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Corporate units are the easy answer for many companies looking to support their traveling employees. Corporate units typically include furniture, fully equipped kitchens, housewares, and linens. The apartment complex likely offers conveniences like a fitness center, business center, lounge area and washer and dryer access if not included in-unit. Not to be confused with Airbnb or vacation type...

Just as we see changes in available apartment inventory, we also see movement in the amenities, services, and lease terms that landlords offer prospective tenants. We’ve put together a collection of questions that will help you best evaluate your options and get you started on the right path. The Lease Itself Our first round of questions focuses mainly on the lease. As a written record of the...

Whether you’re a seasoned property owner or you recently acquired a new asset, ongoing building management is no easy task. If you’re wondering if you can benefit from management services, how do you decide if you need a facilities manager, property manager, or both? Choosing the best-suited and skilled team members to service your property will end up saving you valuable time and money in the...

Facilities management is crucial for every building, and the top requested services vary among industries. Each industry and related building type has unique needs and a commonly shared interest to create and work within a facility where employees can perform their best work. As a professional facilities management firm, we manage a significantly diverse real estate portfolio and our team of...

The office environment is constantly changing to meet the needs of businesses, consumers, employees, and the community. Recent years have introduced substantial shifts, adding to the complexities of the natural ebb and flow of office trends. Property Managers are on the front lines of commercial real estate, working to find value, ensure safety and compliance, and create and engage tenants in a...

Professional facilities management services are the backbone of commercial real estate services. Facilities Management professionals are highly skilled in a variety of disciplines including project management, budgeting, and maintenance and repair. The scope of work these individuals oversee is so significant that it is quite common for them to partner with a management firm to support their...

The Lafayette Court Building located at 465 Main Street in Buffalo’s Central Business District is an icon. The 190,00 square foot landmark building was constructed in 1903 and was a popular downtown retail destination including well-known names like Hengerer’s, Sibleys and Kaufmans before being transformed into an office building in the mid 1980’s. In the decades that followed the Lafayette...

Homeowners associations (HOA) are an excellent tool used by organized homeowners, typically in condos, co-ops, and neighborhoods. This group of members, elected by the residents, help organize, inform, and enforce standards related to the presentation and upkeep of property within the development. Typically governed by the elected volunteer residents, the workload associated with various roles...

Owning property, whether it be residential or commercial, can be a rewarding experience. After purchasing real estate, you want to guarantee your properties are protected at all costs. This means providing proper care and maintenance to all properties, a tedious undertaking when assuming sole responsibility for property management activities. If you are struggling to maintain your real estate...

Living in a community that is managed by a Homeowner Association (HOA) has an immense amount of benefits, including increase in property value, a rise in community engagement, well-maintained common areas, access to amenities, and architectural controls. Many of these responsibilities are enforced and determined by the HOA’s elected board of directors, and sometimes the tasks at hand can be...

As we enter the peak of the busiest rental and moving period, the array of available apartment options can be overwhelming. Whether you’re an experienced renter, or this is your first time renting, finding the perfect apartment that fits both your lifestyle and budget can be a difficult task. There are an endless amount of questions to consider, such as do you prefer downtown or the suburbs? A...

It seems intuitive that commercial real estate properties proximate to public transportation would be more sought after, and would, therefore, have higher property values and draw higher rental rates. While intuition is important in commercial real estate, facts must always support our thinking. So, let’s take a look at some of the data that confirms a longstanding rule of real estate...

Brokerage Services There is no blueprint to follow when it comes to handling the changes brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, there is only reliance on our previous experience, real time updates from our global network and confidence that we can be industry leaders in this time of crisis. How Can We Help? As professionals in real estate brokerage, Ciminelli has taken on the role...

Managing Buildings and Building Relationships When a commercial building is empty, it still needs to be thoughtfully managed and monitored. In recent weeks, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, many buildings that housed “non-essential” businesses have been temporarily vacated. It’s important to realize that an empty building is simply idle, not abandoned. During times like this, Ciminelli’s...

At Ciminelli, our real estate professionals have come to expect the unexpected. This is increasingly true in real estate development. Construction and development projects of all shapes and sizes are notoriously stressed by schedules and budgets; add a global pandemic to the mix and it quickly becomes obvious that our constant state of readiness and ability to adapt to change are of great...

The COVID-19 crisis has certainly presented us all with challenges, both professional and personal. At Ciminelli, our Facilities Management Service Team faces unique challenges every day. Our 24-hour service, 7 days a week service model is time-tested and has helped our team create an infrastructure and process that supports the work we do, allowing us to easily perform under less-than-ideal...