Leasing services
Landlord Representation for Tampa Bay Office Property Owners
A vacancy, an approaching lease expiration, or a proposed improvement can raise bigger questions about your property. Which tenants should you target? What will it cost to complete a lease? How does that decision fit your plans for the building?
- Serving
- Hillsborough
- Pinellas
- Pasco
I represent office and medical office property owners throughout Tampa Bay, helping them evaluate leasing options, position available space, and negotiate business terms around their ownership goals.
Have vacant space or an upcoming renewal? Let’s discuss your property and what you need from the next lease.
What Does a Landlord Representative Do?
A landlord representative works on behalf of the property owner in the leasing process. That work can include assessing the available space, recommending a market position, marketing to prospective tenants, coordinating inquiries and tours, and negotiating the business terms of a lease or renewal.
The purpose is to help you make informed decisions about occupancy, income, costs, and the commitments you are making as an owner.
Start With Your Building and Your Ownership Goals
A leasing plan should reflect the property’s condition, competing space, likely tenant needs, and your priorities. An owner planning to hold for the long term may approach a proposal differently from someone preparing for a sale or future use of the space.
I help owners review questions such as:
- What space is available now, and which leases are approaching expiration?
- How do the asking rent, condition, and layout compare with competing properties?
- Which office users are a realistic fit for the building?
- What improvements, concessions, and delivery requirements might a lease involve?
- How would the proposed terms affect your plans to hold, sell, or use the property?
Connect Marketing With Useful Feedback
Marketing should give prospective tenants a clear understanding of the space, its condition, and the terms being offered. Inquiries and tours should also help you understand how the property is being received.
I help owners use that feedback to evaluate the leasing approach. If prospects repeatedly raise the same concerns about pricing, layout, or improvements, those observations should inform the next decision.
Professional Office and Medical Office Leasing
Different office users bring different space requirements. A leasing strategy should account for the businesses likely to consider the property and the practical changes they may need.
Evaluate the Terms Before You Commit
The stated rental rate does not capture the entire agreement. Improvement allowances, free rent, rent increases, lease length, delivery obligations, and downtime can materially change the economics.
I help owners compare proposals and negotiate business terms with those tradeoffs in mind. The objective is to understand what the lease contributes to the property and what it requires from you.
Reassess When Leases or Ownership Plans Change
A renewal discussion, tenant departure, or planned improvement is a reason to revisit your options. Starting before a deadline becomes urgent gives you more time to consider costs, prepare the space, and decide how to proceed.
If you are weighing leasing against a sale or continued ownership, a confidential property value review can help frame the discussion around your property’s potential value and marketability.
Track record
Recent work and owner feedback
LEASEDOffice space
3,046SF
4144 N. Armenia Avenue
Suite 300 · Tampa, FL 33607
- Represented
- Landlord
- Leased
- Feb. 1, 2026
Procured a new long-term tenant for the office space. The property consists of three buildings totaling 64,500 SF of office and medical office space.
Landlord leasing
John Milsaps has represented us in the leasing of our commercial building for the past 3 or 4 years. During that time I have found John to be a diligent, honest, and dedicated individual that clearly understands the many nuances of commercial leasing. In my opinion, he uniquely strives to understand the needs and limitations of a potential tenant, and tries to match those needs with the appropriate lease space, as a way of insuring that a good lease experience will result for both the Tenant and the Landlord. I am more than pleased with the quality and quantity of tenants that John has brought to the Michaels Center.
Next step
Discuss Your Office or Medical Office Property
If you own an office or medical office property in Hillsborough, Pinellas, or Pasco County, contact me to discuss your available space, upcoming lease expirations, and ownership priorities.