November 29, 2017
MIAMI – Strong office demand in Miami reflects the market’s robust job growth, with the unemployment rate at 4.6 percent, the lowest level in a decade. According to Transwestern’s third-quarter 2017 Miami office market report, demand pushed rental rates to a new record high of $35.77 per square foot in Miami-Dade County, and Class A asking rates now average over $50 per square foot in the Brickell and Aventura submarkets.
“Although pricing trends indicate another record year for Class A landlords achieving true rental rate growth, some tenants are considering relocating to more cost-effective alternatives as opposed to remaining in their current spaces,” said Glenn H. Gregory, Managing Director of Tranwestern’s office leasing group in Miami.
Third-quarter office vacancy is at 12.6 percent, up slightly from second quarter, which provided the lowest vacancy reported in Miami-Dade County since 2007. The only new product delivered this quarter was the 256,085-square-foot Waterford at Blue Lagoon, and 592,083 square feet of office product remain under construction across four submarkets. Slightly above second quarter demand, 126,535 square feet was absorbed in Miami-Dade’s office market in the third quarter, contributing to a year-to-date total of 348,845 square feet.
“Absorption in Miami-Dade has already more than doubled 2016’s annual absorption, illustrating the market’s healthy demand,” said Keith Pierce, Transwestern’s Senior Research Manager overseeing the Southeast U.S. “Speculative office development across Miami-Dade County has increased significantly to meet the demand, with 2017 boasting the highest levels of new construction in the market since 2010.”
Additional highlights from Transwestern’s third-quarter Miami office report include:
· Cumulatively, the five projects under construction in Downtown Miami, Coral Gables, Aventura, and Coconut Grove are approximately 37 percent pre-leased.
· Third-quarter vacancy declined in several submarkets, including Brickell at 12.2 percent, Coral Gables at 8.9 percent, and Miami Airport at 11.1 percent.
· Demand has risen in each quarter this year, remaining in a consistent range of 100,000 to 125,000 square feet per quarter.
· The Coral Gables submarket reported the strongest demand in Miami-Dade County for third-quarter 2017, while year-to-date demand is most robust in Brickell.
· In fourth quarter 2017, the market will add 318,00 square feet of office product, which is approximately 50 percent pre-leased.
Download the full report at: https://tinyurl.com/transwestern-miami3Q2017Office
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