{"id":1004592256,"date":"2022-07-28T00:20:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004592256"},"modified":"2022-12-08T05:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:56:06","slug":"manhattan-office-vacancy-decreased-in-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/manhattan-office-vacancy-decreased-in-q2\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Office Vacancy Decreased in Q2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By the end of the second quarter of 2022, Manhattan\u2019s office vacancy reached 14.1 percent, according to CommercialEdge<\/strong> data. On a year-over-year basis, the metro\u2019s vacancy rate expanded by 330 basis points.<\/p>\n

The largest U.S. office market has been one of the slowest to bounce back, but the first half of 2022 brought an uptick in leasing activity. Since the end of the first quarter, the borough\u2019s vacancy decreased by 30 basis points through June, signaling an increase in leasing during the second quarter of the year. The national average vacancy rate also decreased between April and June, shedding 50 basis points.<\/p>\n

Most gateway cities followed the national trend and only three metros recorded vacancy increases: Miami (30 basis points), the Bay Area (20 basis points) and Seattle (70 basis points). Boston (9.7 percent), Miami (13.1 percent) and Los Angeles (13.0 percent) bore lower rates than Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Prices down, leasing up<\/h2>\n

In June, the NYC borough\u2019s average listing rate hit $72.90, representing a 12.3 percent decrease year-over-year\u2014the largest drop across all U.S. markets. In March, the full-service equivalent average stood at $74.20. Other primary markets with high rates included San Francisco ($62.60), the Bay Area ($56.50) and Miami ($47.10).<\/p>\n

Manhattan office vacancy fell in the second quarter of the year, while landlords completed several large leases:<\/p>\n