{"id":316,"date":"2014-10-15T13:29:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T21:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hughesmarino.com\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:32:21","slug":"compensation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hughesmarino.com\/boston\/compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Compensation: How We Get Paid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-16-font-size has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-group-lead-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-group-lead-content--1\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exceptional Service at Incredible Value<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-separator-short-thick is-style-separator-short-thick--2\"\/>\n<p><b>Tenant Representation<\/b> fees are generally paid by landlords and property owners at market rate commissions, which are contingency-based. We do not require a retainer, and we do not charge our clients hourly fees. Our fees are market driven and consistent across all building alternatives, and we only get paid when we successfully complete a transaction for our client.<\/p>\n<p><b>Program, Project and Construction Management<\/b> fees can be structured to meet the needs of each client. A percentage of the hard cost of construction is the industry standard, but compensation can be based on a fixed fee per square foot, monthly retainer or other arrangement.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lease Administration &amp; Advisory<\/b>\u00a0fees vary based on clients\u2019 individual needs, and are structured to provide a cost effective solution for every client.<\/p>\n<p><b>Lease Audit<\/b> fees are provided on a contingency success basis if we identify a potential claim. We provide clients and prospective clients with a complimentary review of their lease and operating charges to determine whether to go forward with a more detailed investigation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Planning + Design <\/b>fees are similar to lease administration and advisory and vary based on clients\u2019 individual needs. Our team can help determine optimal sizing, adjacencies, growth trajectory, functionality, open-spacing acoustics, as well as compare alternative efficiencies between multiple options. Typically, most of the expenses incurred with our planning + design team are reimbursed by the landlord as marketing expenses. Other fees are paid for out of the landlord funded tenant improvement package. On occasion, our clients contract directly for specialized service on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<p><b>Culture Consulting <\/b>fees are dependent on travel, time requirement, group dynamics and other circumstances unique to each company and executive team. Hughes Marino is proud to have been voted #1 Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, as well as the #1 Best Place to Work by regional Business Journals. We have won countless awards for our amazing culture\u2014and after having been asked by dozens of companies for advice, Shay Hughes, President &amp; COO of Hughes Marino, began speaking to organizations on the subject and providing private culture consulting for numerous small and large companies throughout the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exceptional Service at Incredible Value Tenant Representation fees are generally paid by landlords and property owners at market rate commissions, which are contingency-based. We do not require a retainer, and we do not charge our clients hourly fees. 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