Washington, DC · Commercial Real Estate Tenant Advisory
Tenant Advisory Built for the District.
CRETA DC is the tenant advisory desk: we advise and represent tenants, occupiers and buyers across Washington, DC leasing, acquisitions, relocations and occupancy strategy, from the Central Business District to East of the River.
Why CRETA DC
Institutional tenant advisory, on the tenant side only.
Tenant-Only Advisory
We advise and represent occupiers, tenants and buyers in the District. Never landlords.
Conflict-Free Advisory
No landlord listings, no dual agency, no conflicts in our DC pipeline.
DC Market Intelligence
Submarket-level comps across the CBD, East End, NoMa, Navy Yard and beyond.
Federal Footprint Expertise
Strategy for occupiers affected by shifting federal leasing and return-to-office policy.
Leasing + Acquisitions
From a 2,500 SF neighborhood retail lease to an owner-occupied building purchase.
Occupancy Strategy
Headcount, hybrid attendance and DC occupancy costs modeled together.
Site Selection by Ward
Transit access, Metro proximity, zoning and neighborhood fit scored for each requirement.
Community and Mission-Driven Occupiers
Nonprofits, faith institutions, healthcare providers and small businesses get the same institutional advisory as national firms.
Data-Driven Negotiation
Every concession benchmarked against current DC comps.
Property types
Every kind of DC space.
Community-serving occupiers — nonprofits, faith institutions, healthcare providers and small businesses — receive the same institutional advisory as national firms.
DC submarkets
Every submarket. All eight wards.
Selective Maryland and Northern Virginia coverage for DC occupiers through the CRETA.US platform.
The advisory stack
Three layers around one occupier.
Core
The DC Occupier
Every engagement starts with the occupier: mission, headcount, budget and timeline.
Transactions
Execution
Office leasing, retail leasing, industrial and flex, acquisitions, dispositions and subleasing.
Strategy
Planning
Portfolio strategy, occupancy planning, relocation, expansion within the District.
Intelligence
Analysis
DC comps, lease vs. purchase modeling, submarket data, negotiation playbook.
Proprietary tools
Models built for the District.
DC Tenant Benchmark Engine
Your proposed terms measured against current District comps.
Lease vs. Purchase Model
10-year NPV comparison of leasing against owning in DC.
Ward-Level Site Selection Grid
Transit, zoning and neighborhood fit scored by ward.
DC Sublease Pricing Model
Pricing and absorption expectations for sublease space.
Negotiation Playbook
Concession strategy built on the current DC cycle.
Tenants & Buyers
100%
of our practice
Landlords
0%
by structural mandate
Strategy
Data-driven
model-backed
Footprint
DC native
all 8 wards