May 2008 NYC Real Estate Graphs and Statistics

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 MANHATTAN CLASS A OFFICE VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet))
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Class Office Class A 7.02 1.68 8.70 5.40 % 3.14 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office Class A 0.07 0.05 0.12 9.00 % 27.27 %
Downtown Manhattan Office Class A 2.34 1.37 3.71 5.70 % 21.05 %
Total Manhattan Office Class A 9.43 3.09 12.52 5.60 % 8.67 %
 
MANHATTAN CLASS A OFFICE VACANT SPACE NOW AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS
(In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Office Class A 17.11 4.03 21.14 9.66 % 4.31 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office Class A 0.95 0.16 1.11 7.58 % 4.86 %
Downtown Manhattan Office Class A 3.52 1.70 5.22 7.32 % 3.31 %
Total Manhattan Office Class A 21.58 5.89 27.47 9.01 % 4.14 %
 
May 2008 Manhattan Class A Office Vacancy For Lease

Manhattan Class A Office Vacancies

  • Total Manhattan Office Class A vacancies increased from 11.44 million RSF to 12.52 million RSF.
  • Total Manhattan Office Market vacancies increased from 21.02 million RSF to 22.31 million RSF.




 MANHATTAN TOTAL OFFICE MARKET VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet))
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Office 9.90 1.97 11.87 5.00 % 2.27 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office 3.78 0.29 4.07 6.30 % 4.30 %
Downtown Manhattan Office 4.76 1.61 6.37 7.00 % 13.37 %
Total Manhattan Office 18.45 3.87 22.31 5.70 % 5.81 %
 
MANHATTAN TOTAL OFFICE MARKET VACANT SPACE NOW AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS
(In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Office 22.34 4.86 27.20 8.50 % 3.26 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office 6.89 1.03 7.92 8.08 % 0.52 %
Downtown Manhattan Office 7.47 2.10 9.57 8.68 % 2.63 %
Total Manhattan Office 36.70 7.98 44.68 8.46 % 2.64 %


May 2008 Manhattan office space rent

Manhattan Office Vacancy Market

  • Total Manhattan Office direct lease vacancy increased from 18.04 million RSF to 18.45 million RSF.
  • Manhattan Office Sublease vacancy increased from 2.98 million RSF to 3.87 million RSF.

May 2008 rent manhattan office space by area

Manhattan Office Rent Vacancy by Area

  • Total Manhattan Office Market vacancy increased from 21.02 million RSF to 22.31 million RSF.
  • Total Midtown Office vacancy increased from 11.60 million RSF to 11.87 million RSF.
  • Total Midtown South Office vacancy increased from 3.90 million RSF to 4.07 million RSF.
  • Total Downtown Office vacancy increased from 5.52 million RSF to 6.37 million RSF.


May 2008 manhattan midtown office space rent

Midtown Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total vacant Office Direct Space For Rent in Midtown Manhattan increased from 9.72 million RSF to 9.90 million RSF.
  • Total vacant Office Sublease Space For Lease in Midtown Manhattan increased from 1.88 million RSF to 1.97 million RSF.


May 2008 midtown south manhattan office space for lease

Midtown South Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total vacant Office Direct Space in Midtown South Manhattan increased from 3.60 million RSF to 3.78 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Manhattan Sublease vacancies decreased from 0.30 million RSF to 0.29 million RSF.


May 2008 Downtown Manhattan Office Space Rent

Downtown Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total Downtown Manhattan Office Direct Lease Space increased from 4.72 million RSF to 4.76 million RSF.
  • Total Downtown Manhattan Office Sublease Vacancies increased from 0.80 million RSF to 1.61 million RSF.




 MANHATTAN RETAIL VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Retail 0.23 0.01 0.23 1.40 % -4.70 %
Midtown South Manhattan Retail 0.60 0.12 0.72 5.10 % -6.12 %
Downtown Manhattan Retail 0.13 0.01 0.13 2.80 % 18.05 %
Total Retail 0.95 0.14 1.09 3.00 % -2.85 %
 
MANHATTAN RETAIL VACANT SPACES NOW AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS
(In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Retail 0.46 0.07 0.53 2.70 % -0.38 %
Midtown South Manhattan Retail 0.94 0.16 1.09 6.91 % 0.73 %
Downtown Manhattan Retail 0.18 0.01 0.18 3.30 % 7.73 %
Total Retail 1.57 0.23 1.80 4.41 % 1.11 %


May 2008 Manhattan retail space for rent

Manhattan Retail Rent Vacancy

  • Total Available Manhattan Retail Space decreased from 1.12 million RSF to 1.09 million RSF.
  • Midtown Manhattan Retail vacancy decreased from 0.25 million RSF to 0.23 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Retail space vacancies decreased from 0.76 million RSF to 0.72 million RSF.
  • In Downtown Manhattan, Retail vacancy increased from 0.11 million RSF to 0.13 million RSF.




  MANHATTAN INDUSTRIAL VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Industrial 0.17 0.00 0.17 3.40 % 1.15 %
Midtown South Manhattan Industrial 0.15 0.00 0.15 2.30 % 3.27 %
Downtown Manhattan Industrial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total Industrial 0.33 0.00 0.33 2.60 % 2.14 %
MANHATTAN INDUSTRIAL VACANT SPACE NOW AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS
(In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Industrial 0.23 0.00 0.23 4.56 % 26.45 %
Midtown South Manhattan Industrial 0.30 0.00 0.30 4.36 % 4.00 %
Downtown Manhattan Industrial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total Industrial 0.53 0.00 0.53 4.13 % 13.85 %
 


May 2008 New York Rent Industrial Space

Manhattan Industrial Rent Vacancy

  • Total Manhattan Industrial Vacant Space increased from 0.32 million RSF to 0.33 million RSF.
  • Midtown vacancy stayed at 0.17 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Industrial space vacancies stayed at 0.15 million RSF.