{"id":1004744264,"date":"2025-01-29T01:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004744264"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:02:10","slug":"placer-ai-office-index-december-2024-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/placer-ai-office-index-december-2024-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Placer.ai Office Index\u20142024 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004744265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/placer-ai-office-index-december-2024-recap\/0225_cpe_placer_yoy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0225_CPE_Placer_YoY\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\" alt=\"A chart depicting 5-year-over-year office visit recovery rates from 2019 through 2024. \" class=\"wp-image-1004744265\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/0225_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Placer.ai<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nationwide&nbsp;office visits closed out December 2024 at 39.2 percent below December 2019 levels\u2014a bigger visit gap than that seen in November (37.6 percent), but a narrower one than last December\u2019s 42.8 percent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office visits in&nbsp;New York&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miami&nbsp;hovered around&nbsp;20.0% below pre-pandemic levels.&nbsp;Atlanta&nbsp;(down 34.1 percent) and&nbsp;Dallas&nbsp;(down 35.2 percent) also outpaced the national average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco&nbsp;finally pulled out of last place for year-over-five-year recovery\u2014thanks in part to recent RTO mandates from local heavyweights like Salesforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return-to-office mandates are once again the talk of the town, with companies from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.costar.com\/article\/6284903\/southwest-kicks-off-new-year-with-stricter-in-office-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/att-clamps-down-on-remote-work\/287-ade7a638-154a-4494-86c5-8bb10668d522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AT&amp;T<\/a>&nbsp;set to crack down on remote work in the new year\u2014in some cases, demanding that workers show up in person five days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how did the office recovery shape up in December 2024? We dove into the data to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-december-doldrums\">December doldrums<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>December is typically a quiet month for offices, with many Americans taking time off for the holidays to enjoy vacations and family gatherings. So, it may come as no surprise that office visits in December 2024 dropped to their lowest point of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to December 2019, office visits in December 2024 lagged by 39.2 percent\u2014a bigger visit gap than that seen in either November (37.8 percent) or October (34.0 percent), as employees likely embarked on extended \u201cworkations\u201d and enjoyed greater WFH flexibility during the holiday season. Put another way, December 2024 office foot traffic clocked in at 60.8 percent of pre-pandemic (December 2019) levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, offices were busier this December than last\u2014in December 2023, the recovery compared to December 2019 stood at just 57.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-york-miami-and-san-francisco\">New York, Miami, and \u2026 San Francisco?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New York and Miami once again led the regional return to office charge with year-over-five-year visit gaps of 19.6 percent and 20.9 percent, respectively\u2014though both cities\u2019 year-over-five-year numbers were weaker than those seen in either&nbsp;October&nbsp;or&nbsp;November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atlanta (-34.1 percent) and Dallas (-35.2 percent) also outperformed the nationwide average for year-over-five-year office foot traffic. And with Dallas-based companies like&nbsp;AT&amp;T&nbsp;and&nbsp;Southwest Airlines&nbsp;starting to enforce stricter in-office policies in the new year, the Texas hub may experience even more accelerated recovery in the coming months. (AT&amp;T also has a strong&nbsp;presence&nbsp;in Atlanta, which may also benefit from the company\u2019s crackdown.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, San Francisco, which has long lagged in post-pandemic office recovery, finally pulled out of last place in December 2024 with a year-over-five-year visit gap of 48.0 percent, just edging out Chicago. The impressive year-over-year office visit growth seen by the West Coast hub in&nbsp;recent&nbsp;months\u2014likely fueled in part by&nbsp;Salesforce\u2019s&nbsp;recent RTO mandate\u2014appears to have finally left a tangible mark on the city\u2019s year-over-five-year ranking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Year-over-year, visits to office buildings nationwide were up 6.4 percent in December 2024\u2014showing that despite seasonal setbacks, office visits remain overall on an upward trajectory. Atlanta (13.7 percent) and Boston (12.1 percent)&nbsp;led the way for year-over-year office recovery, followed by Washington, D.C. (10.6 percent) and San Francisco (10.4 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As additional RTO mandates go into effect in the new year, the office recovery needle may move once again. Will additional companies jump on the full-time in-office bandwagon\u2014or will hybrid work models continue to dominate?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/placer.ai\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">placer.ai\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;data-driven office index reports to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This blog includes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.placer.ai\/blog\/placer-ai-office-index-november-2024-recap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a>&nbsp;from Placer.ai Data Version 2.1, which introduces a new dynamic model that stabilizes daily fluctuations in the panel, improving accuracy and alignment with external ground truth sources.