Not Your Father's Office Tenants

How do you prepare for a tenant mix that contains unconventionalbusiness operations? Now schools, call centers, and medical users (like Lasik eye surgery centers)—who aren't your typical 9 to 5 businesses—are more interested in Class-A office space. BOMA/Suburban Chicago’s latest lunch program addressed that topic, noting that such tenants can requirecreative leases, different power needs, and evening and weekend hours. Even tenants as small as 300 SF are demanding full amenities—and sometimes getting them. Panelists: CBRE’s Kimberly DeFily, Studley’s Steve LaKind, Piedmont Office Realty Trust’s Tracy Maher, and JLL’s Doug Sheehan. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Nancy Ross moderated. 

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