To clarify, there will always be a place in this world for traditional commercial property for lease. There will always be companies looking for a traditional retail space for lease, shop for rent, or office space for lease. However, times are changing, needs are changing, money is tight, especially for small businesses, and new types of commercial property for rent are needed to meet those changing needs.
In this article, then, we will discuss some non-traditional commercial properties, and the advantages they present. We are RDS Real Estate, serving the Greater Fort Worth Metro area with industrial space and commercial properties for all needs. Call us at 817-439-3224 for more information.
Traditional commercial property for lease.
Traditional commercial property for lease needs no introduction. We have seen it, sprinkled across the American landscape, for as long as we’ve all been alive. Warehouses in business parks, gray ghosts, rectangular in shape, cement exteriors, generally mammoth in size, with tall bay doors, loading docks, and all of the appeal of a cardboard box.
Retail stores, usually in strip malls or shopping malls, cookie-cutter in design, indistinguishable from the hundreds surrounding it, the only difference the signage attached to it.
Office buildings, floor upon floor upon floor of office, and within those office cubicles “housing” worker bees, such a cliché of business that a situation comedy, Office Space, was wildly popular on television, an ironic and sarcastic look at those leasing office space in the American business jungle.
But it’s a new day dawning, and change is riding on its coattails. Small businesses are growing in number. There are new needs accompanying those businesses, needs necessitated by smaller operating budgets, by the reliance on computers and AI, and those needs require buildings which are compatible with those needs.
A few non-traditional properties to consider.
Let’s talk about a few examples.
Flex space: multi-functional buildings which serve several purposes i.e. warehouse, leasing office space, manufacturing, storage, even retail, all within a single building.
New methods of construction and appearance: we can show you a business park in Fort Worth, namely Box Office Warehouse Suites, which is constructed from recycled shipping containers. Small units, all extremely affordable, and designed in such a way that they can be stacked upon each other for extra room and added ambiance.
Shared office space, otherwise known as coworking space: office units which are rented, by the month, in a sort of communal atmosphere, with each space rented by a different business, sort of like an instant office available only when you need it.
Mobile businesses: vans and trucks traveling from location to location, where they are needed, moving on when the job is completed, free from the sometimes-crippling high rental price of traditional retail property.
The bottom line for your business.
Those are just some of the examples of the new business environment. Are they right for you? That is not for us to say in this article, but they are worth considering, an alternative which may fit your operating budget and give you the unique flavor each commercial business SHOULD have.
A final word about RDS Real Estate.
RDS Real Estate is locally owned and operated. We keep our ear to the ground in and around Fort Worth, listening for the subtle shifts in business needs. With over three million square feet of industrial space and commercial property for lease, we have the new, and the old, for companies looking for a new location. Call us today and put us to work for you.