Noah Blog

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...]

What Sublease Tenants Don’t Know Can Kill Their Deal Taking a sublease in Midtown can be a smart move. You get a furnished, built-out space, a below-market rent, and a shorter commitment than a... [Read more...]

Local Law 97: What It Is, What It Costs, and How Landlords Are Passing It to Tenants New York City’s Local Law 97 is the most consequential piece of building legislation to hit the commercial real... [Read more...]

You Got a Surprise Real Estate Tax Bill. Here’s Why That Happens and What to Do About It. Real estate tax reconciliations are one of the most reliable sources of unwelcome surprises for office... [Read more...]