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If a private stairway is built between two floors occupied by one tenant, is that stairway part of Rentable Area? Is it part of the Usable Area?

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If a private stairway is built between two floors occupied by one tenant, is that stairway part of Rentable Area? Is it part of the Usable Area?

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Yes. The Standard states specifically that “vertical penetrations built for the private use of a tenant occupying Office Areas on more than one floor” are counted as Rentable. The stairway would also be part of the Usable Area of the tenant.