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Real Estate
U.S.-based · Global reach
Lease Negotiations
A hospitality lease must work under realistic sales, margin, capital, and operating assumptions—not only attractive headline rent. Cole evaluates occupancy economics, term, options, use, exclusivity, delivery conditions, equipment, maintenance, assignment, default, guarantees, and exit exposure, then supports business negotiations alongside qualified legal and real-estate professionals.
What this work is designed to deliverBusiness terms grounded in operating reality with risks understood before the commitment is made.
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Senior expertise.
Practical execution.
We model the occupancy obligation against realistic sales, contribution, capital, seasonality, and downside cases before business terms are accepted. Operational dependencies and exit exposure are converted into negotiation priorities, allowing counsel and brokerage professionals to address language with a clear understanding of commercial consequences.
Our operating approachNo seagull management. We can enter at the diagnostic, planning, implementation, stabilization, or ongoing-advisory stage—and remain accountable through execution, adoption, and a sustainable handoff.
Model rent, additional charges, capital, sales, seasonality, margin, guarantees, downside cases, and total occupancy cost before commitment.
Evaluate use, exclusivity, operating hours, delivery condition, utilities, grease, ventilation, signage, patio, access, storage, parking, and deliveries.
Clarify design approval, permits, landlord work, tenant work, allowances, milestones, rent commencement, delays, defects, and restoration.
Review maintenance, equipment, casualty, insurance, compliance, taxes, assignment, financing, franchise, relocation, default, remedies, and exit exposure.
Confirm that zoning, alcohol, health, occupancy, accessibility, building, fire, environmental, and operational approvals are achievable.
Convert operating priorities into a business-term matrix for coordinated negotiation by ownership, brokers, counsel, lenders, and designers.
Details that protect the work
What clients cannot afford to discover too late.
Requirements vary by jurisdiction and operating model. We identify the dependencies early, assign ownership, maintain the evidence, and coordinate licensed specialists wherever professional authority is required.
Verify assignment and transfer rules for leases, contracts, employees, licenses, permits, data, intellectual property, warranties, and customer obligations.
Control confidentiality, records, representations, approvals, conditions, third-party consents, diligence evidence, and decision authority.
Plan the operational handoff so people, vendors, systems, inventory, cash, safety, customers, and compliance do not fall between parties.
When to bring us in
Before a decision.
During a transition.
When performance slips.
Build or launch
Get the structure, economics, people, systems, and controls right before opening or expansion.
Fix or stabilize
Step into an urgent gap, stop leakage, restore accountability, and protect the business.
Improve or grow
Strengthen the operating platform before scaling, transacting, refinancing, or adding leadership.
Flexible engagement
Focused project
A defined issue, deliverable, timeline, and implementation plan.
Fractional leadership
Hands-on senior ownership without adding a permanent full-time executive.
Ongoing advisory
Regular operating review, decision support, accountability, and governance.
Cole provides hospitality operating, transaction-preparation, and coordination support. Legal, real-estate brokerage, lending, securities, tax, and other regulated services are performed by appropriately licensed professionals where required.
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