Compare prospective locations using projected occupancy costs, customizable weighted criteria, and a supplementary site-readiness verification matrix. Results reflect user assumptions, not independently verified site data.
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Both options use the same location comparison calculations. Choose the level of detail that fits your decision.
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Tenant Relocation & Expansion Planning
Compare staying and expanding in place against relocating. Inputs are user-provided, and this screen does not establish lease rights, zoning approval, or building availability.
Comparison & critical checks
The lower-cost option is not necessarily feasible. Verify expansion rights, lease termination, delivery dates, permitted uses, building systems, occupancy approvals, and disruption costs.
Enter location assumptions and guided ratings. Your inputs are retained when switching tabs.
Site attributes and evaluation weights
Location A inputs
Professional guided ratings: choose a defined 1–5 description for each criterion, open the full rating guide, and record supporting evidence. These are user-assessed ratings, not independently verified findings. Use the site readiness matrix to flag unverified or critical requirements; do not interpret a high weighted score as proof of site feasibility.
Assess employee commute compatibility and access to the occupations the company needs. Use employee ZIP-code/commute analysis and occupation-specific labor data where available.
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Major recruitment or commute barriers
Meaningful workforce-access gaps
Meets minimum hiring and commute needs
Good alignment with most needs
Strong documented alignment across key roles and commute patterns
Assess road access, transit usefulness for actual employees, and travel reliability. Avoid double-counting workforce availability.
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Major access barriers
Limited practical access
Adequate access for business needs
Good road/transit connectivity
Excellent documented connectivity for required travel patterns
Assess usable space, layout, accessibility, building condition, and improvement needs against the 15,000-SF office requirement.
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Unusable without major redevelopment
Major alterations or deficiencies
Functional with manageable improvements
Good fit with minor adjustments
Excellent fit with minimal changes
Assess electrical service, HVAC, telecom providers, and business continuity requirements. Confirm material capacities with qualified parties.
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Critical systems cannot meet requirements
Significant capacity or service gaps
Requirements appear achievable; verify
Most needs supported with documentation
All critical needs confirmed by reliable evidence
Location B inputs
Professional guided ratings: choose a defined 1–5 description for each criterion, open the full rating guide, and record supporting evidence. These are user-assessed ratings, not independently verified findings. Use the site readiness matrix to flag unverified or critical requirements; do not interpret a high weighted score as proof of site feasibility.
Assess employee commute compatibility and access to the occupations the company needs. Use employee ZIP-code/commute analysis and occupation-specific labor data where available.
View full 1–5 rating guide
Major recruitment or commute barriers
Meaningful workforce-access gaps
Meets minimum hiring and commute needs
Good alignment with most needs
Strong documented alignment across key roles and commute patterns
Assess road access, transit usefulness for actual employees, and travel reliability. Avoid double-counting workforce availability.
View full 1–5 rating guide
Major access barriers
Limited practical access
Adequate access for business needs
Good road/transit connectivity
Excellent documented connectivity for required travel patterns
Assess usable space, layout, accessibility, building condition, and improvement needs against the 15,000-SF office requirement.
View full 1–5 rating guide
Unusable without major redevelopment
Major alterations or deficiencies
Functional with manageable improvements
Good fit with minor adjustments
Excellent fit with minimal changes
Assess electrical service, HVAC, telecom providers, and business continuity requirements. Confirm material capacities with qualified parties.
View full 1–5 rating guide
Critical systems cannot meet requirements
Significant capacity or service gaps
Requirements appear achievable; verify
Most needs supported with documentation
All critical needs confirmed by reliable evidence
Quick location comparison
Enter basic costs and choose how well each location meets your office relocation needs. These are your assessments, not verified site findings. Switch to Professional Advisory for detailed weights and due diligence.
Rating guide: 1 = major limitations; 2 = below requirements; 3 = acceptable; 4 = strong; 5 = excellent. If you do not know, choose Not verified; the tool will show a caution rather than silently inventing a score.
Enhanced strategic screening · Office relocation
Project profile & business requirements
Use the existing occupancy-cost and weighted location comparison above. The additional fields below identify potential implementation constraints and do not change the original location ranking.
Balanced preserves the five existing weights. Other priority choices are discussion prompts only; manually adjust the existing weights to change the ranking. Employee and parking inputs are planning assumptions, not independently established requirements.
New · Mandatory feasibility screen
Zoning, approvals & occupancy feasibility
Complete for each candidate. This is a structured due-diligence checklist—not an automated zoning determination. A favorable location score does not override an unresolved legal or physical constraint.
Question and evidence to obtain
Location A
Location B
A status of “Supported by evidence” is user-entered; the calculator cannot validate the evidence. Use local zoning maps and ordinances, jurisdiction staff confirmation where appropriate, landlord documents, utility/provider confirmations, and professional inspections. Unknown items are never assumed compliant.
Site-specific due diligence
Site readiness & verification matrix
Select a status for each location. Unknown and unverified items remain unresolved, not zero-scored or assumed acceptable. Confirm critical constraints with the relevant authorities, utility providers, landlords and technical specialists.
Criterion
Location A
Location B
Readiness results appear below.
Supplementary analysis · Not a permit determination
Implementation readiness summary
Critical follow-up items
Methodology & interpretation
The original location score is a weighted comparison of occupancy cost, workforce access, transportation access, property suitability and infrastructure ratings. It is retained unchanged. This supplementary readiness assessment reports the count of verified-ready, needs-review, and unverified criteria; it does not assign a fabricated numerical readiness score. A stated "verified-ready" status is provided by the user and is not validated by this tool. A material restriction or unresolved critical issue can prevent a site from being viable regardless of its financial or weighted score. No live zoning, utility, labor-market, incentive or property-availability data is retrieved. Obtain written confirmations and property-specific professional review before relying on the result.
Analysis summary
Detailed analysis
Period
Location A cost
Location B cost
A minus B
Weighted scores normalize the entered weights automatically and use a 1–5 rating scale. The lower-cost site receives a cost rating of 5 and the higher-cost site a rating of 1 (or both 5 when tied); other criteria are user-entered judgments. This is a preliminary decision framework, not a geographic information system, commute analysis, or verification of site availability, zoning, infrastructure capacity, incentives, or workforce statistics. Estimates are for educational screening only and are not appraisals, investment advice, or binding quotations. Consult qualified professionals and verify property-specific assumptions before making decisions. Inputs are calculated in your browser and are not transmitted by this tool.
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