Pre-leasing rates of 89.3 percent on 2017 deliveries prompt developers to put shovels in the ground at record levels. 2 million square feet forecast for delivery in 2018 surpasses anything seen this cycle.
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Trend Watch Dec. 4: New office buildings boast 12% vacancy rate
The year of construction for buildings has significant impact on reported vacancy rate. Buildings completed since 2010 maintained the lowest vacancy rates, as office occupiers prefer new product. Demand for new construction will drive the demolition/rehabilitation of older, vacant office buildings, especially in strategically located markets lacking sites for new construction.
Trend Watch Nov. 28: Big-box leasing activity continues a climb
Twelve leases greater than 500,000 square feet closed throughout northern and central New Jersey, an increase of 33.3 percent year-over-year and a pace expected to outpace year-end totals for 2016. Big-box leasing has tripled as traditional retailers and e-commerce companies —representing 75.0 percent of big-box leasing for 2017 — continued to expand their distribution networks.
Urban logistics set to change industrial real estate’s competitive landscape
The rising demand for sites that will support urban logistics centers has driven growth in Northern New Jersey, while also creating competition among developers, as forgotten industrial markets reemerge. Retailers, parcel carriers and food and beverage companies have all increased their demand for industrial space less than ten miles from Manhattan. Formerly obsolete locations throughout New York’s boroughs are reemerging as competitive alternatives to the New Jersey markets.
New Jersey’s transit hub markets on track for continued growth
Office buildings within the state’s transit hub market continue to command higher rents compared to their suburban peers, according to JLL’s annual research report. Proximity to mass transportation within walking distance of amenity-rich areas has expanded the millennial demographic across these markets. The resulting demand for high-end Class A office space—that helps companies attract and retain the talent settling into these neighborhoods—drives rent premiums beyond that achieved in suburban markets.
