However, the 80,000-square-foot building is about 96% leased, requiring some juggling. Fortunately, Chronakis Siachos’ need to increase in size coincided with a number of lease turnovers, with some of those tenants looking to downsize. An architecture firm occupying 2,250 square feet moved to a 1,600-square-foot space, even as other tenants increased in size. “This is a very busy time,” Dell’Aquila says.

Last week, Chronakis Siachos moved to a three-level space outfitted with eight private offices, a glass-paneled conference room, kitchen, and reception area. Perhaps most appealing of all: four parking spots in HBC’s gated parking lot, a rarity in Hoboken.

As the law firm waited for its new space to be built out, it also could take advantage of a unique amenity at the Hoboken Business Center: Mission Fifty, a penthouse originally intended as a co-working space for technology companies, but which has evolved to a more general use.

“We brought it to market with the expectation that New Jersey tech meetings would fill the space,” Dell’Aquila says. “But we had a financial planner who asked out of his lease, and we moved him to Mission 50. We’re now seeking out other avenues.”

The space offers flexible leasing terms, including monthly, and even daily options, with services including Internet access, phones, copying and faxing. “We may still use it,” Chronakis says. “It’s a great add-on.”

Rents at HBC are $26 per square foot, significantly lower than waterfront space, which averages $33 per square foot to $40 per square foot, Dell’Aquila says. HBC has maintained between 90 to 100% occupancy since JDA completed its redevelopment in late 2004 by focusing on small tenants, with approximately 80 small to mid-sized companies occupying the building. “It really helps us market our firm,” Chronakis says. “And we have room to grow.”