Usable Floor Area Vs Usable Floor Space

Gross leasable area gla is the amount of floor space available to be rented in a commercial property.

Usable floor area vs usable floor space. Usable floor area means the aggregate of the areas of the floor or floors in a storey or a building excluding unless otherwise specified any staircase public circulation space lift landings lavatories water closets kitchens in flats and any space occupied by machinery for any lift air conditioning system or similar service provided for the building. For a partial floor lease this includes all office space plus any storage areas or private restrooms unique to your suite. The gross floor area is the total floor area of all floors of a building calculated with the external dimensions of the building including structures partitions corridors stairs. There are no exclusions for columns recessed entries or the like either column space is fair game in the calculation of total usable square feet.

The net floor area is the sum of all areas between the vertical building components walls partitions etc. The usable floor area is defined as the aggregate of the areas of the floor or floors in a storey or building excluding any staircases public circulation space lift landings lavatories water closets kitchens and any space occupied by machinery for any lift air conditioning system or similar service provided for the building. For a partial floor lease this includes all office space plus any storage or private restrooms. The calculation of this number will be slightly different for tenants leasing a full floor vs tenants leasing a partial floor.

The floor area of a building or portion thereof not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The floor space or area is the interior area of a building calculated in square meters or square feet. Specifically gross leasable area is the total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use including any basements mezzanines or upper floors. Once you walk into your suite the area inside is considered usable square feet.