Development Report 2025

OFFICE

OFFICE INVENTORY

OFFICE RENT

$24.00

14M

$21.37

$22.00

13.5M

$20.00

13,518,693 sq/ft

$20.07

13M

$18.00

$16.00

12.5M

$14.00

12M

$12.00

$10.00

11.5M

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: JLL

Source: JLL

Office rents jumped 6% in Q1 2025, reaching $21.37 per square foot compared to $20.07 per square foot the previous quarter. This marks the first increase in office rent rates since Q1 2024. Rental rates reached a high point of $22.06 per square foot in Q3 2023.

Office inventory remains steady at 13,518,693 square feet, marking the fifth consecutive quarter without change.

OFFICE VACANCY

Direct Vacancy

Sublease Vacancy

Total Vacancy

OFFICE SPACE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

16%

13.8%

12.7%

450K

14%

400K

12%

350K

10%

10.8%

11.5%

300K

8%

250K

6%

200K

150K

4%

2.2%

1.9%

100K

2%

0 sq/ft

50K

0%

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

0

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: JLL

Source: JLL

After declining in late 2023, vacancy rates in the office sector continued to climb, reaching 13.8% in Q1 2025. This marks a 1.1% increase since Q1 2024, with both direct and sublease vacancies contributing to the rise.

No new significant office construction has been reported since mid-2023.

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