November 2008 New York 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 8.73 2.25 10.98 6.10 % 6.01 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office Class A 0.62 0.02 0.63 8.30 % 73.06 %
Downtown Manhattan Office Class A 2.39 1.40 3.79 6.00 % 8.36 %
Total Manhattan Office Class A 11.74 3.66 15.40 6.20 % 9.34 %
 
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 18.91 5.80 24.71 11.20 % 6.20 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office Class A 1.18 0.11 1.29 8.96 % 6.34 %
Downtown Manhattan Office Class A 14.11 2.11 16.22 19.75 % 56.48 %
Total Manhattan Office Class A 34.20 8.03 42.23 13.31 % 25.52 %
 
Manhattan Class A Office Vacancy - January 2008

Manhattan Class A Office Vacancies

  • Total Manhattan Office Class A vacancies increased from 13.97 million RSF to 15.40 million RSF.
  • Total Manhattan Office Market vacancies increased from 24.26 million RSF to 26.52 million RSF.




 MANHATTAN TOTAL OFFICE MARKET VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet))
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Office 12.09 2.73 14.82 5.70 % 5.33 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office 5.04 0.58 5.62 7.00 % 17.58 %
Downtown Manhattan Office 4.45 1.64 6.09 6.60 % 7.90 %
Total Manhattan Office 21.58 4.94 26.52 6.10 % 8.51 %
 
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 24.41 6.92 31.33 9.74 % 4.81 %
Midtown South Manhattan Office 7.69 1.33 9.02 9.00 % 4.97 %
Downtown Manhattan Office 17.77 2.52 20.29 16.86 % 47.14 %
Total Manhattan Office 49.86 10.77 60.64 11.18 % 19.00 %


manhattan office space rent or lease - January 2008

Manhattan Office Vacancy Market

  • Total Manhattan Office direct lease vacancy increased from 20.03 million RSF to 21.58 million RSF.
  • Manhattan Office Sublease vacancy increased from 4.23 million RSF to 4.94 million RSF.

rent manhattan office space by area - January 2008

Manhattan Office Rent Vacancy by Area

  • Total Manhattan Office Market vacancy increased from 24.26 million RSF to 26.52 million RSF.
  • Total Midtown Office vacancy increased from 14.03 million RSF to 14.82 million RSF.
  • Total Midtown South Office vacancy increased from 4.63 million RSF to 5.62 million RSF.
  • Total Downtown Office vacancy increased from 5.61 million RSF to 6.09 million RSF.


manhattan midtown office space rent - January 2008

Midtown Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total vacant Office Direct Space For Rent in Midtown Manhattan increased from 11.77 million RSF to 12.09 million RSF.
  • Total vacant Office Sublease Space For Lease in Midtown Manhattan increased from 2.25 million RSF to 2.73 million RSF.


manhattan midtown south office space for lease - January 2008

Midtown South Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total vacant Office Direct Space in Midtown South Manhattan increased from 4.21 million RSF to 5.04 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Manhattan Sublease vacancies increased from 0.42 million RSF to 0.58 million RSF.


Manhattan Downtown Office Space Rent - January 2008

Downtown Manhattan Office Rent

  • Total Downtown Manhattan Office Direct Lease Space increased from 4.04 million RSF to 4.45 million RSF.
  • Total Downtown Manhattan Office Sublease Vacancies increased from 1.57 million RSF to 1.64 million RSF.




 MANHATTAN RETAIL VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Retail 0.27 0.01 0.28 1.40 % 11.19 %
Midtown South Manhattan Retail 0.57 0.01 0.58 2.90 % -4.48 %
Downtown Manhattan Retail 0.13 0.01 0.14 2.70 % -17.95 %
Total Retail 0.97 0.02 0.99 2.20 % -1.96 %
 
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 0.49 0.10 0.59 2.82 % 27.61 %
Midtown South Manhattan Retail 1.15 0.02 1.17 5.23 % 2.56 %
Downtown Manhattan Retail 0.19 0.01 0.20 3.53 % 19.41 %
Total Retail 1.84 0.13 1.97 4.00 % 11.85 %


Manhattan retail space for rent- January 2008

Manhattan Retail Rent Vacancy

  • Total Available Manhattan Retail Space decreased from 1.01 million RSF to 0.99 million RSF.
  • Midtown Manhattan Retail vacancy increased from 0.25 million RSF to 0.28 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Retail space vacancies decreased from 0.61 million RSF to 0.58 million RSF.
  • In Downtown Manhattan, Retail vacancy decreased from 0.16 million RSF to 0.14 million RSF.




  MANHATTAN INDUSTRIAL VACANT SPACE (In Millions of Rentable Square Feet)
   Direct  Sublease  Total  % Vacant  % Monthly
Change
Midtown Manhattan Industrial 0.19 0.00 0.19 4.00 % 0.00 %
Midtown South Manhattan Industrial 0.11 0.24 0.35 5.70 % 1.14 %
Downtown Manhattan Industrial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total Industrial 0.30 0.24 0.55 4.60 % 0.73 %
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 0.19 0.00 0.19 3.87 % 0.00 %
Midtown South Manhattan Industrial 0.53 0.24 0.77 11.40 % 1.04 %
Downtown Manhattan Industrial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 % 0.00 %
Total Industrial 0.72 0.24 0.96 7.60 % 0.83 %
 


New York Rent Industrial Space - January 2008

Manhattan Industrial Rent Vacancy

  • Total Manhattan Industrial Vacant Space increased from 0.54 million RSF to 0.55 million RSF.
  • Midtown vacancy stayed at 0.19 million RSF.
  • Midtown South Industrial space vacancies stayed at 0.35 million RSF.