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Report Indicates Office Market Showing Signs of Stability

BOSTON-A mid-year report demonstrates that a slightly positive absorption rate along with an improved general business sentiment are indications that the city's office market is beginning to show long-awaited signs of stability.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on July 28, 2004

BOSTON-A slightly positive absorption rate along with an improved general business sentiment are indications that the city’s office market is beginning to show long awaited signs of stability, according to Richards Barry Joyce & Partners’ 2004 Mid-Year Review and Forecast.

The financial district submarket experienced 430,000 sf of positive absorption during the first six months of 2004 as the vacancy rate increased slightly to 13.5%. The report notes that the increase in vacancy largely reflects the completion of 100 Cambridge St., a former state office building renovated and repositioned as a multi-use facility with a 565,000 sf office component. The positive absorption reflects the occupancy of 417,000 sf at 100 Cambridge St., as well as other market dynamics.

The report emphasizes that lease commitments at new construction projects–such as 33 Arch St. and 601 Congress–eases the pressure on class A properties that compete with new product. The average class A asking lease rates held at $39 per sf, though rates continue to show large variances and can depend on specific location and the floor.

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