| Do you have a need to setup an office in El Paso, | | | | Airway |
| Texas or relocating? Do you have a business | | | | I-10 Frontage (gateway) |
| start-up, or upgrading from a home based business? | | | | If you are on one of these streets and can get a |
| El Paso Texas is a very unique city, and this has | | | | good rate, I think you will be ahead of the game. |
| some important consequences on the commercial real | | | | Being a border city, there is a lot of industrial parks |
| estate available for rent there. El Paso is often | | | | and warehouse areas, on streets such as Rojas |
| thought of as a small town by people that have not | | | | Street, also near the military base Fort Bliss and |
| spent time there, however it population is over | | | | many other parts of town. Though many of these |
| 700,000, and when combined with its bordering city | | | | can be converted to offices, I wouldn't consider |
| of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the area becomes the | | | | these as your first choice if you would like some |
| largest population area on any international border in | | | | foot traffic and be conveniently located where |
| the world with over 2 million people. El Paso's | | | | people regularly commute. The closest thing to an |
| population is also very young, the median age being | | | | office "zone" is Downtown El Paso, with the rest |
| only 27 years old, and one of the fastest growing | | | | being mixed in throughout the city in residential and |
| cities in the county, and second safest. So you can | | | | retail zones. However, downtown you may have to |
| see the potential in doing business here. | | | | contend with more congestion, parking issues, and |
| Despite being Texas' 4th largest city and a major | | | | more of a commute. Though the city is trying to |
| international trade location, El Paso really does have a | | | | revitalize it's missing "business hub", downtown is still |
| small town mentality in many ways. Unlike most cities | | | | at a low watermark from its old days, with many |
| of this size, there isn't an abundant supply of hi-rise | | | | dilapidated and under utilized buildings. Promising |
| office building or large scale office parks. It is one of | | | | projects are taking place there, but other then a few |
| the few cities of this size with no professional sports | | | | national banks, a lot of the concentrated corporate |
| team as well. Without any focused commercial office | | | | presence has left many years ago. |
| zones, one will find El Paso to be very spread out. So | | | | 2) Price - Price is often an important factor for most |
| when compared to other metroplexes, the choice to | | | | businesses. Generally speaking, the west side will |
| fit your needs may not be as obviously spotted. | | | | have higher rates, and the lower valley will be the |
| 1) Location - The first thing that you learn in real | | | | cheapest as well as the north east - however space |
| estate school is Location. Choosing a location that is | | | | in those areas can be hard to find. For office space, |
| near a main street or freeway with good visibility is | | | | we found the average square foot price to be |
| sound advice for an office in any city. However, in El | | | | roughly $17. |
| Paso, instead of a vibrant central office district, you | | | | 3) Size - Size is a big factor. Here we are assuming |
| will find the city well spread out over 200 square | | | | you are looking for your first office space. There are |
| miles, and divided into east and west by the Franklin | | | | some locations that offer office suite spaces which |
| Mountains. You will find a large selection of | | | | are generally much smaller, 1 person offices, and in |
| warehouse and retail spaces in strip malls throughout | | | | many cases can grow with your needs with either |
| the city. While these spaces can be made to fit your | | | | more spaces or moving up to your own private suite. |
| business, in the long run these types of spaces may | | | | However, sometimes these spaces are not really |
| come out more expensive - both in actual costs and | | | | "yours" so to speak, and known as "Virtual Offices", |
| loss of visibility to your potential clients. So the | | | | so make sure you know if its a designated space or |
| question is, where do you look for? As you can | | | | not. In a virtual setup, it is difficult to leave things in |
| already tell, finding office for rent in El Paso is a | | | | them and you have to schedule when you are using |
| unique situation, while in most other cities you can | | | | that office space, or billed for the time you spend |
| easily spot where most of the offices are. The best | | | | there. El Paso does offer some dedicated suites we |
| way to look at El Paso is a giant suburb. First you | | | | will talk about later in this article. El Paso has both |
| need to decide which side of town. The east side is | | | | virtual and dedicated office suites available both on |
| the fastest growing, and the west side is well | | | | the east and west sides. This is a good option for a |
| established and has a larger concentration of higher | | | | startup. |
| income households. Similar to a small town, you | | | | 4) Amenities - It is always nice to get a little extra |
| should then start looking at the main streets. The | | | | for what you pay. Do they offer janitorial service for |
| busy streets to consider here would be: | | | | your space, or free Internet service, some leasing |
| Lee Trevino | | | | companies have their own IT department and so |
| Zaragoza | | | | tenants in a space get to take advantage of the IT |
| George Dieter | | | | staff. Whatever it may be, these are extras that can |
| Viscount Blvd. | | | | help you weigh your decision. El Paso's culture is |
| Montana (wouldn't recommend going too far east | | | | definitely open to negotiating. If price is more rigid |
| though) | | | | then you would like, get added value in perks. |
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