25 novembre 2008
«London’s West End and Moscow remain the world’s two most expensive office
markets, respectively, while Hong Kong’s CBD, Tokyo’s Inner Central District
and Mumbai’s Nariman Point round out the top five, according to CB Richard
Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) Research’s semi-annual Global MarketView/Office
Occupancy Costs survey. The report tracks world markets with the highest as
well as fastest-growing occupancy costs for the 12 months ended September
30, 2008.
The average rate of growth for office occupancy costs among the 172 markets
monitored in the survey was 8%, almost double last year’s world inflation
rate. Up 94.6%, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) had by far the fastest
growing occupancy costs, with three of the top five fastest growing
countries situated in the Middle East. The rise in occupancy costs in the
UAE over the past twelve months has reflected market fundamentals—limited
supply of quality office space and high demand from international firms,
primarily law firms, financial institutions and real estate and construction
companies planting a footprint in the UAE.
"Our current perceptions are greatly affected by the current economic
malaise and we tend to forget how fast rents and occupancy costs were rising
over the last 12 months," said Dr. Raymond Torto, CBRE’s Global Chief
Economist. "Clearly the rate of change is generally slowing, and in some
markets the pricing direction is down. The turn in rent trajectory will
provide some relief to occupiers and angst to owners. However, unlike
previous downturns, which have occurred simultaneously with extensive
overbuilding, the real estate market globally today is in a stronger
position to weather the difficulties than in the past."
Asia Pacific was the fastest growing region among markets in the top 50, at
an average rate of 26.2%. Among the region’s ten entries into the top 50
fastest growing and second overall, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was up 51.4%.
Multi-national corporation tenants have driven demand for the limited supply
of prestige prime office buildings in that city; however Ho Chi Minh City’s
rents largely surged in the fourth quarter of 2007 and the first half of
2008. Perth, Australia, was second in the region and fourth overall, up
45.2%, while Hong Kong’s CBD had the third largest increase in the region
and 12th overall, up 29.1%.
Occupancy costs in the six Latin American markets that made the top 50
fastest growing rankings grew an average of 21.5%, with two new cities—Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Lima, Peru—making the list. São Paulo,
Brazil, led the region and was the seventh fastest growing market overall,
up 34%. São Paulo’s occupancy cost increase reflects a shortage of prime
office space combined with a relatively strong local economy supported by
global demand for commodities and a growing middle class. Meanwhile, of the
nine North American markets in the top 50 fastest growing rankings (down
from the last report’s15 markets), occupancy cost growth rates averaged
14.5%, the slowest of all the regions covered.
Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong jumped into the top three most expensive cities globally, with
occupancy costs rising to $231.59. Ho Chi Minh City dropped from the top
spot to number two among the top 50 fastest growing cities, while Perth,
Australia, jumped up 10 spots in the most expensive rankings, coming in at
number 31.
Europe
London’s West End remained the world’s most expensive office market at
$248.66, and Moscow retained its number two spot at $234.73. The City of
London was next among the European markets and eighth most expensive overall,
at $146.61. In Europe, occupancy costs grew fastest in Moscow and Rome, with
increases of 29.8% and 29.5%, respectively.
Richard Holberton, Director EMEA Research CB Richard Ellis, said: "European
cities still account for over half of the top 50 most expensive global
office markets. The fact that Moscow is the only European location that
appears in the global list of top ten fastest growing markets, however,
reflects the fact that the economic climate has slowed occupier activity
across Europe in recent months, reducing upward pressure on occupier costs.
European markets as a group are expected to experience reduced occupier
costs over the course of next year as landlords seek to secure tenants in a
tougher business environment."
Americas
Five North American cities are among the world’s Top 50 most expensive
office markets: Midtown Manhattan (15th at $98.08); Calgary CBD (38th at
$66.58); suburban Los Angeles (41st at $63.58); Toronto CBD (43rd at
$61.54); and Downtown New York City (48th at $59.16). In Latin America, São
Paulo increased nine spots to 26th, at $75.13.
Top Ten Most Expensive Markets Top Ten Markets with Fastest Growing
Occupancy Costs
(In US$ per sq. ft. per annum) (In local currency & measure)
1. London (West End), England 1. Abu Dhabi, UAE
2. Moscow, Russia 2. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
3. Hong Kong (CBD) 3. Dubai, UAE
4. Tokyo (Inner Central), Japan 4. Perth, Australia
5. Mumbai, India 5. Tel Aviv, Israel
6. Dubai, UAE 6. Durban, South Africa
7. Tokyo (Outer Central), Japan 7. São Paulo, Brazil
8. London (City), England 8. Panama City, Panama
9. Singapore 9. Cape Town, South Africa
10. Hong Kong (Prime Districts) 10. Moscow, Russia
Note: The full Top 50 Most Expensive and Top 50 Markets with Fastest Growing
Occupancy Costs charts are located at the end of this press release.
Global MarketView/Office Occupancy Costs is a survey of office occupation
costs in 172 cities worldwide.
