Trammell Crow Co. research shows that about 475,000 sf of additional sublet space hit the Broward County market over the six months ended June 30, three quarters of the space in class A buildings, with large concentrations in Downtown, Cypress Creek and Plantation/Sunrise/Weston.

Over the years, Stiles Development estimates its existing tenant improvement team has completed the buildout of more than 20 million sf in commercial space for most large tenants such as Renaissance Cruises, Huizenga Holdings and General Motors.

Some of the services include the installation of high-tech data and telephone infrastructure; security, audio-visual and kitchen equipment planning; relocation planning and move coordination; furniture budgeting, purchasing and relocation; and signage planning and procurement.

Since this service already is in place, O'Shea says the company can easily shift internal resources to meet demand from customers that need, say, from 8,000 to 30,000 sf in tenant improvements.

That may include clients looking to expand, relocate or consolidate operations. The benefit to the tenant and the property owner is cost control.

"The fee will be exceeded by the value of the engineered savings," O'Shea says. "The tenant will be in their space on time, and therefore the landlord will get rents on time."

The program already is producing results. "We're in the process of negotiating a six-month, two-phase relocation and furniture consulting contract that should be finalized within the next two weeks," says Mike Miller, director of Stiles tenant improvement services.