Search “commercial real estate broker Houston” and you’ll find plenty of capable people. Tenant reps earn their living navigating an opaque market: unpublished rates, stale listings, landlords who respond to brokers faster than to tenants. All true — of the opaque part of the market. The question worth asking first: does your deal actually live there?
What a tenant rep does — honestly
A good tenant rep surveys the market, gets accurate pricing, tours you efficiently, and negotiates terms. Their fee is typically paid by the landlord as a commission — which is why “it’s free for the tenant” is the standard pitch. It’s also why small requirements get less attention: the commission scales with deal size, and a 700 SF tenant is a rounding error on a rep’s pipeline.
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The building tour, self-serve
A 90-second narrated tour of the portfolio, available in English and Spanish — see the buildings before you talk to anyone.
Watch the 90-second portfolio tourWhen going direct is simply… easier
- The information is already public. We publish live availability, real asking rates, floor plans, and furnished 3D walkthroughs for every suite. The market survey a rep would build for you — for our buildings, it’s on the website.
- You reach the decision-maker. Owner-operated means the person you’re talking to can actually say yes. No routing through a listing broker to an asset manager to a committee.
- Speed. Straightforward small and mid-size deals — pick a suite, agree on term and rate, review, sign — can move in days, not months.
- No commission math in the background. Landlord commission costs are real costs that live somewhere in every deal’s economics. A direct deal keeps the conversation about the space and the term.
When you should still bring a rep
Fair’s fair: large requirements (multi-floor, long-term), complex buildouts, multi-market searches, or lease restructurings genuinely benefit from professional representation — the stakes justify the machinery. If that’s your deal, hire well. If your deal is “we need 800–5,000 SF in West Houston at a fair rate, soon,” the machinery mostly adds weeks.
| Building | Submarket | Asking rate |
|---|---|---|
| 800 Wilcrest Dr | Westchase · 77042 | $15 /SF/yr |
| 11111 Wilcrest Green Dr | Westchase · 77042 | $15 /SF/yr |
| 11200 Richmond Ave | West Houston · 77082 | $18–$20 /SF/yr |
| 11104 West Airport Blvd | Stafford · 77477 | $21 /SF/yr |
Gross Modified asking rates as of mid-2026; individual suites vary by size, term, and condition.
Skip the phone tag — the pricing’s already published
Shortlist suites in 3D, then talk directly with the owner about term and timing. Questions get answers, not callbacks.
Browse available suites How our pricing worksThe transparency test
Whichever path you choose, apply one test to any landlord: will they show you real pricing before you’ve signed anything? Markets behave better in daylight. We put rates, availability, and full walkthroughs online because informed tenants make faster, better decisions — and because we’re confident the value holds up in the open.