Tag: Real Estate

When your lease is coming up on expiration, it is important to start taking action as early as 1-2 years ahead of time.

Have you ever been asked to post a bond as a means of insurance? In this blog post, we’ll define what it means to be bonded so you know the benefits for your business and your clients.

Our Real Estate PMs oversee teams that come together from all across the country.

Between 2000 and 2014, bicycle commuting increased by 62% (per U.S. census figures). All over the country, there is a growing demand for bike-friendly and walkable places to live and work.

Greenfield sites are often desirable locations for construction projects but they may come with some challenges to developing the land.

We are often asked how our fees for owner’s rep and project management services are calculated.

As a real estate project manager, an important skill to possess is the ability to run an efficient meeting.

Here at Watchdog, we keep a log of all of the vendors that we have used, across all disciplines.

While your real estate broker will be your go-to person when it comes to negotiating your lease, it is not uncommon for real estate project managers to review our client’s leases.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which functions as the government’s landlord has been challenged with trying to find cost-effective solutions to renovating some of its buildings that are in need of care.

We have recently written a few posts about what goes into the tenant fit-out process- the work letter and the T.I. allowances versus a turnkey deal.

The work letter is a written statement that is signed by both the landlord and the tenant detailing the issues related to the fit-out of a tenant’s space.

The build out of a tenant space is one of the most negotiated points in any lease: who will manage construction, who is responsible for the cost, what materials are being used, etc.

Last week, Watchdog Real Estate Project Managers celebrated hard work, teamwork and warm weather during our annual summer outing.

Across the us, there are approximately 450,000 brownfields.

We like to provide a quick glossary of common industry terms every now and then.

Calculating square footage for a commercial real estate lease can be confusing.

It seems like high performance buildings are all anyone is talking about these days.

Watchdog Real Estate Project Managers, a leading real estate owner’s representative and project management firm, announced the hiring of Camden Cowan as Associate Project Manager.

When starting out a real estate project, the way that square feet is calculated for lease purposes often trips our clients up.