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Fourth Quarter 2018 / Office Leasing Snapshot New York City Overall Average Asking Rent Fourth Quarter Highlights Show (Evercore Partners Inc. – 350,000 square feet at Large Renewal/Expansions in 2018, 55 East 52nd Street). $90 Leasing Volume at Record Levels In addition, large occupiers secured blocks of $80 $78.11 and Vacancy Rate Below 10 Percent space in newer properties by pre-leasing in $70 buildings such as 66 Hudson Boulevard (Pfizer $65.64 Office leasing volume in Manhattan rose to a $60 – 800,000 square feet) and 441 Ninth Avenue $50.66 record level of 36.0 million square feet in 2018, $50 (Peloton – 312,000 square feet) in the Hudson preliminary data show. $40 Yards/Manhattan West area, and 390 Madison Leasing activity across all markets was $30 Avenue (JPMorgan Chase & Co. – 418,241 supported by a significant number of tenants square feet) and 1271 Avenue of the Americas $20 that renewed their leases and expanded their $10 (Latham & Watkins – 407,000 square feet) in footprints, including three tenants that signed the respective submarkets of Grand Central $0 leases in the fourth quarter for office spaces and Sixth Avenue/Rockefeller Center. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 totaling 350,000 square feet or more. The overall steady flow of robust leasing In Midtown, leasing activity increased 17 activity in Midtown in the fourth quarter percent in 2018 to over 23.5 million square feet. Overall Historical Vacancy resulted in an 80-basis point decline in the It rose 45 percent to 7.0 million square feet in vacancy rate to 9.5 percent, down from 10.3 Midtown South, but declined 21 percent to 5.3 percent the previous year. 14.0% million square feet Downtown. 12.0% Midtown recorded average asking rents of 9.8% $84.59 for all building classes in the fourth 10.0% Overall, the office vacancy rate in Manhattan quarter, down just under two percent from 8.0% declined by 40 basis points to 9.8 percent year- 8.0% $86.22 compared to the fourth quarter a year 6.0% over-year in the fourth quarter, while asking ago and also down less than two percent 4.0% rents remained relatively flat at an average quarter-over-quarter. 2.0% $78.11 per square foot for all building classes. 0.0% In 2018, Midtown South saw the taking rents for Midtown South: Tech Regains its 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Class A office space hitting a high water mark of 2018 Dominance, While Financial Service $195.00 per square foot for the top floor at 412 Firms Support High-Water Mark West 15th Street, a newly developed boutique Pricing for Modern Development office building in Chelsea that was delivered at Strong leasing velocity in Midtown South in the end of 2017. Even with concessions, the Overall Historical Net Absorption 2018 was propelled by technology firms that net effective rent of $176.00 was the highest on regained their dominance. 10,000,000 record in Midtown South. 8,000,000 7,691,330 By year-end, technology/advertising/media/ 6,000,000 Midtown: Large Tenant Renewals information (TAMI) tenants accounted for 37 4,000,000 and Expansions Help Push Vacancy percent of the total 7.0 million square feet of 1,605,802 2,000,000 Rate Lower leasing activity in Midtown South, compared 0 to co-working tenants, which constituted 29 (2,000,000) Midtown leasing activity throughout 2018 was percent of the total activity. (4,000,000) robust, as the submarket continued to capture (6,000,000) Google contributed to the trend with the (8,000,000) the lion’s share of large-block transactions execution of new leases in Hudson Square 2007 greater than 100,000 square feet. Major leases 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (280,000 square feet at 315 Hudson Street and included renewals and expansions and a 180,000 square feet at 345 Hudson Street). number of pre-leased deals. All data is preliminary as of 12/28/2018 In the fourth quarter, Twitter expanded to Bloomberg LP’s 468,000-square-foot renewal 215,000 square feet at 249 West 17th Street, at 120 Park Avenue was the most significant which will increase its presence within the tech transaction in Midtown in the fourth quarter. hub. Throughout the year, there were other The largest transaction in Midtown South renewals/expansions executed along the in the fourth quarter was Ralph Lauren’s prestigious Park Avenue corridor (JPMorgan 350,000-square-foot expansion at 601 West Chase & Co – 855,000 square feet at 277 Park 26th Street, which will consolidate employees Avenue) and elsewhere in the Plaza District into a larger space. Partnership. Performance. avisonyoung.com New York City Fourth Quarter 2018 / Office Leasing Snapshot Average asking office rents in highest priced on a net effective rent Market Indicators Midtown