Whatever your responses are to these questions, what we'd really like to know is: How do you know if you're not measuring it?


Looking for answers to questions about corporate real estate best practices? You've come to the right place.


What is your Total Occupancy Cost of facilities beyond rent and including all related furniture, fixtures, equipment, and technology costs? What percentage is that of your total SG&A(Sales, General, & Administrative) expense?


How good are you at managing your corporate real estate opportunities?


What are your most/least efficient facilities and what makes them so?


What is your cost/occupied seat of your corporate offices? How much of this cost is spent on unutilized space?


How do your metrics compare to your competitors?


Are your service providers applying best practices to provide you with a competitive edge?
 

What others say about us:

Most corporate real estate firms love to tell you how great they are. We prefer that you hear it from the clients that we have served. Here is a small sampling from some of the firms that have experienced our services:

“In addition to through market research and insightful analysis, (your) knowledge of the (legal) industry, builders, and landlords was invaluable to us as we considered our choices. (Our ATR rep) is a consummate strategist -- able to look at the immediate from multiple angles while also considering the long range implications of any decisions. His guidance during executing the phases of executing the letter of intent through the eventual lease was significant. Even more important, from my perspective, is that (the ATR) team didn't disappear once the lease was signed and executed...”

Nancy A. Kronstadt
Director of Eastern Operations
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP

“I have been relying on (the ATR) team for corporate real estate needs for 13 years. During this time, (they) have taken the time to fully understand the unique space needs of an advertising agency. They have truly provided a turnkey solution on each project—market analysis, lease negotiation, space programming, design consultation, furniture and equipment assessment, and project management. (Your team) has represented DMW Direct on its last 3 transactions and will continue to be our Partner for all future corporate real estate projects.”

Mark S. Mandia
President & COO
DMW Direct

"Many thanks for the efforts you and your staff have provided with our headquarters relocation and the various operating divisions around the country. In each transaction, your efforts have yielded positive results by lowering our operating costs and exposure to risk. ...your concern for our future requirements helped us align our real estate decisions with our long-term business strategy."

Paul Whiting
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Spalding & Evenflo Companies

Assignment: Relocate world headquarters, expand Spalding Sports headquarters, relocate Evenflo Baby Products world headquarters, expand and negotiate leases for various manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout North America.

"When we first hired your firm, we had seventeen locations and occupied less than 15,000 SQFT in our corporate headquarters. Now, four years later, our revenue has grown tenfold, our offices number over 100 across the U.S. and Canada, and our new 138,000 SQFT headquarters is under construction. Throughout this time you and your firm have diligently supported our dynamic evolution and have played a key role in our operational success. Your staff has become integrated with our own, and are vital to our real estate decision process."

William Sanders
Chief Financial Officer
Kforce Professional Staffing
Assignment: Management of 100+ location North American office portfolio; Lease administration and data management; project management of FF&E and construction oversight; acquisition of land, pre-development services, and financing of $22M headquarters facility.

Main Line Health continues to experience nothing but exceptional customer service from (you) and (your) team. While in the process of negotiating very favorable terms for Main Line Health’s (100,000 SQFT renewal transaction), (your team) always maintained outstanding professionalism, superb attention to detail and straightforward guidance. ...thank you for exceeding our expectations.”

Lis Grossman
System Director
Real Estate Operations
Main Line Health


"Your Expertise in the market and your ability to make various site and economic analysis was a tremendous benefit. Clearly, your services will save me thousands of dollars."

Joseph Szabo
State Director
United Transportation Union

“We... have found (your) services to be three times the value that the multitude of other service providers have provided in the past 20 years.”

Tom McGlimpsey
General Counsel
McDATA Corporation

“I have worked with numerous corporate real estate firms in my tenure at Dow, and (your) services have been far superior to the other firms. The consistency of approach to the dozens of assignments throughout the US and Canada over the years has enabled Dow to reduce its costs significantly.”

M.J. Lehman
Dow Chemical Company

"Your ability to provide pertinent information on a national and global level has proved instrumental to our corporate real estate decision making. We are confident that your experience and market knowledge will be a tremendous asset in all of our transactions going forward."

Man Investments

"...(Your) personal relationships with major landlords across the country have been critically important in negotiating recent leases, extensions, contracts, renewals, or new leases. They have done a tremendous job for BDO."

BDO Seidman, LLP

"The economic and flexibility that (you) negotiated for us were truly phenomenal."

Oppenheimer Funds

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