New York Market Overview
- Total Manhattan Class A Office vacancies decreased from 11.5 % vacant to 10.9 % vacant
- Total New York City Office vacancy stayed at 8.0 % vacant
Manhattan Office.
Manhattan office leasing activity surged by nearly 80% from the same time last year, as 2018 continues on its path toward a new post-recession record.Office leasing activity, including both new leases and renewals, totaled around 3.97 million square feet. That was 76.7% above last year’s 2017’s. The largest lease was the City of New York’s 420,000-square-foot renewal at 90 Church Street. The Downtown sub-market’s largest deal of the year.
The Midtown office market is the most active since 2006, with a total of 13.9 million square feet leased . Of that total, 4.4 million square feet were added in the third quarter, the sixth consecutive quarter to surpass 4 million square feet leased.
Asking rents in Midtown stood at $74.41 per square foot, up 2% from the previous quarter, but down 3% from last year. In Midtown South, asking rents were at $77.15 per square foot, down 2% from the previous quarter, but up 7% year-over-year. .
Total Manhattan Class A Office vacancies decreased from 11.5 % vacant to 10.9 % vacant
Manhattan Retail
Fifth Avenue ranked as the second most expensive retail corridor in the world. Fifth Avenue between 49th and 60th Street ranked as the second most expensive retail corridor. In the second quarter, the area posted average rents of $2,250 per square foot.The top 11 retail deals made public totaled over 353,000 square feet, well above the 98,300 square feet seen the prior month but most of the activity was renewals.
