Building Costs definition

Building Costs shall include all expenses of operation and maintenance of the Building and all landscaping, walkways, parking areas and lighting of the Site, to the extent such expenses are not billed to and paid directly by Tenant, and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums or reasonable premium equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light; power; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; the cost of any environmental, insurance, tax or other consultant utilized by Landlord in connection with the Building and/or the Site; establishment of reasonable reserves for replacements and/or repair of the Building and/or the Site; costs incurred in connection with compliance of any laws or changes in laws applicable to the Building or the Site; the cost of any capital investments (other than tenant improvements for specific tenants) to the extent of the amortized amount thereof over the useful life of such capital investments calculated at a market cost of funds, all as reasonably determined by Landlord, for each such year of useful life during the Term; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building and/or the Site, including both Landlord’s personnel and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.2, and 10.2; and a reasonable overhead/management fee for the professional operation of the Building and the Site. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the amount of such overhead/management fee to be charged to Tenant shall be determined by multiplying the actual fee charged (which from time to time may be with respect to the Building only, or the Building together with other properties owned by Landlord and/or its affiliates) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the floor area of the Premises (as set forth in Item No. 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions) and the denominator of which is the total square footage of space charged with such fee actually leased to tenants (including Tenant). It is understood that Building Costs shall include competitive charges for direct services provided by any subsidiary or division of Landlord, and may include the Building’s or the Site’s proportionate share of the cost of mainte...
Building Costs shall include all expenses of operation and maintenance of the Building and the Project, together with all appurtenant Common Areas (as defined in Section 6.2), and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums or reasonable premium equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light; power; janitorial services; repairs; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; tenant services; programs instituted to comply with transportation management requirements; amortization of capital investments reasonably intended to produce a reduction in operating charges or energy conservation; amortization of capital investments necessary to bring the Building into compliance with applicable laws and building codes enacted subsequent to the completion of construction of the Building; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building and/or Project, including both Landlord's personnel and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.2, and 10.2 and Exhibits B and C below; and a reasonable overhead/management fee. It is understood that Building Costs shall include competitive charges for direct services provided by any subsidiary or division of Landlord. The term "Property Taxes" as used herein shall include the following: (i) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes, as such property taxes may be reassessed from time to time; and (ii) other taxes, documentary transfer fees, charges and assessments which are levied with respect to this Lease or to the Building and/or the Project, and any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of Landlord located in the Building and/or the Project, except that general net income and franchise taxes imposed against Landlord shall be excluded; and (iii) any tax, surcharge or assessment which shall be levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or personal property taxes, other than taxes covered by Article VIII; and (iv) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or validity of any Property Tax by appropriate proceedings. A copy of Landlord's unaudited statement of expenses shall be made available to Tenant upon request. The Building Costs may be extrapolated by Landlord to ref...
Building Costs means costs for work, labor and materials required to demolish pre-existing structures on the Property and construct and complete the Improvements, including, without limitation, those items identified as “Building Costs” in the Project Budget and constituting hard costs of the Improvements under the Lien Law and repayments of the Facility Lessee Reverse Loan in respect of proceeds thereof used to pay Building Costs.

Examples of Building Costs in a sentence

  • Property Taxes and Building Costs are mutually exclusive and may be billed separately or in combination as determined by Landlord.

  • For convenience of reference, Property Taxes and Building Costs shall be referred to collectively as "Operating Expenses".

  • Nothing herein contained shall prevent Landlord, at its sole option, from providing security protection for the Project or any part thereof, in which event the cost thereof shall be included within the definition of Building Costs.

  • Tenant's proportionate share of Building Costs shall equal the product of the rentable floor area of the Premises multiplied by the difference of (i) Building Costs per rentable square foot less (ii) the Building Cost Base set forth in Item 7 of the Basic Lease Provisions.

  • All costs of any maintenance and repairs on the part of Landlord provided hereunder shall be considered part of Building Costs.


