I am attending the Tom + Chee franchisee convention to explain how we can help the franchisees in securing satisfactory leases for their new locations. Tom + Chee is a fast growing franchise with approximately 40 stores open. There should be one near you or coming to a location near you. Tom + Chee obviously
Leasing space to a restaurant chain is very desirable for a shopping center landlord. Name recognition attracts people to the center and a chain typically has better financial resources. So, the landlord starts out saying “I want a Cheesecake Factory, Cooper’s Hawk, Tom & Chee…fill in the blank, at my center.” Then during lease negotiations,
I just got back from San Diego where I spoke at the National Restaurant Association Financial Officers and Tax Executives Conference. I was on a panel with Ron Dee of Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants and George Galloway of Next Realty Mid-Atlantic. Although I was a speaker there, I always try to take advantage of
I just attended the Advanced Commercial Lease Institute at Georgetown University Law Center. The Institute “brings together the brightest minds in the commercial leasing industry” to discuss “the most up-to-date and pressing subjects faced by commercial leasing attorneys.” Attendance is by invitation only and limited to those with at least 10 years of leasing experience.
The new IRS repair regulations can impact how tenant allowances are structured.
Traditionally, landlord and tenants have relied on the Section 110 safe harbor so that provided the allowance is spent on leasehold improvements, the allowance is not taxable to the tenant and the landlord depreciates the leasehold improvements over 39 years.
Under the repair
Fortune Magazine recently published an article relating to a conversation with the CEO of Kimco Realty, Dave Henry. Henry makes some very compelling arguments as to why strip malls and brick and mortar retail in general is here to stay for a while and why the population demographics will continue to provide ample
Landlords and their lenders need to rethink their position on payment of construction allowances. The rental structure of a lease is based in part on the amount of the allowance. If a tenant receives no allowance, the lease would undoubtedly provide for a lower rent payment. A portion of the rent is repayment of the allowance
As the construction industry starts to rebound from a down market, rentals of project equipment are on the rise. Whether you are an owner, principal contractor, or specialty trade subcontractor, you may very well be renting equipment for use on an upcoming project. Here are five important points to bear in mind:
2012 is likely to be similar to 2010 and 2011 in many segments of the real estate industry. However, the residential rental market is frequently mentioned as a bright spot. There is more demand than supply to meet the needs of the market place. Apartment communities and apartment buildings will surely meet most
The Illinois General Assembly has recently amended the Landlord and Tenant Act to add a new requirement for landlords: when a unit changes over to a new tenant the locks must be changed or rekeyed. This applies to dwelling units only. The Act is not applicable for dwelling units in a building of 4