Tenant Occupancy Desk · Basic Property Management

Lease Comparison / Move vs. Stay Calculator

Compare the present-value occupancy cost of renewing the current location against relocating to a new commercial space.

Enter one focused lease scenario for staying and one for moving. The analysis presents rent, operating expenses, concessions, one-time costs, and discounted occupancy cost over the selected term.

Analysis settings

Annual costs are modeled as end-of-period cash flows. Rent-free months, landlord contribution, and one-time costs are recognized in Year 1.

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Years compared.
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Stay / renew

Current location
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Move / relocate

New location
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Base rentRentable area × rate / sf+Operating expensesArea × annual op. expense / sf+Tenant costsYear 1 only−ConcessionsRent-free plus contribution=Occupancy costDiscounted by year

Lease comparison result

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Annual occupancy-cost ledger

Commercial Occupancy Review · Costs are annual and discounted at the selected rate.

Move-versus-stay annual cost comparison
YearStay rentStay op. exp.Stay totalStay PV costMove rentMove op. exp.Move totalMove PV costPV difference
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Important: This comparison estimates occupancy cost only. It does not model income taxes, internal staffing impact, business interruption, parking, furniture, technology, lease accounting treatment, renewal options, or other terms unless you include them within one-time tenant costs.

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