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BOMA Unveils New Office Measurement Standard

“Tenants aren't using office space the same way they were when BOMA International released its last office standard, and amenities like rooftop gardens and balconies are becoming much more common.”

By Erika Morphy | erikamorphy | Updated on October 17, 2017

1100th block of 19th Street. Photo by Google Street View

WASHINGTON, DC–Balconies, covered galleries and finished rooftop terraces that are for the exclusive use by a tenant may now be included in the rentable square footage calculation. That is one of the updated standards the Building Owners and Managers Association has made in its latest update to its floor measurement standard for office buildings, BOMA 2017 For Office Buildings: Standard Methods of Measurement. BOMA released the update this week. The last time this guide was published was in 2010, and a lot has changed since then — including the now very popular amenity of an exclusive rooftop terrace.

“Tenants aren’t using office space the same way they were when BOMA International released its last office standard, and amenities like rooftop gardens and balconies are becoming much more common,” said BOMA International Chair Rob Brierley and executive vice president of Colliers Boston in a prepared statement.

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