CRE Terms to Know: Gross Absorption

The total amount of space occupied over a given period of time, without subtracting the amount of space vacated. (Synonym: leasing activity) Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Green Globes®

Founded in Canada in 1996, Green Globes is a green building guidance and assessment program that offers a way to advance the overall environmental performance and sustainability of commercial buildings. After achieving a minimum of 350 of the total number of 1,000 points, new and existing commercial buildings can be certified for their environmental achievements … Read more

CRE Terms to Know: Go Dark

A clause in a retail tenant’s lease that allows a tenant to cease operations at a property if a defined event, such as the departure of an anchor tenant, should occur. Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Functional Obsolescence

A descriptive term used to characterize a building that cannot be improved to meet current market standards or tastes without a complete replacement of buildings systems and finishes. Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Full Service Lease

A legally binding contract in which a landlord receives stipulated rent from a tenant and is obligated to pay all or most of the property’s operating expenses and real estate taxes. Note: Disclosure of the specified costs of operation is required in some states. (See Common Lease Types Matrix.) (Synonym: full service lease) Learn more … Read more

CRE Terms to Know: Fulfillment Center

An industrial property type that enables goods to be efficiently moved or transported from a warehouse directly to a consumer. (Typical characteristics are shown in the Industrial Building Types Matrix.) Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Freestanding

A stand-alone retail structure that is not part of a complex (i.e., bank, bowling alley, Walmart, etc.). (See Retail Building Types Matrix.) Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Floor Plate

The gross square footage of each floor in a multistory building. Individual floor plate sizes may vary according to the design of a building. Learn more at https://www.naiop.org

CRE Terms to Know: Floor Area Ratio

FAR is the relationship between the total square footage of a building and the total square footage of the parcel on which the building is located. It is typically calculated by dividing the total square footage of the building by the land area in square feet. For example, if a 20,000-square-foot building is built on … Read more