Building Classifications

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Essential commercial real estate (CRE) terms include financial metrics like Net Operating Income (NOI) (income minus expenses), Capitalization Rate (Cap Rate) (return on investment), and Cash-on-Cash Return. Key leasing terms are Base Rent, Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges, and Triple Net (NNN) leases, where tenants pay taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

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The old 'quiet enjoyment' paragraph, now more commonly referred to as 'Warranty of Possession', had nothing to do with noise in and around the leased premises. It provides a warranty by Landlord that it has the legal ability to convey the possession of the premises to Tenant; the Landlord does not warrant that he owns the land. This is the essence of the landlord's agreement and the tenant's obligation to pay rent. This means that if the landlord breaches this warranty, it constitutes an actual or constructive eviction.
Building classifications in most markets refer to Class 'A', 'B', 'C' and sometimes 'D' properties. While the rating assigned to a particular building is very subjective, Class 'A' properties are typically newer buildings with superior construction and finish in excellent locations with easy access, attractive to credit tenants, and which offer a multitude of amenities such as on-site management or covered parking. These buildings, of course, command the highest rental rates in their sub-market. As the 'Class' of the building decreases (i.e. Class 'B', 'C' or 'D') one component or another such as age, location or construction of the building becomes less desirable. Note that a Class 'A' building in one sub-market might rank lower if it were located in a distinctly different sub-market just a few miles away containing a higher end product.
The increase or addition of land by the deposit of sand or soil washed up naturally from a river, lake or sea. The gradual and imperceptible addition of land by alluvial deposits of soil through natural causes, such as shoreline movement caused by streams or rivers. This added land upon a bank or stream, navigable or not, becomes the property of the riparian or littoral owner, and it also becomes subject to any existing mortgages.
The landlord or his agents disturb the tenant, rendering the leased space unfit for the tenant's previous use.

Building Classifications

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