OUR PROCESS

How We Work.
Start to Finish.

FULL-CYCLE TENANT REPRESENTATION

What We Handle

Five services, one side of the table. Every engagement is led by a co-founder. Each service below has its own page with the full approach, what to expect, and answers to common questions.

01

Office Lease Renewal Negotiation

Create real competition for your renewal so staying put never means overpaying. Most clients don’t move – they just stop leaving money on the table.

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02

Office Relocation & Site Selection

Full market search, tours, and simultaneous RFPs – every option on the table, on your timeline, with landlords competing for your tenancy.

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03

Office Sublease & Disposition

Exit or shed space you no longer need with the least cost and risk – sublease, assignment, or negotiated buyout.

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04

Renewal vs. Relocation Analysis

A side-by-side net-present-value comparison of staying versus moving, so numbers – not inertia – drive the decision.

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05

Lease Audit & Occupancy Cost Reduction

Find above-market escalations, billing errors, and unexpired options hiding in your current lease – leverage you may not know you have.

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START TO FINISH

The Six-Step Process

A six-step sequence designed to build leverage at every stage — from the first call to the day you move in and beyond.

01

Discovery & Strategy

We start with your business, not the market. Define requirements, expose lease risk, and build your strategy before any landlord knows you’re moving.

02

Market Benchmarking

Pull comparable transactions, analyze absorption data, and quantify exactly where you stand versus the market — so you negotiate from fact, not assumption.

 

03

Options & RFP

Survey every viable option — renewal, relocation, sublease — then go to market simultaneously, forcing landlords to compete against each other in real time.

04

Competitive Negotiation

Control timing, run proposals side by side, and keep pressure on every landlord through closing. The deal improves the longer competition stays active.

05

Lease Execution

Coordinate the LOI, lease review, financial analysis, legal counsel, and construction oversight — every clause reviewed before you sign.

 

06

Post-Close Advisory

Track critical dates, manage landlord issues, and plan ahead for expansion options. Most brokers disappear at close. We don’t.

THE OUTCOME

What You Can Expect

Not promises — specifics. Here is what a tenant represented exclusively by Tenant Advisors walks away with.

Below-Market Economics

Lower base rent, longer free rent periods, and higher tenant improvement allowances — benchmarked against real transactions in your submarket, not the landlord’s asking price.

A Lease Built to Protect You

Favorable termination rights, controlled escalations, expansion and renewal options at defined rates. Lease terms that give you flexibility, not just square footage.

Full Market Transparency

You know what comparable tenants paid before anyone sits across the table. No guesswork, no landlord framing the conversation — you negotiate with real data.

Zero Conflicts of Interest

We represent tenants only and have never represented a landlord. No split loyalty, no preferred buildings, no landlord commissions pulling our advice in the wrong direction.
NO COST. NO OBLIGATION.

Benchmark Your Lease Against the Market

Before any work begins, we tell you exactly where you stand — what you’re paying versus market, where your leverage is, and what a competitive process would realistically deliver.

One conversation. A clear picture of what you're leaving on the table.

Tenant Advisors has represented office tenants across Chicago’s suburbs and CBD since 2004. We have never represented a landlord.
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  • Your market position. Most tenants have no idea whether they're overpaying. We'll tell you — with data, not estimates.
  • Your leverage windows. Timing determines how much leverage you have. We'll map your timeline and show you where the opportunities are.
  • A realistic strategy. Renewal, relocation, restructure — we'll tell you which path makes sense for your situation before you commit to anything.
  • No fee to you. Our commission is paid by the landlord — the assessment, the strategy, and the representation cost you nothing.