More Definitions of Building Costs

Building Costs shall include all expenses of operation and maintenance of the Building and of the Building's proportionate share of the Project, if applicable (determined as the rentable square footage of the Building divided by the rentable square footage of all space in the Project), to the extent such expenses are not billed to and paid directly by Tenant, and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums or reasonable premium equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light; power; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; the cost of any environmental, insurance, tax or other consultant utilized by Landlord in connection with the Building and/or Project; establishment of reasonable reserves for replacements and/or repair of Common Area improvements (if applicable), equipment and supplies; costs incurred in connection with compliance of any laws or changes in laws applicable to the Building or the Project (provided that to the extent that such compliance requires a capital investment, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, Tenant shall only be responsible to the extent of the amortized amount thereof over the useful life of such capital investment calculated at a market cost of funds, all as determined by Landlord, for each such year of useful life during the Term); the cost of any capital investments (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied ) other than tenant improvements for specific tenants, to the extent of the amortized amount thereof over the useful life of such capital investments calculated at a market cost of funds, all as determined by Landlord, for each such year of useful life during the Term; costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of an intrabuilding network cable service agreement for any intrabuilding network cable telecommunications lines within the Project, and any other installation, maintenance, repair and replacement costs associated with such lines; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building and/or Project, including both Landlord's personnel and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.2, and 10.2; and...
Building Costs means the aggregate amount of all Operating Costs (defined below) to the extent the same are incurred with respect to the Building, as distinguished from the portion of Operating Costs incurred solely with respect to the Project Common Areas or solely with respect to the Project generally.
Building Costs shall include all expenses of operation and maintenance of the Building and of the Building's proportionate share of the Project, if applicable (determined as the rentable square footage of the Building divided by the rentable square footage of all space in the Project), to the extent such expenses are not billed to and paid directly by Tenant, and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums or reasonable premium equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light; power; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; the cost of any environmental, insurance, tax or other consultant utilized by Landlord in connection with the Building and/or Project; establishment of reasonable reserves for replacements and/or repair of Common Area improvements (if applicable), equipment and supplies; costs incurred in connection with compliance of any laws or changes in laws applicable to the Building or the Project; the cost of any capital investments (other than tenant improvements for specific tenants) to the extent of the amortized amount thereof over the useful life of such capital investments calculated at a market cost of funds, all as determined by Landlord, for each such year of useful life during the Term; costs associated with the procurement and maintenance of an intrabuilding network cable service agreement for any intrabuilding network cable telecommunications lines within the Project, and any other installation, maintenance, repair and replacement costs associated with such lines; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building and/or Project, including both Landlord's personnel and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.2, and 10.2; and a reasonable overhead/management fee for the professional operation of the Building and Project. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the amount of such overhead/management fee to be charged to Tenant shall be determined by multiplying the actual fee charged (which from time to time may be with respect to the entire Project, a portion of the Project only, the Building only, or the Project together with other properties owned by Landlord and/or its affiliates) by a f...
Building Costs means all expenses of operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the Building and Site, including without limitation all appurtenant Common Areas (as defined in Section 6.2), and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: Building exterior maintenance (excluding any maintenance of the foundations, exterior walls, roof and roofing which shall be at Landlord’s sole cost and expense and not an Operating Expense, but including any costs associated with the roof membrane amortized over its useful life); maintenance, repair and replacement of all mechanical systems servicing the Building, including, but not limited to the HVAC system, provided that the replacement of any HVAC component or HVAC unit that has a cost in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) shall be treated as a capital replacement and the cost shall be amortized over the useful life of such component or unit calculated at a market cost of funds; outside area maintenance of the Site (including landscaping and exterior lights serving the Building); insurance premiums and deductibles and/or reasonable premium and deductible equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure all or any portion of any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder (including flood insurance premiums); license, permit, and inspection fees; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; costs incurred in connection with compliance with any laws or changes in laws applicable to the Building or Site; the cost of any capital improvements, repairs or replacements (other than as expressly excluded elsewhere in this Lease) provided that such costs are amortized as set forth below; labor; and any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 7.2, and 10.2 (unless the Lease expressly provides that a specific cost shall be solely at Landlord’s expense). Notwithstanding the above, the cost of any particular capital expenditure shall be amortized over its useful life and the amount includable in Building Costs shall be limited to the monthly amortized cost thereof. The determination of what constitutes a capital expenditure and useful life applicable thereto shall be made in accordance with GAAP. Capital expenditures shall (a) be reasonably intended to reduce or limit operating costs or energy consumption of the Premises; (b) required after the Commencement Date under any governmental law or regulation that was not applicable to the Premises, Building, Site or Common Areas at the time ori...
Building Costs means:
Building Costs means the total of all costs, charges, expenses, fees, rentals, disbursements and outlays of every kind paid, payable, accrued or incurred during the Fiscal Year in respect of any and all of the Building, the Land, and Common Areas of the Building and Land (excluding any Common Areas of the Project on the Lands), including without limitation the aggregate amount, without duplication, of all costs and charges, expenses, fees, rentals, disbursements and outlays of every kind paid, payable, accrued or incurred during the Fiscal Year in providing, operating, supervising, securing, repairing, managing, administering or maintaining all or any part of the Land or the Building as a first class facility, including overseeing activities of Tenant on the Premises, including overseeing all improvements, additions and changes by Tenant to the Premises and Landlord’s costs of staff and overhead where Landlord elects, as provided herein, to provide, operate, supervise, secure, repair, manage, administer or maintain the Premises or any part thereof, all as established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Including without limitation: (a) all salaries, wages, fringe benefits, severance pay and termination payments paid to or for all personnel, including supervisory personnel and managers, to the extent that they are employed by the Landlord (or a person with which it does not deal at arm’s length) In connection with the maintenance, repair, operation, administration, or management of the Land, the Building, or any part of them, and amounts paid to professionals and Independent contractors, including any management companies, for any services provided in connection with the maintenance, repair, operation, administration or management of the Land, the Building, or any part of them; professionals and Independent contractors, including any management companies, for any services provided in connection with the maintenance, repair, operation, administration or management of the Land, the Building, or any part of them;
Building Costs means all costs and expenses of constructing and renovating the Project Improvements (including Hard Costs and Soft Costs) which are Costs of the Improvements.