Looking for office space in downtown Maryville Tennessee? On the 2nd floor of 108 W. Broadway Ave, you’ll find this unique office space with original pine flooring, brick walls and contemporary lighting.

The space includes 4 oversized offices with room for several desks in each, a conference room, break room, server room, copier room, and bathrooms. This office space was recently remodeled and includes individually controlled HVAC within each office. Parking is available immediately behind the building and across the street.

Watch this short video and see the beauty of this office space yourself!

To view this available office space in detail, click here. Or visit Rofo.com to find office space for lease near you.

Looking for short term office space in Denton, Texas? This 1,517 square foot office space is available for sublease. Located at 2220 San Jacinto in Denton, this available suite includes: a large reception area, 4 private offices with windows, a conference room and a large storage closet.

This spacious suite was previously occupied by a law firm and is located in the Inwood National Bank building, a 3 story brick building. To request a tour of this space, or view the listing in detail click here.

4900 Warehouse Way in Sacramento offers tenants looking for Sacramemto warehouse space, suites that range from 1,152-6,912 SF. Located in the Sacramento Business Park, this propety boasts two attractive, well maintained industrial buildings. Each suite is equipped with 12’ x 14’ roll-up doors, 17’ x 19’ clear height and fire sprinklers.

Suite 50 at 4900 Warehouse Way, is currently available for lease. This 2,300 SF space includes a 280 SF office. To view this suite in detail, watch this short video.

Rofo hears from tenants daily and we understand that often times office for lease listings lack important information, such as photos, area descriptions and asking price. However, that is not the case for the Sunnyvale office for lease listing below.

Suite 205, is located at 1307 South Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale. This great open office space, also includes two private offices and a kitchen. Conveniently located near the De Anza Square Shopping Center, there are many great restaurants nearby, including Country Gourmet Restaurant and Pizza Pub. The building also offers commuters easy access to highways 85,280 and 101.

As an added bonus we have a short video of the available office suite, for you to view below.

To view this office suite in detail, click here.

Traditional property marketing, such as property signage and email blasts to your broker network, may not be enough to generate the leads you need to lease a commercial space. Based on our own success, we have pulled together a list of online marketing strategies to consider, when looking for new ways to drive exposure to our properties.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
More and more businesses are using the internet as a tool in their search for commercial space. Google is the number one tool used by businesses who are conducting their search online. It is important as a landlord, broker, or property manager to make sure that tenants who are searching for your property specifically (i.e. 185 Berry Street, San Francisco), or generically looking for office space can find their way to your listings. For tips and further information on SEO click here.

Paid Search Marketing
Paid search marketing, is a process of gaining traffic by purchasing ads on search engines like Google. Also known as pay per click (PPC) advertising, PPC search listings allow landlords/property managers to bid for placement within the search results users select. For example, if you have office space listings in Seattle, you can bid for placement on search terms such as Seattle office space for lease, attracting those businesses that are searching for office space in Seattle to your listings.

Mobile Search
Many businesses are using their smart phones as a way to find commercial properties while on the go. There are some interesting mobile tools, which allow a property searcher to access complete building information when physically near the property. As a broker, landlord or property manager, making your listings accessible via mobile applications is a great way to reach prospective tenants who are conducting a live search. Check out our Augmented Reality mobile tool.

Classified Sites
Marketing your properties on classified sites such as Craigslist, is a low cost, effective way to reach prospective tenants online. While the list of classified sites is long, we find that the two most prominent sites are Craigslist and Oodle. It is our suggestion to work with a site that can create a good presentational flyer of your listings, making distribution of your listings to these classified sites professional and simple.

Social Networking
It’s important to get your available listing in the hands of as many potential customers as possible. The 3 most common social media networks include: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Publishing your listings to these sites can be effective, but remember not to spam your connections or followers.

Keep an eye out for a more detailed blog post from the Rofo team on Search Engine Optimization and Paid Search Marketing.

This newly renovated, nine-story office tower in Downtown San Jose is a must see.

Located at 152 North Third Street in San Jose, suite 710 of the St. James Plaza includes two private offices, a conference room, wet bar and reception area. New carpet and exterior signage are just a few of the many great features of this available office space.

The St. James Plaza is conveniently located near restaurants, like The Freshly Baked Eatery, and is within walking distance of public transportation. The building also offers commuters quick and easy access to Highways 101, 280 and 87.

To view this office space in detail, click here.

From time to time we like to highlight attractive office listings currently available for lease on Rofo.com. The Chancery Building is located in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District, at 564 Market Street.

With many great office suites available, there is one in particular that may peek your interest, the Penthouse suite.

Sitting atop the building, the Penthouse suite has rooftop views of the Financial District. The open floor plan includes a large outdoor patio area, an upstairs office, two bathrooms, a shower, and plumbing for a full kitchen.

To view this Penthouse office suite in detail, click here.

