NEW YORK CITY—When weighing a decision on space, the top twoconsiderations are location and price. True or false? Only partlytrue. After location, the second most important factor in atenant's current space, according to a study by Radius GlobalMarket Research and WiredScore, is the quality of Internetconnectivity. When it comes to evaluating future space needs,connectivity takes pride of place, with price and location rankedsecond and third in priority.
Connectivity isn't something leasing decision makers take forgranted; in fact, many find that they can't make this assumption.Eighty percent of the leasing decision makers surveyed by Radiusand WiredScore—who included chief executives, heads of real estateand facilities professionals—reported having problems with theiroffice Internet connections.
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Paul Bubny
Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.
