Weekly Commercial Real Estate Terms

BOMA Standard Building Owners and Managers Association Standard. Since 1915, the BOMA Standard has been the only floor measurement method for commercial real estate approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These Standards present a calculation methodology in an effort to insure accurate comparisons between buildings. They are, however, only guidelines and not a law or enforceable regimen, as is commonly thought. A must for building owners, managers, facilities managers, tenants, appraisers, architects, leasing professionals, lending institutions and others when calculating leases, allocating building expenses to cost centers, or comparing occupancy]]>