2010 has been a very busy year. We’ve welcomed in some great national customers/partners like Cushman and Wakefiled, CBC, Sperry Van Ness, Regus, and Hines. And our list of regional strategic partners continues to grow at a rapid pace. Companies like PS Business Parks, Irvine Company, Rreeff/McCarthy Cook, Dollinger Properties, De Anza. Of course we’re appreciative to have their unique listings content on Rofo. But even more so, they are active participants in our fast growing tenant marketplace.

Active Tenants on Rofo

For tenants, the search for commercial space begins online. Its no different than researching prices on Amazon or CNET for product reviews. And the metric we like to track related to tenant activity is not the visits and page views, but property tours. At the time of this posting, Rofo has generated a total of 32,773,000 sqft of initial tenant tours. That’s 3 times the total office space vacancy rate in San Francisco according to Colliers.

Active Landlords and Brokers on Rofo

The other metric we like to track in our tenant marketplace is broker and landlord engagement. Rofo, unlike other listing sites, provides landlords and brokers the opportunity to find and engage commercial tenants. Not only have we surpassed 100,000 commercial real estate listings but we have facilitated 14,000 space proposals to active tenants.

Real Estate Professional Use of Social Media

I’m going to keep the exact stats a secret, but suffice to say we are really excited to see to rate of adoption of our Linkedin app, Real Estate Pro. Its turnkey for professionals and offers a social search of a business users market. Nowhere else can you view who has the listings, who is completing deals and how you are connected to that professional.

Thanks to all of our active users in 2010 and we look forward to expanding our platform in 2011.

We’re excited to announce our expanded relationship with Regus. The following press release was issued earlier today. This gives our business audience the ability to find even more office space listing content on Rofo.com and Linkedin.

ROFO ADDS REGUS CONTENT TO ITS REAL ESTATE PRO APP ON LINKEDIN
Businesses Benefit More than Ever by Using First & Only Real Estate App on LinkedIn

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 14, 2010 — Regus, the world’s largest provider of innovative workplace solutions, and Rofo, a leading real estate technology company, today announced a newly formed relationship that will extend Regus’ extensive, nationwide business center listings to Rofo’s new Real Estate Pro application on LinkedIn.

Launched in July, Real Estate Pro is the first and only real estate application on LinkedIn. It’s a free app that provides for residential and commercial listings on the network – for the first time.

Regus, the world’s largest provider of workspace solutions, will dramatically increase the number of fully equipped offices, professional meeting rooms and business lounges available for users of Real Estate Pro to consider.

“We’re extremely pleased to establish this strategic relationship with Rofo. Adding our locations listings to Rofo’s Real Estate Pro is a great complement to the strong presence that we already have on LinkedIn,” said Rebecca Tann, vice president of marketing for Regus. “We’re continually looking for innovative ways to make finding office and meeting room space a simple process. Now individuals and companies can tap into LinkedIn to quickly find out about Regus office space availability in their local markets.”

In addition to being available on Real Estate Pro, Regus’ content will also appear on Rofo’s real estate and office space search engine found at www.rofo.com, and on the company’s augmented reality app.

“We are honored to work with an industry giant like Regus,” said Alan Bernier, chief executive officer of Rofo. “We know that professionals in today’s tough economy are seeking creative alternatives when it comes to office space, so Regus’ robust listings will be extremely beneficial to a great deal of our users.”

Real Estate Pro is an extremely easy-to-use, yet sophisticated social media tool for real estate professionals, entrepreneurs and small businesses, as well as residential buyers.

Help for Businesses Seeking More Affordable Office Space
As the economy remains tough, securing a more affordable option to leasing traditional office space is one way to improve the bottom-line. Business owners looking for space have the ability to identify commercial real estate professionals in their market, browse market activity and available properties by zip code or region. They can keep track of new listings, pricing and transactions in order to help negotiate a lease with confidence or discover a better deal for their changing needs.

Social functions promote a better user experience, whether one opts to use the ‘share’ feature to inform a connection about a hot property or check for client recommendations on an agent or broker.

Click here to download or learn more about Real Estate Pro on LinkedIn.

Once you’ve found an office space for your business, it is important to address insurance requirements. Below are some tips I pulled together to help you identify your business insurance needs.

As you begin discussing a lease ask your landlord early on what types of insurance coverage are required. A lease will often have specific language spelling out the amount of General Liability coverage needed. There may be a specific requirement to name the landlord directly on the insurance policy. In addition, a landlord may also ask to see a certificate of Workmen’s Compensation insurance, which is required by law.

Once you know the requirements of your lease, contact an insurance provider (if you need help we recommend NetQuote.com) and be prepared to provide key information including:

• A description of your business and the number of years in business
• The reason for insurance (provisions in your lease)
• Information about your new building (address, year it was built, number of floors, etc.)
• A list of your business equipment, inventory and furnishings with estimated values

You should also take the time to review other insurance options including, an Errors and Omissions policy. This type of policy protects your business in the event that a client holds you responsible for a mistake, or failure to perform a service as promised in a contract.

Drop us a line if you have any questions or want even more specific advice.