Moving your business from NYC to New Jersey
Compare occupancy cost, labor and commute, truck access, zoning for your use and timing against your current lease before you decide. Hongyu “Holly” Tang and Steven Hou work every deal together. Mandarin and English.
Moving a business from New York City to New Jersey is worth it only if the numbers and the logistics both work. Compare five things side by side: occupancy cost, labor and commute, truck access, zoning for your use, and timing against your current lease. Tang Group Real Estate helps businesses price each option all in, find space that fits, and line up the move. Use the warehouse cost calculator for each space you are considering, and see our commercial real estate services for everything else we do.
What should a New York business compare before moving to New Jersey?
Occupancy cost
Base rent plus NNN charges, utilities, fit-out and the cost of moving, over the whole term. Rent alone misleads.
Labor and commute
Where your current staff live, how they would get to the new address, and who you could hire nearby. A cheaper building that loses key staff costs more.
Truck access
Routes to the NJ Turnpike, I-78, I-80, I-287 and Route 1, dock or drive-in loading, turning room, and delivery times to your main customers.
Zoning for your use
Ask the town whether your use is allowed at that address and get the answer in writing. We check before you spend time on a building.
Timing against your lease
Your lease end date, any notice date it states, build-out time and any overlap between old and new space.
How do I line up a move with my current lease?
Start before you are close to your lease end date. You want your options priced before the landlord's renewal deadline, not after, and the lease and your attorney tell you which dates apply to you.
- Pull your New York lease. Find the end date, any renewal option and any notice date it states.
- Price your current space all in. That is your baseline.
- Price two or three New Jersey options with the same calculator, including fit-out and moving.
- Check fit, access and zoning for each option you like.
- Compare timing. Build-out, move date and overlap.
- Decide with the numbers. Renew, use the alternatives to negotiate your renewal, or move.
Where are the calculator and the checklist?
Warehouse cost calculator. Enter size, rent, NNN charges, utilities, fit-out, term and annual increase to see the monthly cost, the total over the lease and the effective cost per square foot. Open the calculator →
Pre-move and lease-renewal checklist. Lease and timing, cost, building fit, use and approvals, people and access. Open the checklist →
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What about New Jersey incentive programs?
New Jersey's economic development authority (NJEDA) lists state programs; eligibility depends on the business, so we never assume one applies. See njeda.gov, and ask your accountant before you count on any program.
What about the New York space I am leaving?
If you need to sell or lease out your New York space, tell us. Steven Hou is licensed in New York and handles the New York work.
New York: Steven Hou, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, SIDE LFRO LLC (City Sphere Property Group), 300 East 56th Street, 20E, New York, NY 10022.
Who will I work with?
Hongyu “Holly” Tang (唐红宇), Broker/Owner, and Steven Hou, Managing Director and Broker Associate, work every deal together. We coordinate the attorneys, title company and other professionals the deal needs, and we tell you up front who is on your deal. We serve business owners in Mandarin or English by phone, WeChat (holly1697), Zoom or in person.
A tenant representative works for you. How the firm is paid is agreed in writing before we start, and we tell you who pays.
Tell us about your space
Tell us about your space: address, size, timing. Add what your business does and where your staff and customers are, and we will follow up. Prefer to talk? Book a consultation or call.
WeChat: holly1697
Office: 856 U.S. 206, Building B, Suite 13-B, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Planning a move to New Jersey?
A consultation on your space, your lease timing and the numbers, with bilingual Mandarin/English service.
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