Retail Store for Office
I am looking to rent a office for my e-commerce business. I am going to outsource fulfilment to a 3PL so I need a new office space and I am also planning to hire people. 

A lot of the spaces I am into are retail spaces with stores next to them and it doesn't make sense at all to have a store for my business although I have looked into doing a pop up. Of course as soon as quarantine is over and things have relaxed I will contact a commercial realtor but right now I am wondering if it'd be possible to rent it and not sell
[{"id": "fuudngc", "text": "My buddy has a office in a mall retail space. The front is a small shop set up to look as if it\u2019s a retail store. Behind the wall, it\u2019s a full 3K sq ft office and warehouse space for his company. \n\nGot a super deal has the mall had a lot of vacancies when he leased the space.", "replies": [{"id": "fuvn705", "text": "Wow this is ama\\ing!", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fuul5j0", "text": "Office space for sure. If you don\u2019t need a storefront you\u2019d be wasting $$$ with retail. Retail you typically need to do your own build-out, taxes tend to be higher, you\u2019re responsible for everything within your 4 walls and the HVAC unit on the roof. In office, you\u2019ll see lower rents, less complicated leases, sometimes cleaning is included, you can get away with a shorter term lease, and a landlord is more likely to do work for you (depending on terms, anything from paint and carpet to a whole new layout). I\u2019m a retail broker in NY and I\u2019ve done a handful of office deals. Don\u2019t waste your time on retail.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fuv1s17", "text": "Agree wholeheartedly with MA22.  Office is easier, cheaper, generally better.  The only exception might be if you can find one of those retail establishments that is completely hard up for tenants and you can break them down completely from their norms. I'm a  Boston area licensed CRE broker, developer, and zoning specialist.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fvagk3i", "text": "You might also find a deal with someone wanting to share their space, or sublease out unneeded space. I sometimes see people advertising those situations on craigslist.\n\nSomething else to consider, some mini storage places around me, especially the much older ones, have bare bones, basic office space for lease, often they will do months to month too. In a situation like that, you'd obviously have easy access to storage and you could expand and contract the amount of space you weren't for storage according to the needs of your business.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]