The Fastest Growing ranking is based upon occupancy costs in local currency
and measure. The Most Expensive ranking is based upon occupancy costs in US$
per sq. ft. per annum.
The figures given in this release refer to occupancy cost. This represents
rent, plus local taxes and service charges. The occupation cost figures have
also been adjusted to reflect different measurement practices from market to
market.
Top 50 Most Expensive Office Markets as of November 2008 (converted to U.S.
dollars)
Rank
|
Market
|
US$/sq ft/annum
|
€ /sq m/month
|
£/sq ft/annum |
Aus $/sq m/annum
|
Can$/sq ft/annum
|
¥ /sq ft/annum |
1
|
London
(West End), England |
248.66 |
158.79 |
139.50 |
3,393
|
264.38 |
26,399 |
2
|
Moscow,
Russia |
234.73 |
149.89 |
131.68 |
3,203
|
249.56 |
24,920 |
3
|
Hong Kong (Central
CBD) |
231.59 |
147.89 |
129.92 |
3,160
|
246.23 |
24,587 |
4
|
Tokyo, (Inner
Central), Japan |
184.26 |
117.66 |
103.37 |
2,514
|
195.90 |
19,562 |
5
|
Mumbai (CBD),
India |
170.85 |
109.10 |
95.85 |
2,331
|
181.65 |
18,138 |
6
|
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates |
156.53 |
99.96 |
87.82 |
2,136
|
166.43 |
16,619 |
7
|
Tokyo (Outer
Central), Japan |
151.69 |
96.87 |
85.10 |
2,070
|
161.28 |
16,105 |
8
|
London
(City), England |
146.61 |
93.62 |
82.25 |
2,001
|
155.88 |
15,565 |
9
|
Singapore
|
135.13 |
86.29 |
75.81 |
1,844
|
143.67 |
14,346 |
10
|
Hong Kong
(Prime Districts) |
132.97 |
84.91 |
74.59 |
1,814
|
141.37 |
14,116 |
11
|
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates |
132.44 |
84.57 |
74.30 |
1,807
|
140.81 |
14,061 |
12
|
Paris,
France |
131.62 |
84.05 |
73.84 |
1,796
|
139.94 |
13,974 |
13
|
New Delhi (CBD),
India |
122.18 |
78.02 |
68.54 |
1,667
|
129.90 |
12,971 |
14
|
Dublin,
Ireland |
108.58 |
69.33 |
60.91 |
1,482
|
115.44 |
11,527 |
15
|
New York
Midtown, U.S. |
98.08 |
62.63 |
55.02 |
1,338
|
104.28 |
10,413 |
16
|
Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam |
92.83 |
59.28 |
52.08 |
1,267
|
98.70 |
9,855 |
17
|
Madrid,
Spain |
88.43 |
56.47 |
49.61 |
1,207
|
94.02 |
9,389 |
18
|
Zurich,
Switzerland |
88.01 |
56.20 |
49.37 |
1,201
|
93.57 |
9,343 |
19
|
Milan,
Italy |
85.76 |
54.76 |
48.11 |
1,170
|
91.18 |
9,104 |
20
|
Birmingham,
England |
84.67 |
54.07 |
47.50 |
1,155
|
90.02 |
8,989 |
21
|
Oslo,
Norway |
83.63 |
53.40 |
46.92 |
1,141
|
88.92 |
8,879 |
22
|
Luxembourg
City, Luxembourg |
82.25 |
52.52 |
46.14 |
1,122
|
87.45 |
8,732 |
23
|
Edinburgh,
Scotland |
82.00 |
52.36 |
46.00 |
1,119
|
87.18 |
8,705 |
24
|
Manchester,
England |
79.32 |
50.65 |
44.50 |
1,082
|
84.34 |
8,421 |
25
|
Geneva,
Switzerland |
78.07 |
49.86 |
43.80 |
1,065
|
83.01 |
8,289 |
26
|
São Paulo,
Brazil |
75.13 |
47.98 |
42.15 |
1,025
|
79.88 |
7,976 |
27
|
Shanghai (Pudong),
China |
75.01 |
47.90 |
42.08 |
1,024
|
79.75 |
7,963 |
28
|
Frankfurt
am Main, Germany |
74.09 |
47.31 |
41.56 |
1,011
|
78.77 |
7,866 |
29
|
Glasgow,
Scotland |
73.98 |
47.24 |
41.50 |
1,009
|
78.65 |
7,854 |
30
|
Stockholm,
Sweden |
73.72 |
47.08 |
41.36 |
1,006
|
78.38 |
7,827 |
31
|
Perth,
Australia |
73.72 |
47.07 |
41.36 |
1,006
|
78.38 |
7,826 |
32
|
Aberdeen,
Scotland |
73.08 |
46.67 |
41.00 |
997
|
77.70 |
7,759 |
33
|
Warsaw,
Poland |
71.34 |
45.56 |
40.02 |
973
|
75.85 |
7,574 |
34
|
Leeds,
England |
71.30 |
45.53 |
40.00 |
973
|
75.81 |
7,570 |
35
|
Bristol,
