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Buying a strata office is one decision; getting it leased is another. Owners who treat the second step as a short project, with a list and an order of work, tend to meet fewer surprises than those who simply post a listing and wait. Here is a practical way to frame it, using the layout at ARC 380 as the worked example.
A prospective tenant will ask early how easily they can bring in contractors, materials and furniture. Think through the route from loading bay to lift to unit door, and ask the management office what notice and approvals a tenant's fit-out normally needs. Owners should also confirm what the unit hands over with. ARC 380 office units are described as column-free with full-height glazing, and each unit has its own fully fitted bathroom with a shower, so a tenant's designer begins with a clean floor plate rather than a maze of structure. Put the facts that help in one short information sheet.
Unit size shapes who you are talking to. Office units at ARC 380 run from about 700 sq ft up to a full floor of roughly 9,500 sq ft, and a typical office level holds twelve strata units. Smaller units suit a compact team or a professional practice; owners of adjoining units may find that a larger occupier is the better fit, since the layout is described as easy to combine. Decide in advance whether you would entertain a combined space, and what that would mean for your lease terms. A building that is full of quiet professional firms feels different from one with call-centre style activity, so ask the management about house rules before you commit to a tenant profile.
Tenants read the services list closely. The site lists a power supply of 60A to 100A single-phase per unit, along with a floor-to-floor height of 4.9 m for the offices, and those details belong in your information sheet. Ask the management about air-conditioning arrangements, after-hours access, signage rules and lift availability, and write the answers down. If a tenant's needs go beyond what the building offers, you want to know that before the viewing, not during it.
Gather the title details, management contact points and any rules that bind the unit. For anything involving permitted use, licensing or tenancy rules, check with the relevant authority and a lawyer rather than relying on assumptions. Then describe the location accurately. ARC 380 stands at 380 Jalan Besar in District 12, about five minutes on foot from Bendemeer MRT, and the freehold tenure is a fact a long-term occupier or a future buyer may care about. The tower also has a Sky Terrace and a Roof Terrace with a 25 m pool, which can help a tenant market the address to staff.
The ARC 380 project details page sets out the building specifications you may want to quote. Owners comparing notes on letting can talk to the sales team about their unit, or return to the ARC 380 homepage for the full picture.
General information only, not financial or legal advice.