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Posted on January 29, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004741110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/0125_cpe_placer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0125_CPE_Placer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg\" alt=\"Office recovery rates in November 2024 compared to visits in November 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1004741110\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Placer.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In November, visits to office buildings nationwide were 62.4 percent of November 2019 (pre-pandemic) levels, down from 66.7 percent in November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami led the regional office recovery pack with visits at 84.0 percent of November 2019 levels, followed by New York (81.9 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Year over year, office foot traffic dropped 6.5 percent in November 2024\u2014likely due to record-breaking Thanksgiving travel. But some cities, including San Francisco and Miami, continued to see year-over-year visit growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reaching new&nbsp;heights&nbsp;in October 2024, how did the office recovery fare in November? We dove into the data to find out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Two steps forward, one step back\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2024, visits to office buildings nationwide were 62.4 percent of what they were in November 2019, down from 66.7 percent in November 2023. This marks the most substantial drop in office foot traffic since January 2024\u2014and a sharp&nbsp;decline&nbsp;from October 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But though significant, November\u2019s downturn is likely a reflection of this year\u2019s&nbsp;record-breaking&nbsp;Thanksgiving&nbsp;travel&nbsp;rather than of any real office recovery slowdown. Millions of Americans took to the skies and roads to spend the holiday with loved ones. And with remote work making it easier than ever before for professionals to plug in from virtually anywhere, many likely extended their trips without taking extra days off\u2014leading to fewer office visits in the days leading up to the holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/when-office-meets-hospitality-a-love-story-from-presidio-bay\/\">When Office Meets Hospitality: A Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a look at regional trends, Miami continued to outshine other cities in November 2024, with visits at 84.0 percent of pre-pandemic levels\u2014perhaps due in part to strict return-to-office policies implemented&nbsp;by major players within the city\u2019s growing tech and finance sector. New York came in second with recovery at 81.9 percent, while San Francisco continued to lag behind other major cities. But with major projects like the September 2024 grand opening of the&nbsp;revamped&nbsp;Transamerica Pyramid set to revitalize the city\u2019s Financial District, more accelerated recovery may be ahead for this West Coast hub.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004741112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/0125_cpe_placer_yoy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0125_CPE_Placer_YoY\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg\" alt=\"Office visit declines in November 2024, year-over-year\" class=\"wp-image-1004741112\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/12\/0125_CPE_Placer_YoY.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Placer.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Indeed, San Francisco was among November 2024\u2019s regional leaders for year-over-year office visit growth. Nationwide, office building foot traffic was down 6.5 percent year-over-year. But in San Francisco, visits increased 1.6 percent\u2014likely bolstered by recent RTO mandates from major local employers like&nbsp;Salesforce. The city\u2019s temperate climate may also have played a role in encouraging residents to stay local for the holidays. Miami, too\u2014a popular holiday&nbsp;destination&nbsp;in its own right\u2014saw visits increase 1.7 percent year-over-year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denver, meanwhile, experienced its&nbsp;fourth snowiest&nbsp;November on record, which may have contributed to a larger portion of its workforce embracing remote work during the month\u2014and an 11.3 percent year-over-year visit decline. And in New York, extended \u201cworkcations\u201d by remote-capable finance employees, as well as potential&nbsp;disruptions&nbsp;in public transit and increased congestion during the holiday season, may have fueled a larger-than-average drop. Given the Big Apple\u2019s strong overall recovery trajectory, we will likely see a rebound to more robust year-over-year growth by January, when the holiday season winds down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This blog includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.placer.ai\/blog\/placer-ai-office-index-november-2024-recap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> from Placer.ai Data Version 2.1, which introduces a new dynamic model that stabilizes daily fluctuations in the panel, improving accuracy and alignment with external ground truth sources.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Posted on December 26, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004738004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/1224_cpe_placer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1224_CPE_Placer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg\" alt=\"Office visits in October 2024 vs. October 2019\" class=\"wp-image-1004738004\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/11\/1224_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Placer.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In October, visits to office buildings nationwide were 34.0 percent below October 2019 levels\u2014and the highest they&#8217;ve been since February 2020. New York and Miami continued to lead the office recovery pack in October, with visits in the two cities back to 86.2 percent and 82.6 percent, respectively, of pre-pandemic levels. Washington, D.C., Boston, and Atlanta saw the biggest year-over-year office foot traffic increases last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon, Dell, Goldman Sachs, Walmart and UPS are just a few of the major employers that have been cracking down on remote work in recent months, some requiring their teams to be on-site full time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So with summer behind us, we dove into the data to assess the impact these accumulating RTO mandates are having on the ground. Are offices continuing to fill up, or has the office recovery run its course?