Commercial lease comparison

Base rent and square footage

Annual base rent per SF times rentable square footage, paid monthly over the paying term.

Rent escalation

Fixed annual increases apply after each completed 12-month period of the paying term.

Lease term and timing

Monthly cash flows from commencement. You choose beginning- or end-of-month payment timing.

Free rent

Abated months either sit inside the term or precede it. Free rent outside the term extends occupancy and favors the landlord's effective rent.

Tenant improvement allowance

Usable TI is capped at actual improvement spending. Unused allowance is not counted as a tenant benefit.

NNN expenses

The tenant pays taxes, insurance and operating expenses on top of base rent, escalated at the entered rate.

Industrial gross

The landlord covers base-year expenses; the tenant pays increases above the base year as entered.

Modified gross

Expenses are split between landlord and tenant according to the categories you assign.

Discount rate and present value

Future cash flows are discounted at your annual rate to show what each proposal costs in today's dollars.

Net effective rent

Collected base rent less TI, landlord work and cash concessions, expressed as a level annual amount per SF.

Total occupancy cost

Rent, recoveries, other direct costs, net improvement spending and moving costs, less cash concessions.

Concessions

Cash allowances and moving credits reduce the tenant's cost in the month they are received.

User-entered assumptions

Every figure is labeled as entered, default or example. Results are only as reliable as the inputs.

This tool is provided for informational and analytical purposes only. Results are estimates based on user inputs and stated assumptions. DealMeasure does not constitute legal, tax, accounting, lending, investment, or other professional advice. Commercial real estate transactions vary, and users should independently verify material assumptions before making decisions. Use of DealMeasure alone does not create a brokerage or advisory relationship.