WHITE PLAINS-The overall outlook for the Westchester County office market is for continued strong growth, despite the economic slowdown, according to Newmark & Co. Real Estate’s Westchester/Connecticut office. The firm reports that average asking rents in Westchester County rose in the first quarter of 2001 to the record price of $24.06 per sf. Within the White Plains central business district and eastern Westchester County, asking rents shot up to $26.40 per sf and $27.94 per sf, respectively, Newmark officials say.

The Westchester County office availability rate remained stable in the first quarter at 12.5%. White Plains reached a record low for direct office space availability, according to Newmark, at 12.87%, down from 14.42% the previous quarter.

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