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During the economic downturn several years ago, contraction options—which let tenants give back part of their space during their leases and pay a lower rent—became popular because downsizing was one way for tenants in trouble to scale back costs. But two now-common commercial real estate trends have made the contraction option desirable for tenants that aren’t in financial trouble.