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How much office space does my practice need?

Start with your headcount and your visitor flow, not a square footage rule of thumb. Below, three real suites at 726, 922 and 2,195 SF, and the kind of operation each one actually holds.

726 SFsolo practice, one visitor at a time

922 SFsmall team, real reception

1,648 SFcombined, room to grow into

2,195 SF5 to 15 people, meeting room

Three sizes, described honestly

At 726 square feet you have a working space, a place for someone to wait, and a door. That is a solo practitioner, a rep, or a two person operation. It is not cramped, but you will not be hosting a staff meeting in it.

At 922 you gain a real reception area and room for a few workstations. At 2,195 you are running a proper operation, the size where five to fifteen people works without anyone eating lunch at their desk out of necessity. That footprint has room for a conference room and a break room, and it can be built out to suit with the landlord's tenant improvement allowance. If you land between sizes, 100B and 101B combine to 1,648 SF.

Bell Road Office Park, a renovated single-story office building in north Phoenix

Quick questions

Should I lease for today or for three years from now?

Ask what happens if you are wrong in either direction. Here, the two smaller suites combine, so growing does not mean moving.

How much space per person?

Rules of thumb exist and they mislead. A practice with patients in and out needs different space than a team of remote workers who come in twice a week. Walk the suites with your actual day in mind.

Can the layout be changed?

The landlord will build to suit and offers an aggressive tenant improvement allowance.