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Manhattan Sublease Inventory Nears 21st Century High
Both direct and sublease space continued flooding the Manhattan office market in the first quarter, increasing overall availability to 17.2%, Savills reported. Sublease inventory now totals 22 million square feet, up 61.7% from pre-pandemic levels and near the 30% share of available inventory last seen in 2009. A total of 11.3 million square feet of direct and sublease space became available in Q1.
Looking ahead into 2021, Savills’ Sarah Dreyer and Danny Mangru are forecasting that asking, taking and effective rents will continue to decline in the coming quarters as landlords move from price discovery to wholesale repricing.
The pace of new sublease additions may slow in coming quarters. Closure of additional coworking locations plus delivery of new developments will increase overall availability.
Tenants are expected to opportunistically upgrade in the current leasing environment, driving a “flight to quality” that leaves a glut of largely commodity space.
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