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General Contracting or Construction Management?
There are differing methods to hiring a contracting company. Using a General Contractor has its advantages and Construction Management has other advantages. You will need to consider many things when making a decision. A: There are two major ways to hire a contracting company to work...
The Top Six Mistakes
I have been helping companies acquire commercial real estate since 1973. In my experience, there are six common mistakes made by companies in the market for commercial real estate. Here’s what you can do to avoid them: Assemble a real estate team.You will need an accountant or CFO...
Honored by Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk County Council
I was recently presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Boy Scouts of America, Suffolk County Council. The dinner-dance took place held at Flowerfield in St. James, New York and I was one of three honorees receiving the award that evening. Over 200 family members, friends and Scouting...
Thanksgiving Blessings!
It is hard to believe that 2013 is drawing to a close and the holidays are almost upon us. It certainly has been a busy and productive year for the Hunt team. Activity in both our construction and real estate services is booming. We ran two public educational events this year, both great...
How to Negotiate the Commercial Real Estate Lease!
As Director of Marketing for Hunt Commercial Real Estate and Construction, I had the pleasure of organizing our most recent conference on “Negotiating the Commercial Real Estate Lease – The Tactics and Knowledge You Need To Maximize Results.” It was held at the Carlyle at the Palace in Plainview...
Lease Abstracts – As Essential as Signing the Lease
Probably the last thing on a tenant or landlord’s mind at the successful completion and execution of lease negotiation is additional paperwork. But there is one last item on the checklist that should be done at the completion of every successful lease – the lease abstract. A lease abstract is a...
The Real Estate Market Today – A Big and Welcome Change
I was recently asked by David Winzelberg of Long Island Business News to give him a short assessment of the commercial real estate market on Long Island. I told him that the Long Island market has always been segmented by both location and type of real estate, and that what’s true in one...
The Six Questions
Everybody seems to have an opinion on whether you should buy or lease your next business facility. I have been helping companies make this decision for the last forty years, and here are the Six Questions that I ask them to help guide their decision: 1. What is your projected rate of...
To Buy Or Lease – That is the question!
One of the first conferences of its kind took place Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at the Race Palace in Plainview, New York. I assembled a team of experts to present a rationale to corporate leaders for the process of making a decision whether to buy or lease their corporate real estate. Steven Elliot...
How to Slash Occupancy Costs
There is one immediate avenue to slashing occupancy costs that is available to many businesses. I am talking about the revolution in energy efficiency. The savings today can be as much as 50% to 70% of what you are paying today. And I have seen payback periods in as little as 18 months...