Plan San José renewals 18–24 months ahead, with a real shortlist of alternatives in hand — that's the only way to extract concession value from the incumbent landlord.
Plan San José renewals 18–24 months ahead, with a real shortlist of alternatives in hand — that's the only way to extract concession value from the incumbent landlord.
Engage tenant rep 18–24 months before expiry. Build a real shortlist of alternatives — landlords will only price seriously when they believe you might leave. Use the Occupancy Cost Estimator to model both renewal and relocation paths on identical assumptions.
If you're leaving, budget restoration / dilapidations early; in many San José lease structures these can run 3–6 months of rent. Sublet or surrender is a real option — trending-soft markets give the landlord real motivation to take the space back cleanly.
| city | San José |
|---|---|
| country | Costa Rica |
| region | Americas |
| classARentLocal | 240 USD/sqft/yr |
| classARentUsd | $240/sqft/yr |
| vacancy | 12.4% |
| typicalLeaseYears | 5 |
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 6 |
| submarkets | 5 |
| primeYieldPct | 7.4% |
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