BOMA Area Calculations
One of the major benefits of our service is the preparation of lease plans and calculations, typically done to the latest ANSI/BOMA Standard Z65.1, published in 1996. BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) is a North-American organization, and publishes and promotes the ANSI/BOMA Standard, which has become the de-facto standard for the measurement of commercial office and retail space. (NOTE: BOMA and ANSI are currently in the process of incorporating industrial space in this Standard as well.)
The ANSI/BOMA Standard lays out a fairly rigid set of guidelines and definitions, clearly defining such things as common areas, vertical penetrations, usable and rentable areas. Probably the most confusing aspect of the Standard is "where to draw the lease lines". There are many factors which have to be taken into consideration when deciding whether a lease boundary goes to the inside of a wall, the outside, the center-line, or to the glass. As well, common areas must be distinguished between "Floor Common" (for the benefit of tenants on that floor only), or "Building Common" (for the benefit of all tenants in the building).
This differentiation also affects where the lease lines are drawn, and the resulting areas. Calculating a lease to the wrong side of a wall can dramatically affect not only that tenant, but an entire building when dealing with Building Common Area.
When you have an AccuMeasure floor plan prepared on your building, you can rest assured that the areas are calculated precisely according to the BOMA definitions. As part of our service, a detailed spreadsheet is prepared and provided, showing in detail all calculations. Final results are summarized on the Lease Plan accompanying each detailed AccuMeasure floor plan.
Having buildings measured to ANSI/BOMA Standards makes sense in many ways:
ANSI/BOMA Standard (1996) represents a major change from previous versions, and results in the ability to capture many areas previously not considered as part of Rentable space, in particular large building common areas such as ground-floor lobbies, mechanical rooms, storage facilities, exercise rooms, etc. In most cases, the increase in Rentable area upon resurvey to the latest ANSI/BOMA Standard more than offsets the cost of the survey and plans. And as an added benefit, when using the AccuMeasure system, you end up with a great-looking set of As-Built drawings for each floor!First, it facilitates the comparison of your building with others, as it is the industry-wide standard on which rents are based.
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And finally, having your building conform to BOMA, and certified by AccuMeasure, will help protect you from possible future lawsuits with tenants.
With increasing rents, tenants are becoming more aware of the effects of incorrect square-footage calculations on their lease. Why not remove this potential problem by getting accurate figures on your buildings today?When preparing B.O.M.A. calculations AccuMeasure utilizes the only software created by B.O.M.A. specifically for the computation of office square footages as defined by the standard Z65.1-1996.
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Phone: 704-243-1362
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Email: accumeasure@carolina.rr.com
1037 Spyglass Lane
Marvin, NC 28173