09/21/2026
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐. ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
They sound similar โ but they arenโt necessarily the same.
๐ข ๐จ๐ฆ๐ โ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
The space your business generally occupies inside the suite.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
Your usable space plus an allocated share of certain common areas.
Example:
5,000 USF ร 1.15 = 5,750 RSF
That means a tenant may occupy roughly 5,000 SF while rent is calculated using 5,750 SF.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐: Before comparing commercial spaces, know whether the square footage being quoted is ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐.