tips For Selling Commercial Real Estate

March 1, 2016 -Perhaps this is the first time you have undertaken selling commercial property, or perhaps it has been a number of years since your last transaction. We have complied this short list of Tips for Selling Commercial Real Estate that we hope will aid you in your next deal. In either case, it’s good to know the key factors that can make the process run more smoothly and get you to closing at a price and in a time frame to meet your expectations. (more…)

May 10, 2017

Holdover Rent Penalty: The Cost of Delay

September 2016 – Here is the scenario: Your lease is about to expire.  You’ve known for months that you need to make a decision either to renew your lease at your current location or to look for another space.  Let’s face it, you did have more options then, but now you’re afraid that you’re stuck: either you will have to sign a new lease and lose any opportunity you had to find something better (and/or less expensive), or you will have to buy time by paying the holdover rent penalty that is likely in your current lease agreement. (more…)

May 10, 2017