Vol 2, Issue 3 Lane Architecture + Deisgn is an architectural firm in Manhattan that specializes in Corporate interiors, Site Feasibility ‘Studies, and High End Residential Design. Our office is pleased to offer our clients and associates with a newsletter that includes comments from Larry Lane and other experts. This newsletter covers up-to-date news of architecture that can be applied to every day fe. Our goal is to share our passion of architecture with others, Architects Give a New Prospective of Your Life Besides being able to celebrate _my youngest son's birthday, my dad's birthday and Easter, March is special to me because it holds the first day of spring. With the spring season, we don't have to wear a ton of clothes, shovel ourselves out of ‘our homes, and we can start seeing our world in a new fresher way. I have two sons. David is 10 and Sean will be 9 this month While David was away with other family members, Sean and | went out to see the movie Spiderwich. ‘Without giving the plot away, | can tell you that there are characters. and places in the story that humans can only see if they read a certain book. After they are exposed to a small ‘amount of new discoveries, they are soon able to (Continued on page 2) Save Time and Make Some Cash on Your Next Office Lease During the first week of March, | was able to have lunch with an expert commercial real estate broker in Manhattan, The broker's name is Olivia Wu. She is the principal of Berkley Global Ltd. She shared how her olients can save time and money by negotiating not only the cost of the lease but also various terms of the lease. Some of the terms that her clients should consider. All caught ontape! page 1 Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, NYC In this Issue, we take a look at the following ‘Save Time and Money on ‘Commercial Properties...pages 1 and 3 RESOURCES... page 2 Giving Back to the Community....pages 2 and 3) Light Up Your Building... nage 4Resources Lane Architecture + Design has a growing library of resources for the commercial realestate investor and for the hame owner. Do you really need an architect to design your dream house? Emal to us any quostion about architecture and we will sand a ‘fee gift back to you. That git is @ comprehensive audio CD that |S worth over $95 and discusses when you need an architect, hhow to choose one, how to negotiate thet fe, what to expect the architect to do for you, and lots more - all for EREE, Email us {day because the Supplies ara limited - not everyone will be able fagetone, For the commercial real estate people, Lane Architecture + Design has a fantastic check list of ems that you should consider before you Invest in your next commercial property. Email us at LaneArehitetureg@aol.com for that check list to be sentto you. Again, st came, fst saved, We have a CO that dlscloses how you can make money wile leasing commercial real esiale. This CD is $97 plus $7.95 for SoH Special Event Historical Interiors & Architecture: Preservation, Restoration atu nomen’ Wow Groans Cate Say Far boy Scout Aehitecture Ieee et oc » Friday, 03/28/2008, 8:00am-5:00pm_ Merit Badge Organized and sponsored by: Design Arts Seminars Inc. 7 1 peer mente en a aie Larry Lane Givos Back fo the Community Technological Center 55 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 USA Phone: 212-4820851 55 Broad St. - New York. il Information Technological Center Website Larry Lane will become a Cubmaster of a Prige: $245 Cub Scout Pack 451 in Basking Ridge, NJ. CES LUs: 8, CES HSW: 8, CES PDH: 8, CES PE: 8, it ee en eee as Sineo the scouting program hae boon TolephonelFax: 180.026.4960 x5/188.859.9703 x0 very important to him throughout hie lifo, Contact: WWW.DESIGNARTS NET Design Arts Seminars | Larry wante to give back to the Geoute. 423 East Virgina Siroet Tallahassee, FL 92304 ee ae While just a boy, Larry joined the Cub Geoute and progressed through all of the rank of the scouting. He continued into Boy Geoute and earned all of the ranke in Boy . Scouts. ineluding the top Eagle Scout Perception... from page 1 badge. Aftor that. ho ... ..expand their world of perception exponentially. This is exactly how reading this newsletter is intended to affect you, the reader, while browsing through the pages. We have a passion for architecture and an interest in sharing new the world around us. If this newsletter helps you see the world with our off, then this newsletter has done its job If there is anything that you just have to get more information about, call us at 212-594-2007 or email us at LaneArehitecture@aol.com and leave your questions there. Who knows, your questions might be included in one of our upcoming newsletters. Another way to learn more about specific topic is to check out our resource area of this newsletter. There, we have interviews, presentations, reports and many other helpful CD's, DVD's, and papers that you will find some valuable nuggets of information. Page 2(from page two) Tips for Businesses on the Street Level For those who havo not soon the presentation that Larry gave to the Main Street Forum that was titled, "Gocrots of a Cuccoseful Historie Storefront," here are 1. Give your customer an experience to remember. Hopefully a good one. This experience could be something that eparks a memory of omething from their own past. If you are euceosefull at doing this, then the customer ean better identify themselves ae boing part of whatever product or servieo that you are offering to them. Your storefront can act as a reference to your customer's hopefully ood experionces that they have had in other environments. 2. — Have a *kit-of-parts" while designing your storefront. In thie “kit-of-parts", you will need to commission an architecture firm. such as Lane Architocturo + Dosign, that undorstands what haz worked woll at other storofronts. why thoy were succeeeful, and the typical laws and regulations that need to be considered while designing the successful storofront. For a lot moro information about this. contact us at 212-594-2007 to order your own copy of the DVD. titled. "Goerate of a Cucsaseful Historie Gtorafront." Giving Back... joined a high adventure Explorers program (still within the Boy Scout system) where he learned to rock climb, repell, white water canoe and kayak in Class IV rapids (Larry made his own canoe and kayak), hike along the continental divide for week long excursions, and travel to many little known hidden gems of places that had fascinating architecture. If any reader of this newsletter has a son in Boy Scouts, feel free to call our office at 212-594-2007 to schedule a meeting with him and earn their architecture merit badge. You can learn of the requirements for this merit badge at the web site http://meritbadge.org/index. php’title=Arch tecture. Save Time - Make Cash... (from page one) ..are the loss factor, the escalation factor, ‘and the time commitment. If you don't know. what some of these terms mean, just give us a call to order your copy of the audio CD of || my interview with Ms. Wu. Call us at 212-594-2007 to order your copy of the CD about leasing commercial real estate. \ Using this resource can put cash back into your business! Our office works closely with clients who are anticipating a large move or a small reorganizing period within departments of their office areas. It does not matter whether the company is expanding or consolidating, ‘our commercial clients need our architecture and asset management services to help relieve the stress of internal office changes. Page 3