AS RENTS RISE, NEGOTIATION PRIORITIES SHIFT. Landlords still value stability above all. A long-term tenant is far more attractive than vacancy, downtime, and the cost of re-leasing a space. Longer-term leases continue to unlock meaningful upfront concessions, including substantial free rent and robust tenant-improvement packages that deliver fully upgraded buildouts. The critical safeguard for tenants is to limit rent escalations throughout the lease term. When escalations a

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