US trade-body standard for measuring office floor areas.
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US trade-body standard for measuring office floor areas.
BOMA 2017 Office Standard governs how rentable, usable, and gross areas are calculated. The reference standard for almost all Class A US Class A leases. Verify the BOMA version in the lease — older versions favour landlords.
BOMA measurement standard is part of the measurement vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across US markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks the US definition alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.