Category Archives: Office

Halloween Special: The Most Frightening Clause in Commercial Leasing?

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Ken

Landlords have devised what I believe to be one of the scariest lease clauses for the tenants I represent. Like a skeleton, they bury it deep within the operating expense section of their lease. It’s a ticking time bomb that … Continue reading →

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A Holiday Tradition Like No Other – The Boca Raton Bowl?

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Ken

It’s holiday time in South Florida. While we will never have a white Christmas, South Florida has its own holiday traditions. In Miami, we have Art Basel and the Orange Bowl Festival. Fort Lauderdale has its Winterfest Boat Parade. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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Which is Worth More?

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Ken

Like most of you, I generally start my day checking my email. I see what I need to do to push my deals forward and check for any new properties that can meet a client’s requirement. I was excited … Continue reading →

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2021 in Review from the Ground Up – Amazon, COVID and South Florida on Fire

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Ken

2021 was a year of challenges, but it turned out to be highly rewarding for the South Florida commercial real estate market and for me personally. I specialize in tenant and buyer representation in the office and industrial sector throughout … Continue reading →

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The Top Two Reasons To Use A Tenant Representation Specialist

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Ken

As a tenant representation broker, I am out promoting my services every day. There are dozens of reasons for you to work with me. I save my clients time, money and stress. I also help them avoid costly mistakes they … Continue reading →

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Vice Mayor: Miami May Have the Sizzle But Broward is “Getting Ours”

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Ken

I was honored to host the June 10, 2021 meeting of the South Florida Office Brokers Association (SFOBA) for only our second live event in the past 18 months. My clients, Prisma at Cypress Creek sponsored the event. Prisma is … Continue reading →

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“Virtual Property Signs,” Tenant Representation and Why Online Property Listings are Always Wrong

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Ken

We’ve all heard how Commercial Real Estate is slow to adapt to emerging technology. But I’ve noticed a new tech trend that has very quietly surfaced on the internet. It is something I call the “virtual property sign.” For as … Continue reading →

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Tenant Representation – The Best Deal in Commercial Real Estate?

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Ken

As a tenant representative, my job is to help my clients to find the best deal on the ideal location for their business. One of my key points in selling tenant representation is that it costs the tenant absolutely nothing. … Continue reading →

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Tenant Representation and Whatever Happened to Price Transparency?

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Ken

This is the latest in my continuing series on tenant representation. No time to read? Click here or on the video above. This month’s article is about price transparency – or the lack thereof. What is price transparency? Let’s … Continue reading →

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Back to The Office

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Ken

It’s been a year since the onset of the COVID lockdown in the U.S. and for millions of Americans, work from home has become the new norm. We still have a long way to go and some major logistical roadblocks … Continue reading →

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A Shot In the Arm – Thought I’d Share One of My Better Email Blasts

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ken

I generally tend to blog on items related to office space leasing and commercial real estate. If all I did was promote my properties, I probably wouldn’t get a lot of attention. But sometimes I come up with promotional pieces … Continue reading →

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The South Florida Office Market Post-COVID – a Year-End Snapshot

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ken

I began my career as a commercial real estate market analyst and built a paid subscriber base of top investors and lenders. My reports were also featured in the local and national press. Today, I spend more time doing deals … Continue reading →

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Coming Full Circle – Words of Hope, 360° Tours and My Return to Cypress Creek

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Ken

I remain optimistic that some good will come out of our recent struggles. In a recent facebook post celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary, I quoted Marvin Gaye’s 1971 classic What’s Going On. “We’ve got to find a way to bring … Continue reading →

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Special for 4/20: CBD vs. CBD – A New Definition for a Key Term in Commercial Real Estate

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ken

I am told the number 420 and the date 4/20 have special significance. The term CBD has been used in Commercial Real Estate for years. More recently it has taken on a new meaning in cannabis culture, including buying cannabis for … Continue reading →

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VIDEO – KensTrends is Now on Video!

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ken

I’m Ken Silberling, I’m a commercial real estate broker in South Florida. It’s March 2020 and with the world pretty much shut down, I thought it would be productive to learn how to put my blog, KensTrends on video. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Finding Value in South Florida Office Space – “The Submarket that Time Forgot”

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Ken

As a tenant/buyer representative, it is my mission to find value in South Florida commercial real estate. Working with office tenants throughout the South Florida market, I am finding it increasingly difficult to find space for less than $30 per … Continue reading →

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