Minor set back. The space I was looking at isn't going to happen. I had until the middle of May to verify there would be no problems from the city in terms of zone requirements, accessibility, etc on that space. I don't want to put a bunch of money into building improvements on a building I don't own (and possibly only leasing for one year).
The question of wheelchair accessibility came up. This space is NOT accessible and would take some money to make it so. The realtor got antsy when I brought it up. I made a call to the district to inquire about it. When I told the realtor I called he started pressuring me to just sign the lease.
"Once you sign the lease you can do whatever you need to do."
He didn't want me asking the district any other questions. He didn't want me there for the zone requirement and fire walk through because he said "I'd just make trouble for him and the owner."
I hung up on him mid sentence and sent him an email that said we're done.
There were a couple other red flags that came up during discovery. I don't need the hassle and I really dislike expensive surprises. There must be a reason this space hasn't leased in over two years. I never found out what it was, but by the realtors reactions, there is something there.
Oh well, plenty of arcade spaces in the sea - or something like that.
