Representing Landlords and Tenants in Commercial Leasing Matters

At Zeidel & Associates, we represent landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters. Our landlord clients range from prominent New York real estate families to institutional owners, and our tenant clients range from small startup businesses to Fortune 500 companies with national portfolios, covering single standalone offices to iconic buildings and everything in between.

The breadth and depth of experience that Zeidel & Associates brings to each client engagement has made us an invaluable resource to landlords and tenants. They rely on us to ensure that they are protected, getting the most value in their leases, and have the flexibility they require.

Commercial Lease Drafting and Negotiation

As commercial leasing counsel, we draft and negotiate leases for all types of commercial properties. Our experience includes representing clients in transactions involving:

  • Corporate Headquarters
  • Branches, Regional and Chapter Offices
  • Call Centers
  • Data Centers
  • Industrial Centers
  • Warehouses
  • Other Commercial Facilities

With a wealth of experience representing both tenants and landlords, our lawyers are able to anticipate issues or concerns from the other party’s vantage point, which contributes to our ability to efficiently and effectively draft and negotiate leases. We have successfully completed hundreds of transactions and are known for providing solutions and offering alternative outcomes that expedite the negotiations while protecting our clients’ interests.

Further, by leveraging our practice in the construction sector, we are able to carefully and critically draft and review work letters and related build-out obligations. Unlike real estate counsel without this experience, the attorneys at Zeidel & Associates do not ignore these provisions or defer to non-lawyers to handle them. Our integrated practice enables us to avoid inconsistencies and other problems that can arise from a lack of legal attention paid to construction issues.

National Office Portfolios Oversight for Tenants

Real estate is typically the second-largest expense for businesses, so effectively managing that expense can significantly impact a company’s bottom line. Zeidel & Associates handle that important role for many clients, by providing proactive, seasoned management for national office portfolios. Our services encompass everything from tracking and acting on critical dates and deadlines, such as expirations, renewals, and termination option cut-off dates, to assessing long-term space needs and assisting with strategic expansions and contractions, a particularly important undertaking today given the changes in tenant occupancy needs and the adoption of remote and hybrid work models by many businesses. We also help businesses implement leasing protocols to maintain consistency across portfolios, coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment within organizations and timely decision-making, and provide proactive recommendations for managing our clients’ leasing-related risk.

Other Lease-Related Transactions

Zeidel & Associates regularly represents clients in connection with ancillary lease issues, such as SNDAs, subleases, lease extensions, lease renegotiations, early terminations, and rent deferrals that arise over the lifecycle of a leasing relationship.

Our attorneys draw on our wealth of knowledge related to all facets of the commercial real estate industry by assisting clients with tasks such as broker retention and oversight, site selection, space planning, tax audits, and incentives. They, particularly tenants, also depend on us to simplify the ongoing complexities involved with leasing space, such as reviewing real estate tax and operating expense bills to ensure consistency with the underlying lease documentation and recommending for audit as appropriate – paperwork which can be foreign to a business owner or office manager who is not entrenched in the real estate industry.