Though the region is adding jobs,
office vacancy remained at over 11 percent in the second quarter, according to Delta Associates, as government agencies and private employers continue to downsize into smaller spaces.
Office vacancy in central business districts (CBDs) declined 20 basis points to 10.9 % in the third quarter while suburban
office vacancy remained flat at 14 %, according to Chicago - based real estate brokerage Grubb & Ellis.
Not exact matches
Vacancies remain at major embassies, among other
offices.
Metro Vancouver's
office vacancy has dropped to the lowest in North America, but gross
office rents for the region
remain among the most affordable, according to figures released by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
Trepp and his fellow panelists agreed that even with up to 1.5 million square feet of new
office space potentially delivered to market in the next three to five years, the Vancouver market would
remain «in balance», peaking at no higher than 14 per cent
vacancy when the new supply arrives.
If such
vacancy occurs in the
office of a delegate - at - large, such
vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the
remaining delegates - at - large.
Mr. Paterson's current
office would
remain unfilled until the 2010 election, as the constitution makes no provision for filling a
vacancy in the lieutenant governor's
office.
The central
office has one major
vacancy remaining: an executive director of facilities, Blouin - Williams said.
Any
vacancy, except in the
office of President or Past President, occurring on the Board of Directors during a term of
office shall be filled until the next annual election from among the qualified members of the Club by a majority vote of the
remaining members of the Board of Directors.
Until the next election by Voting Members, any
vacancies occurring on the Board or among the officers shall be filled by a majority vote of all the
remaining members of the Board, except that a
vacancy in the
office of President shall be filled automatically by the Vice-President and the resulting
vacancy in the
office of Vice-President shall be filled by the Board.
The demand for healthcare real estate — namely medical
office buildings — has
remained strong despite skyrocketing
vacancies in the national
office market.
«The
remaining vacancy will be used for large
office tenants, as the property has large and efficient floor plates,» Conger notes.
The national
vacancy rate for
office properties
remained unchanged during the fourth quarter at 16.9 percent.
While the sector has endured an increase in
vacancies and some softness in rents, the overall fundamentals
remain much better than the
office market.
Still, the city's
office -
vacancy rate
remains well below the national average of 13.5 percent, and its first - quarter rate of 5.7 percent was the lowest in the country.
National
office leasing through the first quarter registered 12.7 percent below the same period in 2014, and
vacancy remained flat, according to a recent Cushman & Wakefield report.
But despite a flat
vacancy rate, New York's
office market
remained strong throughout 2016, with the second - highest annual leasing total in the past decade.
In addition, the San Francisco Bay Area
remains the tightest of the top 10
office markets with a 5.6 percent overall
vacancy rate, and
vacancy as low as 2.0 percent in the Silicon Valley markets.
But despite a flat
vacancy rate, New York's
office market
remained strong throughout 2016, with the second - highest annual leasing total in the past decade, according to Colliers.
With development grounded, rents dropping and
vacancy rates hovering around 20 percent, the Chicago
office market
remains mired in the downturn.
Office Markets
Office vacancy rates are forecast to
remain unchanged at 15.7 percent through the third quarter of 2015.
; •
Vacancy rates are expected to drop in a range of between 1.2 and 3.7 percentage points for
office, retail, and industrial properties and
remain stable at low levels for apartments; while hotel occupancy rates will likely rise; • Rents are expected to increase for all property types, with 2012 increases ranging from 0.8 percent for retail up to 5.0 percent for apartments.
Ottawa — Like Calgary, the Ottawa
office market saw a rise in
vacancy rate over the past 12 months from 5.60 per cent to 6.30 per cent and stable rents of $ 17.23 per sq. ft.. Yet the market is expected to
remain solid thanks to the stabilizing presence of the federal government, although a slight increase in
vacancies is expected to occur due primarily to new supply and some space - juggling before it is absorbed relatively quickly both by the private and public sectors.
San Francisco also
remains as one of the top two
office markets in Marcus & Millichap's National Office Property Index, alongside San Jose, as a result of its strong employment numbers and low va
office markets in Marcus & Millichap's National
Office Property Index, alongside San Jose, as a result of its strong employment numbers and low va
Office Property Index, alongside San Jose, as a result of its strong employment numbers and low
vacancy.
National
office vacancy rates are forecast to
remain unchanged over the coming year, mostly due to added inventory entering the market.