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title: Commercial Real Estate Strategies & Insights | SimonCRE (8)
description: With a proven track record of successfully navigating the unique challenges in commercial development and acquisitions, SimonCRE has prepared a series of resources and guides that offer commercial real estate strategies and insights. (8)
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# Insights
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[](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/how-to-efficiently-manage-the-entitlement-process)
## [How to Efficiently Manage the Entitlement Process](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/how-to-efficiently-manage-the-entitlement-process)
[Commercial Real Estate Development](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/commercial-real-estate-development)
Here’s some tips to ensure the ultimate efficiency during entitlement to get your land shovel-ready.
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## [At Our Core: The SimonCRE Story](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/at-our-core-the-simoncre-story)
[Seller](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/seller)
Reflecting on our story, our core values had been mixed into the bricks that built our beginnings and continue to...
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## [No Luck Needed: The Advantages of a Build to Suit Lease](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/advantages-of-a-build-to-suit-lease)
[Build to Suit](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/build-to-suit)
Aside from brand recognition, consistency, and customization of a build to suit development, here are some advantages...
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## [Why are Environmental Assessments Important?](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/why-are-environmental-assessments-important)
[Acquisition](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/acquisition)
The purpose of ESAs is to identify any potential contamination in the soil and groundwater before you buy land. Its...
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## [5 Red Flags to Check Before Closing on a Commercial Property](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/5-red-flags-to-check-before-closing-on-a-commercial-property)
[Acquisition](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/acquisition)
When it comes to the closing statement on a commercial real estate property, reference the following questions to be...
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## [What to Know About Dining Out & Cloud Kitchens Now](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/what-to-know-about-dining-out-cloud-kitchens-now)
[Commercial Real Estate Trends](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/commercial-real-estate-trends)
With mobile ordering and even cloud kitchens now spreading across the U.S. — what does this mean for brick and mortar...
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## [Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Landscape Architect](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/questions-to-ask-before-hiring-a-landscape-architect)
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Questions to ask before hiring your landscape architect who will design the vegetation layout, plant types, irrigation...
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## [What to Know When Ordering a Property Condition Assessment](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/what-to-know-when-ordering-a-property-condition-assessment)
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Don’t miss covering these items before ordering your next property condition report.
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## [4 Things to Remember with Redevelopment](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/4-things-to-remember-with-redevelopment)
[Redevelopment](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/redevelopment)
When considering redevelopment, it’s important to remember these 4 factors and how they all play into your overall...
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## [Negotiating the Details of a Build to Suit Lease](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/negotiating-the-details-of-build-to-suit-lease)
[Build to Suit](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/topic/build-to-suit)
Be sure to carefully negotiate the details of your build to suit lease with your developer and keep these guidelines in...
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## [Single Tenant Build to Suit Development: With vs. Without a Developer](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/single-tenant-bts-development-with-vs.-without-a-developer)
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Let’s take a look at a few critical questions you might want to ask yourself before you make a decision to handle your...
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## [Our Top Blog Posts of 2019](https://blog.simoncre.com/insights/our-top-blog-posts-of-2019)
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We take a look back at our top 5 most-read blog posts of 2019.
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