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Lesson 5. Area MeasurementYou are asked to find the gross building area (GBA) for a low rise, four-storey office
building. Each floor is 40,000 sq. ft. The ground floor includes an exterior lobby entrance
that measures 1,000 sq. ft.; it is covered and within the building line. Offices are located
on the ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors. The mechanical rooms are located in the
basement, which measures 20,000 sq. ft. Surface parking for the tenants measuring
10,000 sq. ft. is located adjacent to the building. What is the GBA of the building
under BOMA 1996?
(1) 160,000 sq. ft.
(2) 179,000 sq. ft.
(3) 180,000 sq. ft.
(4) 190,000 sq. ft. - answer(3) 180,000 sq. ft.
The gross building area (GBA) is the total constructed area of the building. It includes
the above ground levels, exterior lobby entrances within the building line, the basement,
and any parking within the building line. In this case, the parking is located adjacent to
the building and not within the building line. It is not included in the calculation of GBA.
Gross Building Area = (4 × 40,000 sq. ft.) + 20,000 sq. ft.= 180,000 sq. ft
Consider a neighbourhood strip mall of nine units: five units of 1,000 sq. ft. unit and four
units of 1,100 sq. ft. A loading dock measuring 100 sq. ft. is located at the rear of each
unit. All units front onto the surface parking area. The mall includes public washroom
facilities measuring 500 sq. ft. and a 1,000 sq. ft. electrical/mechanical room. What is
the gross leasable area (GLA)? (Hint: Refer to the 2010 Retail Measurement Standard).
(1) 11,800 sq. ft.
(2) 9,400 sq. ft.
(3) 11,300 sq. ft.
(4) 10,300 sq. ft. - answer(4) 10,300 sq. ft.
Gross leasable area (GLA) is defined as the total area designed for the occupancy and
exclusive use of tenants. In this case, it includes the units and the loading dock areas.
The washroom facilities and utility room areas would form part of the common area.
Unlike the BOMA Office Standard, the Retail Standard does not gross up common area
to the tenant's occupied space.
Gross Leasable Area = (5 × 1,000) + (4 × 1,100) + (9 × 100) = 10,300 sq. ft.
Which of the following statements regarding the BOMA 2010 Standard is FALSE?
(1) BOMA 2010 excludes building voids in its calculation of interior gross area.
, (2) BOMA 2010 introduced the concept of a single load factor versus separate floor R/U
and building R/U ratios to allocate the tenant's share of common area.
(3) The capped load factor is a market-based load factor that is applied to all buildings
under BOMA 2010.
(4) The single load factor allows for a more equitable allocation of the building's service
and amenities. - answer(3) The capped load factor is a market-based load factor that is
applied to all buildings under BOMA 2010.
The capped load factor is used by some landlords to preserve the competitiveness of
the property. BOMA 2010 does provide steps for this market-based adjustment. It is not
applied to all buildings.
(1) is true with the result that the interior gross area for many buildings will be less under
BOMA 2010 Standard compared to BOMA 1996 Standard. (2) is true, the single load
factor is one of the key differences between the BOMA 1996 Standard vs. the BOMA
2010 Standard. (4) is true since the single load factor uses the sum of the floor and
building common areas together to create the same factor for the whole building.
Which of the following type of buildings is/are MOST likely to use a load factor when
determining rentable area for each tenant?
(1) Enclosed retail mall
(2) Multi-tenanted office
(3) Multi-tenanted industrial building
(4) All of the above - answer(2) Multi-tenanted office
Apportioning the floor and common areas to the tenant's usable area and thereby
determining the tenant's rentable area is most likely in an office building where there are
multiple tenants sharing substantial common and floor areas.
(1) is not correct since tenant space in a retail mall is not grossed up. (3) is not correct
since the common areas are usually minimal in a multi-tenant industrial building and a
gross-up factor is often not applied.
Which of the following regarding inter-building areas is TRUE?
(1) There are two types of inter-building area: inter-building amenity area and inter-
building service area.
(2) Inter-building area is a concept first introduced in BOMA 1996.
(3) Inter-building service area is considered to be non-permanent in nature and may be
easily converted to tenant area.
(4) Inter-building amenity area is considered to be permanent and not able to be
converted to tenant area. - answer(1) There are two types of inter-building area: inter-
building amenity area and inter-building service area.
(2) is false as inter-building service area was first introduced in BOMA 2017. (3) is false
as inter-building service area is considered to be permanent and not able to be
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