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JCP’s Neil DeRiemer Joins Board of Directors

Neil DeRiemer was recently installed to the Board of Directors for the Suburban West Realtors Association (SWRA). The organization provides resources and programs to more than 5500 members in the Chester County and Delaware Valley area. DeRiemer will represent the Association’s newly formed Commercial Realtor’s Chapter on the board.

Moneyballing Corporate Real Estate

In Michael Lewis’ book “Moneyball”, which was made into a motion picture, he recounts the transformation of the Oakland A’s, a low budget major league baseball team using advanced analytics, rather than traditional “gut instincts” of baseball men, in evaluating players and building rosters. Theo Epstein became one of the most successful practitioners of this … Continued

Fundamental Due Diligence for Your Commercial Lease

Guest Author: Salvatore Russo, JD, MBA Commercial leases, like any other contract, are negotiated based of each party’s respective leverage. But even if you are a smaller or newly established tenant, there is still plenty of homework that needs to be done prior to executing the lease.

Operating Lease Treatment Harder to Achieve Under 2016 Lease Standards

Authored by Glenn Madere and Louis Battagliese In August 2010 FASB proposed a new lease accounting standard that it finalized in February 2016. Much of the five-and-a-half-year incubation period can be traced to vocal opposition by commercial tenants and their advisors who objected to what FASB now calls “finance lease” treatment for virtually all leases—the … Continued

When Amenities Become the Deciding Factor

By definition, an amenity is a desirable or useful feature of a building. They are often listed well below what used to be considered the “essential” facts (price per sq/ft, building size, availability). As Millennials take over as the largest demographic in the work force, tenants and landlords are starting to pay greater attention to … Continued

Flex Industrial Opportunities

In a tight industrial market, there are some flex industrial availabilities here in southeastern Pennsylvania.

What Does Commuting Have to do With Commercial Real Estate?

Let’s give Millennials credit for one good idea: cutting down on commuting. Workers spend about 204 hours a year commuting, at a cost of $2600, according to the Census Bureau. That’s just the average, it doesn’t take into consideration the evitable traffic jam, the construction project or the overturned tractor trailer. No wonder commuting to … Continued