Jim Lob

I can't tell you how many times, even today, after so many advances in the process, I hear something along these lines from corporate clients; especially those who have been in the same spot for 15 or more years: “I would love to be in a new building, with new space finished as I need it today, and all those amenities. But I cannot imagine the headache it would be. My IT needs, my lost productivity, etc., etc." Under all of those words lies this fear: "How can I know—and measure—if the relocation is worth it?"

Movable wall partitions is an option that corporate space users should be aware of and ask about when it comes time to space plan and finish out interior spaces—and certainly when a corporation owns its own facility.

Here's some good news for a change: North Texas office buildings have seen energy costs go down during the past three years. Tenants in many buildings paid up to 30 percent less in 2011 than in 2008. Here are some examples.

The criteria used to make office space choices has changed over the years. Although some factors will always seem to hit the screen as important business drivers, new elements are surfacing over and over again. It used to be simply a matter of “location, location, location." That is still crucial, of course, but other considerations are also coming into play.

Over the past two years we have had the occasion to actively work on three to five lease requirements in two different submarkets: North Dallas and Las Colinas. What a difference a few months can make in market conditions—and solving the puzzle for clients with the exact same set of options.