Building measurement changes.Your portfolio value
should too.
When measurement standards shift, savvy asset managers find leasable square footage they didn't know they had — and revenue that follows. Peter Stevenson's free newsletter keeps you ahead of every update.
Stay ahead of every measurement standard change
Twice monthly. Built for asset managers, brokers & hedge fund managers.
Not another trend roundup.
Field intelligence you can act on.
We measure buildings for the firms listed above every day — a vantage point most owners and operators don't have. Each issue distills what we're seeing across active portfolios, so you spot shifts before they show up in headlines or tenant negotiations.
Standards Updates, Decoded
BOMA, IPMS, REBNY, Life Sciences, and related measurement standards evolve regularly. Peter breaks down exactly what changed, what it means for your buildings, and how to act on it — in plain language, no jargon.
Portfolio Analysis Tools
Select issues include ready-to-use tools, checklists, and templates for evaluating your portfolio against current measurement benchmarks — so you can quantify upside before your tenants or competitors do.
Market Outlook from the Field
Each issue opens with what Peter and the SSI team are seeing across live engagements — shifts in measurement, leasing, and valuation that aren't yet visible from inside a single portfolio. The view from across the market, distilled.
Measurement isn't an opex line. It's a financial investment.
On a 250,000 SF property at $42/SF, a 2% RSF correction represents $210,000 in annual revenue — and roughly $3M in asset value at a 7% cap rate. The cost of verification is usually a fraction of that.
- CapitalWhy measurement belongs alongside cap-ex and TI
- ToolsRSF opportunity calculator — model the revenue impact
- DiligenceHow verified RSF strengthens lender and buyer conversations
Your revenue calendar is already set. Are you arriving with verified RSF?
Every portfolio has a revenue calendar running in the background — renewals, expirations, vacancies, each a window where revenue is captured or lost. Peak performers don't reconcile at the table; they arrive with verified RSF already carried into the lease.
- OperatorThe two things peak-performing portfolios solve before the calendar turns
- PlaybookAligning verified RSF across every lease, plan, and report
- AnalysisBook a Proximity to Revenue Analysis
Maintained RSF, full asset valuation: a $98.5M exit with no pre-sale scramble.
A Class-A office asset taken to market with RSF maintained throughout the 7-year hold — +196,955 SF reconciled between acquisition and exit, contributing $98.5M at $500/SF. The OM didn't need a pre-sale measurement project; the asset had been managed that way the whole time.
- Field ExampleInside a 7-year hold where diligence cleared in days
- StandardsWhat “maintained RSF” looks like across tenant changes
- TruSpaceOne verified source for plans, suite data, and RSF
A 6% area variance moves valuation by eight figures. Diligence is starting to notice.
60%+ of institutional underwriters now flag documentation inconsistencies as a material transaction risk. On a 500,000 SF asset at $40/SF and a 6% cap rate, a 6% RSF variance moves valuation by roughly $20M — well past the rounding-error threshold.
- MarketWhy diligence is shifting toward documentation validation
- DataHow a 6% variance becomes an 8-figure swing
- TruSpaceCentralizing measurement, leasing, and accounting
Peter Stevenson
Read morePeter Stevenson is the founder of Stevenson Systems and one of the most recognized authorities on commercial building measurement standards in North America. For more than 40 years, he has helped asset managers, brokers, and institutional investors understand — and profit from — the way buildings are measured, valued, and leased.
Stevenson Systems has measured more than 6 billion square feet globally and recovered over $1.6 billion in client asset value by applying rigorous measurement standards. Peter's newsletter delivers that same expertise directly to your inbox — free, twice a month.
Don't leave square footage on the table
It costs nothing. It takes 30 seconds. And the next issue could surface leasable area — and revenue — you didn't know your portfolio had.