England |
70.41 |
44.96 |
39.50 |
961
|
74.86 |
7,475 |
36
|
Rome, Italy
|
68.84 |
43.96 |
38.62 |
939
|
73.19 |
7,308 |
37
|
Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil |
68.77 |
43.92 |
38.58 |
938
|
73.12 |
7,301 |
38
|
Calgary (CBD),
Canada |
66.58 |
42.52 |
37.35 |
909
|
70.79 |
7,069 |
39
|
Shanghai (Puxi),
China |
65.97 |
42.12 |
37.01 |
900
|
70.14 |
7,003 |
40
|
Tel Aviv,
Israel |
65.50 |
41.82 |
36.74 |
894
|
69.64 |
6,953 |
41
|
Los Angeles
(sub), U.S. |
63.58 |
40.60 |
35.67 |
868
|
67.60 |
6,750 |
42
|
Athens,
Greece |
63.04 |
40.26 |
35.37 |
860
|
67.03 |
6,693 |
43
|
Toronto (CBD),
Canada |
61.54 |
39.30 |
34.52 |
840
|
65.43 |
6,533 |
44
|
Seoul (CBD),
South Korea |
60.24 |
38.47 |
33.80 |
822
|
64.05 |
6,396 |
45
|
Munich,
Germany |
60.23 |
38.46 |
33.79 |
822
|
64.04 |
6,394 |
46
|
Sydney (Core),
Australia |
59.39 |
37.92 |
33.32 |
810
|
63.14 |
6,305 |
47
|
Jersey,
England |
59.29 |
37.86 |
33.26 |
809
|
63.03 |
6,294 |
48
|
New York
Downtown, U.S. |
59.16 |
37.78 |
33.19 |
807
|
62.90 |
6,281 |
49
|
Liverpool,
England |
57.93 |
36.99 |
32.50 |
791
|
61.59 |
6,150 |
50
|
Brussels,
Belgium |
57.42 |
36.67 |
32.21 |
784
|
61.05 |
6,096
|
Top 50 Most Markets
with Fastest-Growing Occupancy as of November 2008 (ranked by 12-month %
change increases in local currency and measure)
Rank
|
Market
|
% Change |
1
|
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates |
94.6 |
2
|
Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam |
51.4 |
3
|
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates |
50.9 |
4
|
Perth,
Australia |
45.2 |
5
|
Tel Aviv,
Israel |
40.7 |
6
|
Durban, South
Africa |
36.8 |
7
|
São Paulo,
Brazil |
34.0 |
8
|
Panama City,
Panama |
30.9 |
9
|
Cape Town (Claremont),
South Africa |
30.0 |
10
|
Moscow, Russia
|
29.8 |
11
|
Rome, Italy
|
29.5 |
12
|
Hong Kong (Central
CBD) |
29.1 |
13
|
Singapore
|
27.8 |
14
|
Johannesburg (Sandton),
South Africa |
27.3 |
15
|
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic |
27.3 |
16
|
Christchurch,
New Zealand |
26.6 |
17
|
Boston (CBD),
U.S. |
25.5 |
18
|
Hong Kong
(Prime Districts) |
25.0 |
19
|
Luxembourg
City, Luxembourg |
23.8 |
20
|
Helsinki,
Finland |
20.0 |
21
|
Aberdeen,
Scotland |
19.7 |
22
|
Lima, Peru
|
19.4 |
23
|
Milan, Italy
|
19.3 |
24
|
Geneva,
Switzerland |
17.8 |
25
|
Buenos Aires,
Argentina |
17.7 |
26
|
Los Angeles (CBD),
U.S. |
17.4 |
27
|
Oslo, Norway
|
17.1 |
28
|
Gothenburg,
Sweden |
17.0 |
29
|
Vancouver (CBD),
Canada |
17.0 |
30
|
Shanghai (Puxi),
China |
16.2 |
31
|
Ventura, U.S.
|
15.7 |
32
|
Palma De
Mallorca, Spain |
15.4 |
33
|
Malaga, Spain
|
14.9 |
34
|
Adelaide,
Australia |
14.9 |
35
|
Lyon, France
|
14.5 |
36
|
New Delhi (CBD),
India |
13.6 |
37
|
Lille, France
|
13.0 |
38
|
Prague, Czech
Republic |
13.0 |
39
|
Zurich,
Switzerland |
13.0 |
40
|
Valencia, Spain
|
12.5 |
41
|
Sydney (Core),
Australia |
12.2 |
42
|
Charlotte, U.S.
|
11.6 |
43
|
Frankfurt am
Main, Germany |
11.4 |
44
|
Stamford, U.S.
|
11.2 |
45
|
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil |
11.2 |
46
|
Montreal (CBD),
Canada |
11.1 |
47
|
Marseille,
France |
10.9 |
48
|
New York
Downtown, U.S. |
10.6 |
49
|
Calgary (CBD),
Canada |
10.6 |
50
|
Quito, Ecuador
|
10.0
|
Source: CB Richard
Ellis Research » ( CS della Società)
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