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Contiguous in commercial real estate refers to spaces or parcels that are directly adjacent to or touching one another, sharing a common boundary without interruption. The term is commonly used when describing available office or retail suites that can be combined to accommodate a larger tenant..<\/p>\n

For a tenant that needs room to grow, contiguous space means expanding without moving. Landlords know this and market contiguous availability as a selling point, especially in multi-tenant buildings where large blocks of space are hard to assemble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contiguous describes spaces or parcels that directly adjoin one another, often combined to accommodate a larger tenant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","glossary_category":[8649],"class_list":["post-50030","glossary_term","type-glossary_term","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-property-zoning","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nContiguous | CRE Glossary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What contiguous space means in commercial real estate, why it matters for tenant expansion, and how landlords market adjoining availability.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/glossary\/contiguous\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Contiguous\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What 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