Noah Blog

Who Actually Owns the Ground Under Your Midtown Office Building Most tenants sign a lease, move in, and assume they know who they’re dealing with. One landlord, one building, one relationship. In a... [Read more...]

When Your Company’s Broker MSA Is Working Against You If your company has a master services agreement with a national real estate firm, you probably didn’t negotiate it. Procurement did, or legal, or... [Read more...]

Why Landlords Won’t Do Short-Term Leases - And What to Do Instead If you’ve approached a Midtown landlord about a lease under three years, you’ve probably encountered a wall. The space is available.... [Read more...]

When the Building Doesn’t Want Your Tenant Finding office space in Midtown is hard enough. Finding it when your organization serves a population that makes landlords uncomfortable is a different... [Read more...]

Why Your Landlord Won’t Give You an SNDA - And What You Can Actually Ask For If you’ve been through a commercial lease negotiation with a thorough attorney, you’ve probably heard about SNDAs. Your... [Read more...]

The Landlord Who Wrote My Client a Check - And Then Lost the Building This is a story about how a deal gets done, what it sometimes reveals about the building you’re in, and why the rent on your... [Read more...]

“We Just Need to Change the Entity” - Why That’s Never a Small Ask There is a phrase that lands in lease negotiations with a frequency that should make it familiar, and a consequence that should make... [Read more...]

Why Avenue Buildings Command a Premium - And When Side Street Space Actually Makes Sense In Midtown Manhattan, the difference between an avenue address and a mid-block side street address is not just... [Read more...]

Guarantees and Security Deposits in Midtown Office Leases: What’s Actually Market and How to Negotiate It Two of the most charged moments in any Midtown office lease negotiation are the guarantee ask... [Read more...]