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Growth leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2024, office visits nationwide were 34.0 percent below October 2019 levels. And looking at monthly fluctuations in office foot traffic over the past five years shows that the RTO remains in full swing\u2014with last month\u2019s visits reaching the highest point seen since February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digging down into regional data shows that in several major hubs\u2014including Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Washington, D.C., Chicago and San Francisco\u2014October 2024 was the single busiest in-office month since COVID-19. In Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, October was the second-busiest month, outpaced only by July.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/manhattan-office-vacancy-sees-modest-year-over-year-decline\/\">Manhattan Office Shows Strength in a Still Lackluster Market<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, New York and Miami continued to lead the regional office recovery pack, with October 2024 visits in the two cities up to 86.2 percent and 82.6 percent, respectively, of 2019 levels. The two hubs, joined by Atlanta and Dallas,&nbsp;continued&nbsp;to outperform the nationwide average. And Houston, which lagged behind other major business hubs during the summer in the wake of major storms,&nbsp;reclaimed&nbsp;its position just under the nationwide baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2024, visits to office buildings in Washington D.C. increased by 16.4 percent year-over-year, likely boosted by a RTO push meant to increase&nbsp;meaningful&nbsp;in-person work in federal&nbsp;agencies\u2014though many government&nbsp;employees&nbsp;continue to telework. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Boston, where office building occupancy is&nbsp;outperforming&nbsp;national levels, visits saw a 15.6 percent year-over-year uptick. And Atlanta, where major employers from&nbsp;UPS&nbsp;to&nbsp;NCR Voyix&nbsp;are requiring workers to show up at the office five days a week, saw visits grow 13.8 percent year-over-year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationwide, office foot traffic increased 10.1 percent year-over-year\u2014showing that the return-to-office movement is still very much a work in progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This blog includes data from Placer.ai Data Version 2.1, which introduces a new dynamic model that stabilizes daily fluctuations in the panel, improving accuracy and alignment with external ground truth sources.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Posted on November 25, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004730133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/1024_cpe_placer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1024_CPE_Placer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1004730133\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Office building recovery percentages since 2019, as of August 2024. Source: Placer.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In August, office visits nationwide were 68.8 percent of August 2019 levels\u2014slightly below the post-pandemic office visit recovery level seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/office-visits-continue-to-improve\/\">July<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in August, Miami, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/manhattan-office-visits-up-year-over-year-rebny\/\">New York<\/a>, Atlanta, and Dallas outperformed the nationwide baseline for year-over-five-year office recovery, while Los Angeles and San Francisco lagged behind. Year-over-year, Atlanta saw the most impressive office visit growth (7.3 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"1004730134\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/1024_cpe_placer2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1024_CPE_Placer2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg?w=800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1004730134\" style=\"width:550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/09\/1024_CPE_Placer2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Year-over-year office visit growth as of August. Source: Placer.ai<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">A Regional Snapshot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drilling down into the data for major urban hubs throughout the country shows a continuation of recent&nbsp;trends, with Miami, New York, Atlanta and Dallas outperforming the nationwide baseline. In Miami and New York, office visits were nearly 90.0 percent and 85.0 percent, respectively, of what they were pre-pandemic. And Atlanta, where employers have begun enforcing stricter in-office policies, held onto its high ranking, with visits 75.6 percent of what they were in August 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, Atlanta, which has seen a surge in office&nbsp;leasing&nbsp;activity according to <em>Bisnow<\/em>, saw 7.3 percent year-over-year visit growth in August 2024, followed by Miami (5.7 percent). 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Will September 2024 set a new post-pandemic RTO record?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Posted on September 20, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how visits are trending in major cities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3638,"featured_media":1004744265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23891,21742,21747,37749],"tags":[52442],"class_list":["post-1004744264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-latest","category-office","category-research-center-cpe","tag-placer-ai"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Placer.ai Office Index\u20142024 Recap - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nationwide\u00a0office visits reached 39.2 percent in December 2024, below December 2019 levels. 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