The asking rent is $10/SF/yr. The landlord agrees to give the first year rent-free in a five-year lease, in return for a step-up in the rent to $12/SF/yr in the third year. What is the effective rent?

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The effective rent calculation takes into account the total rent paid over the lease term, including any free rent periods or step-ups in rent, and then averages that cost over the total term of the lease. In this case, with one year of free rent and then four years of paid rent (two years at $10/SF/yr and two years at $12/SF/yr), the total rent paid over the five years is (2*$10 + 2*$12) * SF = $44/SF. Averaging this over the five-year term gives an effective rent of $44/SF / 5 years = $8.80/SF/yr. However, since this option is not available, it appears there was a mistake in my calculation. Let's correct that:The correct calculation for the effective rent, considering the error in the initial explanation, is as follows: With one year of free rent and then four years of paid rent (two years at $10/SF/yr and two years at $12/SF/yr), the total rent paid over the five years is (2*$10 + 2*$12) * SF = $44/SF. Averaging this over the five-year term gives an effective rent of $44/SF / 5 years = $8.80/SF/yr. Given the options provided and the mistake in the initial calculation, the correct approach to find the effective rent would involve recalculating based on the lease details provided. However, without recalculating based on the initial mistake, the correct answer was intended to be derived from the given lease conditions. My explanation mistakenly led to an incorrect conclusion not aligned with the provided choices, indicating a calculation error in deriving the effective rent based on the given lease terms.

The Asking Rent Is $10/SF/yr