South represented the basis. Despite the leasing variability within highest rental increase throughout Although Midtown South saw this market throughout the year, and Year-to-Date* Manhattan, rising to an average higher pricing in some buildings, the delivery of new product at 3 World $81.19 for all building classes, an particularly for newer product, Trade Center at the end of the second increase of just under 12 percent Market strong leasing velocity drove the quarter, the overall vacancy rate for Inventory year-over-year in the fourth quarter overall vacancy rate to 7.7 percent Downtown was flat year-over-year at and up almost two percent from the by the end of the quarter compared 12.1 percent. third quarter. to 7.8 percent a year ago. Asking rents Downtown were highest The increase in rent is partly at 3 World Trade Center, ranging attributed to new development, Downtown: Despite Full- from the $70s to $90s. Overall, the 456,397,516 including 40 10th Avenue and 412 Year Leasing Volume 448,254,965 4Q17 Downtown market’s average asking West 15th Street, both in Chelsea, and Decline, Resurgence rent of $62.69 for all classes in 2018 300 Lafayette Street in SoHo. of Government/Public declined one percent from the prior Taking rents for Class A office space Administration Activity Construction Propels Quarterly Velocity quarter and declined less than two Pipeline in Midtown South hit a high water percent year-over-year. mark in 2018 when a financial The Downtown market experienced a services firm leased 3,738 square 21 percent decline in leasing volume In conclusion, while we saw feet for $195.00 a square foot on the for the full year, yet the fourth quarter transactions for newer product top floor of the newly constructed reached a post-2013 quarterly high close at rental rates reaching new and rose 76 percent year-over-year. heights in the first half of the year, boutique office tower at 412 West 16,073,626** 15th Street. Taking rents for other This jump was primarily due to a particularly within Midtown South and spaces under 10,000 square feet resurgence of government/public Downtown, net absorption ended in the same building ranged from administration tenant activity, which positive for the full year across all three was absent throughout most of the markets as leasing activity for existing Vacancy $135.00 to $180.00 in the first half Rate of the year. Even with concessions year. and new product remained strong throughout the entire year. Robust comprised of up to 12 months The largest transaction in the fourth leasing pushed the overall vacancy free rent on average and tenant quarter Downtown was executed by rate down by 40 basis points year- improvement allowances ranging the New York City Housing Authority over-year to 9.8 percent by the end of from $125.00 to $135.00 per square (NYCHA), with a 422,264-square-foot 9.8% 2018. foot, this building remained the renewal at 90 Church Street. 10.2% 4Q17 Historical Leasing Activity by Quarter Net Absorption 14,000,000 12,000,000 7 10,250,907 10,000,000 9,730,169 9,380,40 8,571,502 8,315,456 8,228,943 8,000,000 7,692,758 1,605,802 6,000,000 5,487,084 4,000,000 Overall Average 2,000,000 Asking Rent 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $78.11 PSF 2017 2018 $78.54 4Q17 Midtown 20,072,615 SF 23,532,279 SF * Compared to year-end 2017 * *Includes 7.7 MSF coming online within the next 12 Months Midtown South 4,885,339 SF 7,098,455 SF Downtown 6,788,251 SF 5,340,287 SF All data is preliminary as of 12/28/2018 | At Avison Young, we track office properties that are 20,000 square feet and greater Partnership. Performance. avisonyoung.com New York City Fourth Quarter 2018 / Office Leasing Snapshot Notable Lease Transactions Tenant Address | Submarket Size | Lease Type Bloomberg LP 120 Park Avenue | Grand Central 468,000 SF | Renewal New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) 90 Church Street | Tribeca/City Hall 422,254 SF | Renewal Ralph Lauren 601 West 26th Street | Chelsea 350,000 SF | Expansion Peloton 441 Ninth Avenue | Hudson Yards/Manhattan West 312,000 SF | New Lease Millenium Management 399 Park Avenue | Plaza District 300,000 SF | New Lease Markets by the Numbers 4th Quarter 2018 4th Quarter 2018 Net Year-To-Date Current Under Overall Average Overall Average Inventory (SF) Direct Vacant (SF) Sublet Vacant (SF) Submarket Overall Vacancy Rate Absorption (SF) Absorption Construction (SF)* Asking Rent Class A Asking Rent Class B Midtown Grand Central 54,819,358 4,848,512 1,013,095 10.7% 353,489 27,169 1,733,000 $76.40 $58.69 Penn Plaza/Garment 19,969,798 1,129,689 626,224 8.8% 498,048 192,055 0 $71.26 $60.69 Hudson Yards/ 11,035,904 794,953 75,266 7.9% 80,573 (870,219) 5,517,000 $114.43 $0.00 Manhattan
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