Some questions to ask when seeking a location for office space are:

• Are you interested in particular neighborhoods? Why?
• What are the neighborhoods like and what do they offer?
• Where do you and your employees live?
• How far can you be from a subway?
• Are particular subway or bus lines better for you?
• What is the walk from local transportation like?
• Do your clients visit the office much?
• Can you hire from the immediate neighborhood?
• What kind of building do you want to be in?
• Who are the neighboring tenants?
• Are there nearby lunch spots or places for client meetings?
• How much space do I need?

Also be prepared for a loss factor. This means that the 1000sf you’re quoted isn’t actually 1000sf. Usable and rentable office space differ by a ‘loss factor’, which pads the rentable by distributing all the common space within the building amongst the tenants.

Here is a good space calculator for determining exactly how much office space you need.

Talk to your broker about all of these points.