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Holden & ValeCommercial
Tenant Representation
Strategic advocacy for tenants

Space that works for you.

Finding commercial space is easy. Finding space that aligns with your culture, growth trajectory, and capital constraints is not. We represent tenants with the same rigor that landlords use to protect their own interests — because your lease is a liability on your balance sheet, and it deserves scrutiny.

Our process begins with a deep understanding of your business: how your teams collaborate, how your clients experience your space, and how your headcount is likely to evolve over the lease term. We translate those needs into a clear brief, then survey the entire market — on-market, off-market, and soon-to-be-available — to find options you would not discover on your own.

Negotiation is where the real value is created. We structure terms that protect you against unforeseen costs, secure expansion and contraction rights, and minimize exposure in downturns. The result is a lease that supports your business instead of constraining it.

Our process
01

Discovery & brief

We interview stakeholders, audit your current space utilization, and model future headcount scenarios. The output is a written brief that becomes our north star.

02

Market survey

We canvas every relevant building and submarket, including off-market opportunities through our landlord relationships. You see everything, not just what is advertised.

03

Financial analysis

We model total cost of occupancy over the lease term, including base rent, operating expenses, TI allowances, and move costs. Apples-to-apples comparison, no surprises.

04

Negotiation & close

We negotiate business terms before the lawyers see the lease, then work alongside your counsel to refine language. Our goal is a signed lease that you fully understand.

Selected engagements
Biotech firm, 62,000 sqm Southbank

Biotech firm, 62,000 sqm Southbank

Secured 24-month rent abatement + $4.2M TI allowance

Design studio, 8,400 sqm Fitzroy

Design studio, 8,400 sqm Fitzroy

15-year lease with 2 expansion options at fixed rent

Talk to a tenant representation specialist

Every engagement begins with a conversation. Tell us what you are trying to achieve, and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.