Office relocation & space search.
Relocation is the tenant's strongest leverage — and the most underused one. Done right, a move (or the credible option of one) resets your occupancy costs for a decade. Done late, it becomes a scramble that landlords price accordingly.
The honest timeline
Twelve to twenty-four months for most requirements; longer when construction is involved. Site search, proposals, negotiation, lease, permits, build-out, move — each step has a real duration, and compressing them costs money. The month-by-month version: The Ideal Timeline for an Office Relocation.
What the search looks like with WRA
Requirement first. Size, layout, location constraints, budget, growth room. We'd rather cut a building early than tour you through spaces that don't fit.
The whole market. Listed space, sublease space, and buildings that aren't advertising availability. In this market, sublease inventory is often where the deals are.
Landlords competing. Written proposals from multiple buildings at once. Competition — not asking politely — is what produces free rent, TI dollars, and flexibility rights.
Build-out, turnkey or allowance. New space almost always means construction. We negotiate the build-out structure — a turnkey delivery where the landlord builds to your spec, or a tenant improvement allowance you control — and stay on the project through delivery. Background: turnkey build-outs and TI allowances, explained.
The stay option, kept alive. Until the new lease is signed, your current landlord should believe you might stay — that belief improves both deals.
Frequently asked questions
What does a relocation actually cost beyond rent?
Construction above the allowance, furniture, technology, movers, downtime. We put those numbers into the stay-versus-move math up front, because a cheaper rent that costs more all-in isn't cheaper.
Can you handle the build-out?
We negotiate its structure and oversee it through delivery — scope, schedule, and who pays for what. The construction is the landlord's or your contractor's; making sure it matches the deal is ours.
What if we look and staying turns out better?
Then you stay — with a renewal priced by a landlord who knew you had options. A search that ends in a better renewal isn't a failed search.
Thinking about a move in the next two years?
The timeline is the whole game. Start it with a free lease review.
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