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Office Space Blog: Design Tip of the Day, The Column Collective

Your corporate real estate strategy involves much more than locations and leases. How you arrange and furnish your office has a surprisingly large impact on productivity, morale and even branding. Check back often for useful design tips and ideas. The way you furnish your office has a huge impact on employee morale, customer first
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FAQ. Time to find a new office? Now what?

We’re glad you asked! In all seriousness, this is the most basic, and yet, most important decision you’ll make when it comes to your corporate real estate strategy. Whether or not to move is generally and usually based on one primary factor: Does my current situation fit my needs, or is the office too big/
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FAQ. Is now a good time to expand my office space?

If so, how can I hedge my risks? Unfortunately, there is no cookie-cutter answer for this excellent question. It begins with your assessment of your business model—its viability, your forecast, and, most difficult of all, the market.
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FAQ: We are looking to relocate, how much office space will we need?

Rather than picking the best site and hoping one’s staff will fit comfortably, without too much extra (wasted) space, determine (with the help of a Commercial Real Estate professional) how much space each employee will need to function. Be sure to include break rooms, conference rooms and the like.
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Not everything about the economy is terrible…

Granted, it’s not a great time for many businesses right now, given the economy. So this certainly isn’t meant to be flip.

But a savvy commercial tenant, if he or she is willing to work with his/her landlord, may find that there are cost savings to be had as a result of the downturn.
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Welcome!

Our goal is to take some of the mystique out of the world of corporate real estate for those of you who don’t have your own real estate departments, but have very real office space needs. We’ll try to show you how your business can save money across the board in all matters pertaining to your real estate.
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Do you really need a commercial broker to negotiate your new lease?

We know. Hiring outside firms to help with things like real estate just costs you more money. You can probably find the best office space at the best rate on your own. Right? Not so much. Unless your hobby is staying active in the commercial real estate market, you’re probably not aware of a huge
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What's your ROI on corporate real estate?

All too often, successful businesses think of their real estate strategies as simply getting the best deal on a lease when they need to make changes. That’s important, to be sure. But there are many, many other ways your office space and the way you use it can save (or cost) your business quite a
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Design Tip of the week: Oh the Drama

Go beyond the drab. Add drama to your color scheme in a unique way by selecting a colored ceiling. Do you have a creative business and want to express that through your office décor? Consider painting your ceiling a vibrant color. It can help express your company’s personality, intrigue the client and entertain your employees. Ask around,
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New York Office Renovations in Downturn Pay Off

Great example of a calculated risk paying off….love this story. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/realestate/commercial/09renovate.htm