01
What a lease actually costs you
Rent is the smallest line. Fit-out capex, CAM, deposits, lock-ins and the cost of a floor that does not fit your team. The numbers occupiers miss until month three.
Office Leasing
Aditya | The Setup Co. · 28 min
Podcast
Commercial real estate, workspace planning, business expansion, office leasing and the future of work, without the jargon.
Commercial Real Estate
Workspace Planning
Business Expansion
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Future of Work
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Season One
Why We Started It
Which means the market has an information problem. Terms that are routine to a landlord are new to the business signing them, and the cost of learning on the job is measured in years of rent.
So we sat down and started recording the conversations we have every week: what a lease actually costs, when a bare shell beats a ready-to-move floor, and how to design an office for the headcount you will have rather than the one you have.
No pitches. Just the answers we would give a friend.
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02
Bare shell or ready-to-move?
The decision that sets your timeline, your capex and how long the space will serve you. A straight comparison, with the cases where each one wins.
Workspace Planning
Suraj | The Setup Co. · 24 min
03
Thane as a commercial market
Why occupiers keep moving to Wagle Estate and Ghodbunder Road, what the inventory really looks like, and where the next supply is coming from.
Commercial Real Estate
Industry roundtable · 35 min
04
Designing for a team that will double
Planning an office for the headcount you will have, not the one you have today, without paying for empty desks for two years.
Business Expansion
Design studio conversation · 31 min
05
Vastu, daylight and usable area
Where Vastu and modern space planning agree, where they collide, and how to resolve it without losing carpet area.
Future of Work
Aditya | The Setup Co. · 26 min
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