Commercial real estate is one of the largest expenses for any company, so having a key understanding of what it’s costing you to occupy spaces that you rent is vital to managing expenditures. It's not enough to simply know what your total occupancy cost is if you want to find places where you can reduce costs. Using the following metrics can give you a better understanding of whether or not your commercial real estate portfolio is costing you too much.

While just about every tenant still looks at square footage and price, metrics like LEED rating, amenity load and transit access are becoming more important. However, looking at these newer metrics while ignoring classic office metrics can be a recipe for a space that works on paper but doesn't quite fit in the real world. Here are five office metrics that you should still be considering -- even if no one else is talking about them.