Add-on factor, Load Factor A, R/U Ratio, R/O Ratio The common floor area and the building area in office buildings are currently assigned to individual lease areas of the tenants proportionally to the area they’re leasing. How it’s done, how it’s calculated and what’s most important, which norms are appropriate for such situations. Add-on factor…
Rules of measurement, MF-0 – surfaces that aren’t the subject of the lease, MF-G – surfaces that are the subject of the lease, modifications of GIF Standard The GIF Standard is the standard of area measurement adored by German investors. In 2017, due to the growing field of investment of German companies in…
The subject of the issue in the context of building records and property tax In the years 2015-2017 I had several commissions to verify whether the building is a building (in Polish law it is called “budynek”) or non-building structure (in Polish law it is called” budowla”). A strange commission, but if you don’t know…
How can you optimize your website for search engines to increase your sales? Real Estate marketing is generally no different from marketing in any other area. The requirements of a modern client are strictly connected to widely accessible communication technologies, mainly including the World Wide Web. The slogan “If you’re not on the Internet,…
The shopping center area measurement norm and its owner’s approach When I analyzed my portfolio and the way of measuring lease area in Polish shopping centers, I found that there are two approaches – “net worth” and “gross worth”. These terms were defined individually by the owners of retail properties. Every net and gross measurement…
An architect or a geodesist – who would reflect a building better? To begin with, it’s good to say what exactly architectural/building/architectural-building inventories are and what they consist of. To give you a mental image, paper (digital) documentation of an existing building or its parts needs to be done the way the documentation (floor plan)…
What to pay attention to when determining property lines Every one of us associates property boundaries with lines on a map established by an authority. When we hold a physical map, generally a building record map or a basic map, we think that everything sketched on it reflects the proper land state. Unfortunately, it’s not…
The measurement costs may pay for themselves in a year The desire to save money on area measurements is usually a result of a lack of knowledge of both financial and non-financial gains (saving the work time of a building manager or commercialization people – so a desire to save money). Speaking from years of…
What to pay attention to when it comes to area measuring standards We’ve measured over 3.5 million m2 of building area according to various standards over the past 10 years, and we’re still observing the chaos that takes place in this area. It often is a result of the ignorance of the area measuring standards,…
Usable area for tax purposes Every building, the whole building inside area should be measured in accordance with the Act on Local Taxes and Charges, and the measured value should be reported to a district/local authority. The following are excerpts from the most important articles from the Act. Usable area of a building or its…