Industrial tenant representation in New Jersey

An industrial advisor for your operation, from warehouse distribution to cold storage.

You work with TILT, and we bring in the right advisor for you: a specialist in operations like yours, with local market expertise. Your advisor partners with us from the first conversation through the signed lease.

No cost to you. In commercial leasing, the landlord pays the commission.

Why industrial experience matters.

In industrial buildings, a missed detail can decide whether your operation can run at all. Your advisor specializes in operations like yours, so those details come first.
It was zoned industrial. The operation still needed municipal approval. The use required a conditional use permit. Approval took nine months and came with limits on how the tenant could operate.
The building had enough dock doors. The trucks couldn't use them efficiently. The truck court was too shallow for standard tractor-trailer operations to turn, and the drive-in door sat in a corner no truck could get to.
The ceiling height was right. The clear height wasn't. The building's reported height was measured to the roof deck, but the clear height, the distance to the lowest overhead obstruction, was too low for the tenant's racking system. The tenant ultimately lost significant storage capacity.
The landlord was responsible for the sewer line. Just not all of it. The lease never defined where the landlord's responsibility ended. When the sewer line failed under the parking lot, the tenant was left with significant repair costs and disruption to their operation.

How does TILT get these details right?

It starts with who you hire. Industrial tenants often choose a broker for the firm's name or market share, and neither shows whether that broker knows to check clear height, zoning or truck access. 

The TILT Standard covers two things: 

Who does the work

  • The right advisor

    Chosen for a verified track record in operations like yours and your local market.

How the work is run

  • The same steps, every engagement

    Your advisor leads each one, with TILT beside you.

The TILT Standard

What does working with TILT look like for an industrial tenant?

Each step below is a milestone with a set expectation for what your advisor delivers, and you see what it covers before you begin. Your advisor leads the work, and TILT is with you through each one.

Step 1

Your advisor

It starts with the requirements form, covering size, location, timing and how your operation will use the space. We use it to bring in an advisor from our network who specializes in operations like yours. Specialties include warehouse and cross-dock distribution, last-mile logistics, 3PL, manufacturing, food production, cold storage, flex R&D, outdoor storage, data centers, and transportation and fleet operations.

Step 2

First contact

TILT reaches out to confirm the details and set up a conversation with your advisor. Afterward, you decide whether to move forward.

Step 3

Options

Your advisor checks each building against your requirements and flags any zoning questions for your use before it reaches your list.

Step 4

Tours

On each tour, your advisor assesses whether the building works for how your operation runs and asks questions beyond what the listing covers.

Step 5

Proposals and negotiation

Your advisor requests proposals from the landlords of your shortlisted buildings, compares the economics side by side and negotiates on your behalf. The key terms are explained.

Step 6

Letter of intent

The letter of intent, the short summary of terms that comes before the lease, sets the business terms you've agreed to, including what the landlord delivers and when.

Step 7

Lease review

Your attorney handles the legal review of the lease. Your advisor makes sure the terms agreed in the letter of intent are reflected in the lease.

Step 8

Signed lease

After you sign, TILT stays a resource for anything that comes up during the lease term, including a landlord obligation that hasn't been met.

How do I start?

Request a call

A conversation about your building, your lease or your timing, with no commitment.

Request a call

Share your requirements

Best guesses are fine. We'll go through the details with you. You'll get a confirmation right away, and TILT will reach out within 3 business days to set up your first conversation with your advisor.

Leasing outside New Jersey? Request a call. The TILT Standard still applies.

About TILT

TILT is a licensed New Jersey brokerage firm that represents office and industrial tenants exclusively. We represent you directly.

TILT is led by Christine Eberle, its Broker of Record, with more than 25 years in commercial real estate ownership and brokerage. She has led complex industrial assignments for logistics, manufacturing and private-equity-backed operators, in New Jersey and major markets across the U.S.

About TILTRead the Client Service Standards

Questions

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Yours. We represent tenants only, and TILT is never on both sides of a lease negotiation. If your advisor's firm lists one of your options, we'll tell you up front. In New Jersey, the landlord pays a market commission to the tenant's representative, so you're never billed.

No. Advisors pay nothing to join our network, and no one can pay for a place on your engagement.

If the work is going well, you may not need to. TILT fits when you want an advisor who specializes in operations like yours and a firm that represents you through the signed lease. A call is an easy way to compare, with no commitment.

Earlier than you might expect. Whether you're renewing, relocating or leasing a new space, starting early gives you leverage: time to compare real options and negotiate without a deadline forcing your hand. Permits, build-out and landlord work can also add months before you move in.

Industrial tenants from 5,000 SF and up, including warehouse and cross-dock distribution, last-mile logistics, 3PL, manufacturing, food production, cold storage, flex R&D, outdoor storage, data centers, and transportation and fleet operations. Every engagement runs to the same TILT Standard, regardless of size.

No. We focus on finding the right building and getting the terms right. The move, the build-out and tracking lease dates after you sign stay with you. TILT stays a resource for anything that comes up during the lease term.