How does TenantBase work?

TenantBase reverses the traditional commercial real estate model. Instead of spending weeks searching listings and contacting landlords, tenants share their requirements — location, size, budget, and timing — and TenantBase matches them with qualified local tenant-rep brokers and relevant market options.

What does a tenant-rep broker actually do?

Tenant-rep brokers provide market expertise, advocate exclusively for tenant interests, and manage the leasing process from start to finish — space selection, negotiations, and concessions — helping reduce risk and improve outcomes at no direct cost to the tenant in most U.S. markets.

What's the difference between a gross lease and a net lease?

In a gross lease, one all-in rent payment covers most building expenses. In a net lease, tenants pay base rent plus some combination of property taxes, insurance, and CAM charges on top. Those pass-throughs can add 30–100% above the face rate, so understanding the structure before you tour is critical.

Who are the Partner Broker Highlights?

Partner Broker Highlights feature trusted tenant-rep brokers in TenantBase's network — their background, market expertise, and approach to representing tenants. It's designed to help businesses find and vet the right local advisor before starting a search.

How does TenantBase help me find the right space for my business?

TenantBase combines technology with local tenant advisors to match searches based on headcount, growth plans, budget, and timing — streamlining discovery and helping teams lease space that fits their operational and financial goals.

Orange County Press

OC Business Journal | TenantBase Has Graduated!

Chelsea Cain

May 13, 2016

We are excited to announce that TenantBase has graduated from SoCal incubator EvoNexus! TenantBase has moved our headquarters to Newport Beach, CA, into the offices of Redstone Plaza.

Thank you to the Orange County Business Journal and reporter Deirdre Newman for our feature this week.

You can read the article at the bottom of this post. However, this week, we'd like to take the opportunity to introduce ourselves and tell you our story.

Firstly, welcome new readers! TenantBase is a free service built to make searching for an office and signing a lease simple for startups and small businesses. In this blog, we share educational articles, relevant TenantBase news, and highlight some of the wonderful people we get to work with in "Client Spotlights." We're focused on supporting startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs in our local community.

We were founded in 2014 in Nashville, TN by Bennett Washabaugh, Mike Zei, and Andy Kish. After years in the commercial real estate and technology industries, our founders noticed a prevailing issue for both local businesses and the brokerage community. Traditional firms ignored small businesses and startups, because traditional commercial real estate brokerage isn't setup to serve startups and small businesses.

In order to solve this problem, we built an office search platform supported by an in-house commercial real estate brokerage team. What does that mean? We combine technology and excellent personal service in order to empower local startups and business owners to search the local office marketplace online, talk to a commercial real estate expert, and negotiate a strategic lease... via WIFI or in-person.

TenantBase’s hybrid technology and service model has evolved into a one-stop-shop for local businesses. Read more about our mission and promise to you here.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tenantbase

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenantbase

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tenantbase

Marketing Contact: chelsea@tenantbase.com

Read the OC Business Journal article here!