3 Warmer-Weather Watch-outs for Commercial Property Owners. #3 is a BIG One!

We’ve highlighted three warmer-weather watch-outs your commercial property needs to keep an eye on. As you know, it’s the community that brings business to your tenants. As commercial property managers, we need to keep an eye on factors that influence the experience a customer has at the property. From environmental to functional, to visual, and safety. Let’s keep high-paying customers coming back to support your tenants!

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Commercial Property in the Summer

It’s summer and people are OUT! Beaches, campgrounds, and golf courses are crawling with sun-loving folks; yet so are stores, malls, and restaurants. Let’s face it, when the weather is nice, people get out and about your commercial property gets traffic.

#1 Watch-Out: Lighting and signage

A well-lit sign and a highlighted parking lot are crucial factors for a safe and welcoming environment. As commercial property owners, the signage and parking lot lights are your responsibility (unless noted otherwise). When things are illuminated nicely and fully, it’s not only inviting but essential for the safety of others. Not only can they see where they are going and who/what is around them, but they can also see holes and other trip hazards.

#2 Watch-Out: Landscaping

Landscaping matters! Well-groomed grounds draw attention to the eye. When the eye likes or dislikes what it sees, emotions fire up, and the visitor immediately judges the property. They might ask themselves these questions:

Is this safe?

What kind of experience will I have?

What kind of vibe is happening here?

These are great questions you should ask yourself about how you want your commercial property to be perceived. The beauty of this all is that it’s fairly easy to improve the landscape, especially if you hire it out. Yes, it’s worth pulling weeds, pruning trees, planting attractive plants and shrubs, and all that is involved in lawn care.

#3 Watch-Out: Parking Lot Policing

Warmer weather invites all walks of life and business to your commercial property parking lot whether you want it or not. We’ve experienced abandoned vehicles, people performing oil changes, and unauthorized food trucks.

Food trucks are great, but they must have permission to park in the lot and have the documentation to operate a food truck.

NOTE: Before giving authorization for a food truck, check with your tenants, especially restaurant owners. Food trucks are a direct competition to your very own tenant who pays you rent!

Wee-oo wee-oo!

Watch out for intruders like drug dealers, people sleeping in their cars, unhoused loiterers, thieves, and even raccoons and groundhogs. Do you know whom to contact on the spot to take care of these human and animal prowlers?

Wrapping up warmer weather watch-outs for commercial property

We covered lighting, landscaping, and loitering. Your commercial property isn’t just the building structure; it’s the parking lot and surrounding grounds. Need an extra hand? Don’t have time to do all this? Talk to excite Commercial Management and we’ll walk alongside you to take care of your tenants and the community around your property investment.

Before you go, please know!

Summer is a fun season, but let’s make it a safe one. With that said, excite Commercial Management offers a free property analysis. We want communities to be taken care of. Having dependable management of your commercial property matters greatly. Let’s talk and make things happen. Please know that at excite Commercial Management, we can customize our services to your needs. For a free property analysis, contact us here!

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