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Establishing Or Expanding Your Premises A Checklist

Written by: Susan Regier

Article Overview: Whether you’re planning to move or expand, or simply reviewing your office space needs into the future, this handy checklist will help you think through your requirements. It can save you money by helping to ensure that you don’t end up paying for space you won’t actually use

Establishing Or Expanding Your Premises A Checklist

Whether you’re planning to move or expand, or simply reviewing your office space needs into the future, this handy checklist will help you think through your requirements. It can save you money by helping to ensure that you don’t end up paying for space you won’t actually use.

These are the key points to review before making decisions about office location or relocation:



Features
- Best 3 Features of Current Space
- Worst 3 Features of Current Space
- Most Important Features

Growth Projections
- 3 year
- 5 year
-10 year

Lease Options
- Lease Length
- Extension Options
- Expansion
- Extension
- Termination
- Contraction
- First Right of Refusal on Adjoining Space

Budget
- Available Budget
- Estimated Cost

Location
- Geographic Location
- Accessibility by Target Clients

Site Accessibility
- Convenience of Car Access
- Public Car Parking
- Public Transport Accessibility
- Disabled Access Required?

Site Parking
- Number on Site
- Total Required
- Cost

General Feel
- Spacious or Efficient
- Lighting
- Quality

Image
- Type of Building
- Location in Building
- Location on Floor
- View
- Building & Floor
- Size
- Quality of Improvements

Internal Layout
- Offices vs. Open Plan Areas

Employees
- Number
- Sizes of Offices & Work Areas
- Windows
- Special Needs

Reception Area
- Seating
- Upgrades

Work Areas
- Types
- Sizes
- Equipment
- Special Electrical Needs

Conference Room/s
- Seating capacity
- Number
- Image
- Public / Private

Amenities
- Lunch Rooms
- Lounge
- Rest Rooms
- Coffee Bars
- Water Filter/Coolers

Mechanical Systems
- Elevators
- Heating
- Ventilation
- Air Conditioning
- Off Hours
- Operation

Security
- Building
- Surrounding Area

Identity
- Signage
- Visibility

Timing
- Occupancy Date
- Time Line for Process
.

Using this checklist should help you plan the move ahead.

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