Due Diligence Essential for Businesses When Leasing Space
All too often in the commercial real estate world, we think about due diligence strictly as it applies to the purchase of commercial property or land. However, doing thorough due diligence can be just as important for a business looking to lease commercial space (whether office, retail, or industrial). A recent case that came to our office illustrates this. The tenant was a business looking to move into an older yet upscale retail shopping center in North Scottsdale. The tenant had been unhappy in their current location and with their current landlord and its property manager for many years. They were eager to move and the space at issue was a second floor one in the shopping plaza they had been dreaming about moving to for awhile. The tenant's business…
