Commercial buildings, generally, are buildings used by businesses to sell their products to consumers.
Office .
Office buildings are generally categorized by
size and by
quality (
e.g., "a low-rise Class A building") •
Office buildings by size •
Low-rise (less than 7 stories) • Mid-rise (7–25 stories) •
High-rise (more than 25 stories), including
skyscrapers (over 40 stories) •
Office buildings by quality • Trophy or 5-star building: A landmark property designed by a recognized architect • Class A or 4-star building: Rents in the top 30-40% of the local market; well-located; above-average upkeep and management; usually older than a trophy/5-star building • Class B or 3-star building: Rents between Class A and Class C; fair-to-good locations; average upkeep and management • Class C or 2-star building: Rents in the bottom 10-20% of the local market; less-desirable locations; below-average upkeep and management • 1-star building: Does not meet the needs of typical tenants; may be obsolete and/or in need of significant renovation , U.S. •
Non-freestanding (also known as
shopping centers or
shopping malls) •
Super-regional shopping center: enclosed space; 800,000+ sqft; 5+ anchor stores with other tenants that sell a very large variety of goods •
Regional shopping center: enclosed space; 400,000–800,000 sqft; 1–5 anchor stores with other tenants that sell a large variety of goods •
Community shopping center: open space; 125,000–400,000 sqft; provides general merchandise and commodities (
e.g., supermarket, discount department store) •
Neighborhood shopping center: open space; 3,000–125,000 sqft; provides commodities to nearby neighborhoods (
e.g. drug store) •
Strip or convenience shopping center: open space; less than 30,000 sqft; located along suburban transportation arteries on shallow land parcels; a strip may be configured in a straight line, or have an "L" or "U" shape •
Lifestyle center: "Main Street" concept with pedestrian circulation in core and vehicular circulation along perimeter; upscale national chain specialty stores, dining or entertainment (
e.g. The Grove, Los Angeles, CA; Americana at Brand, Glendale, CA) •
Freestanding: any stand-alone retail structure that is not part of a complex •
Big box: freestanding category-dominant retailer; 50,000+ sqft (
e.g. The Home Depot,
Target,
Walmart) •
Power center: among the largest types of retail properties; 3+ big box anchor stores; multiple large buildings with parking lot in front and loading in back; smaller retailers usually clustered in a community shopping center configuration •
Retail outlet: manufacturers' outlet stores; 50,000–400,000 sqft •
Pop-up retail: a retail location designed to only be in a location temporarily (
e.g., a retail store that only opens during a holiday season)
Hotels •
Full service hotel • Travelers' hotel •
Motel •
Choultry •
Caravanserai •
Extended stay hotel •
Boutique hotel •
Casino •
Resort •
Bunkhouse Special-purpose , Poland •
Theme or amusement park •
Aquarium •
Bar (establishment) •
Bowling alley •
Car wash •
Funeral home •
Marina •
Movie theater •
Self-storage •
Theater •
Zoo == Industrial ==