CRETACRETA DCDMV Desk · Tenant Advisory

DC Market Intelligence

Intelligence for the tenant side of the table.

Downtown vacancy, federal footprint consolidation and office-to-residential conversion have reset leverage across the city. Tenants who understand the new map negotiate from strength.

Downtown Reset

CBD and East End owners are competing for occupiers with concessions not seen in decades.

Federal Consolidation

Agency and contractor footprints are shrinking and relocating, opening quality space at repriced rents.

Conversion Pipeline

Office-to-residential conversions are removing older stock and reshaping downtown supply.

Neighborhood Growth

NoMa, Navy Yard, Union Market and Capitol Riverfront continue to pull occupiers out of the core.

East of the River Opportunity

Opportunity Zones and new development in Wards 7 and 8 create acquisition and owner-occupier paths.

Adaptive Leasing

Shorter terms, expansion and contraction rights, and termination options are standard asks in DC today.

Cost Reduction

Blend-and-extends, TI capture and free rent stacking are tenant leverage in this cycle.

Proprietary tools

Intelligence, applied to your requirement.

DC Tenant Benchmark Engine

Your proposed terms measured against current District comps.

Lease vs. Purchase Model

10-year NPV comparison of leasing against owning in DC.

Ward-Level Site Selection Grid

Transit, zoning and neighborhood fit scored by ward.

DC Sublease Pricing Model

Pricing and absorption expectations for sublease space.

Negotiation Playbook

Concession strategy built on the current DC cycle.

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