UPDATE: We updated this article the day after first publishing it in order to tune up our stats. The new graph (above) tracks the percentage of leases that have less than 3 years of remaining lease term…
Tag: Kurt Stout
The Persistent Problem with Termination Rights
It is possible that no tenant in the United States has greater fondness for termination rights than the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As I pointed out in a blog article more than two years ago,…
Agencies Pay Lip Service to the Virtues of Long-Term Leases
On July 30th the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hosted a subcommittee hearing entitled: “GSA Tenant Agencies: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Costs of Leased Space”. The assembled witnesses included Norman Dong, the Commissioner of GSA’s…
Greetings From Kansas City
The Colliers Government Solutions team represents owners of government-leased properties nationally. So, we travel a lot. This slideshow profiles my trip earlier this year to Kansas City–both Missouri and Kansas. Yes, there is snow on the…
Social Security Office Closings Under Scrutiny
From Quincy, Florida, to Ketchikan, Alaska, field offices of the Social Security Administration (SSA) are being shuttered. Since 2010, 64 field offices have closed around the country, the largest number in the agency’s 79-year history. In…
Energy Savings Performance Contracts Leverage Scarce Federal Dollars
The GSA reinforced its role as a key partner in achieving President Obama’s greenhouse gas and energy efficiency goals in an announcement on June 11 in Lanham, Maryland. Agency Administrator Dan Tangherlini revealed a major Energy…
Spotlight: TSA
Traveling as much as we do to represent national owners of government-leased properties, it’s inevitable that one of the federal agencies we encounter most is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The agency’s current procurement for a long term lease…
Spotlight: VHA
Among the revelations in the unfolding scandal over U.S. veterans’ health care is the sprawling size of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). A vast component of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VHA runs the…
Greetings From Buffalo
The Colliers Government Solutions team represents owners of government-leased properties nationally. So, we travel a lot. This slideshow profiles my trip earlier this year to Buffalo, New York. (Use arrow buttons to advance slides)
Spotlight: FCC
Protestors gathered on May 15 in front of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) D.C. headquarters, hoisting banners demanding the commissioners “Save the Internet.” But the vote that day advanced a proposal fiercely opposed by many consumers…