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THE office leasing market recorded another quarter of strong take-up during Q1 this year, with average gross rental rates in the central business district (CBD) rising between 3.9 to 4.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter from higher occupancy rates, according to research by DTZ.
Average monthly per square foot rents ranged between $8 in Shenton Way, Robinsons Road and Cecil Street, to around $11.50 in Marina Bay. Occupancy rates at these areas, at 97.9 per cent and 88.1 per cent respectively, were higher than the previous quarter.
The office market ended 2013 on a firm footing with occupancy rates, rents and capital values all higher than the year before, said property consultancy Colliers International.
The average monthly gross rent of Premium and Grade A office space in the Central Business District (CBD) climbed 2.2 per cent from the third quarter to reach $8.72 per sq ft at the end of December, the highest level in two years.
[SINGAPORE] A steady stream of office leasing deals has been inked of late in the CBD, showing that demand in the market still has legs.
In what is believed to be the first leasing deal at South Beach Tower, Rabobank is said to have signed a lease for about 26,000 square feet. It will be moving out of 77 Robinson Road. DTZ is said to have advised Rabobank.
REFLECTING resilient demand for secondary office space vacated in older but choice office buildings, all of the 143,000 square feet under Citi's lease at Millenia Tower expiring next month has found new takers.
Citi began to vacate the space earlier this year, completing its exit from the building in July. This marked the final leg of the group's four-phase departure from Millenia Tower and the next-door Centennial Tower that began in 2011.
OFFICE rents in the Central Business District (CBD) look to be bottoming out after a period of decline, while those in the CBD fringe are rising, according to a DTZ report yesterday.
Occupancy rates have also climbed islandwide, largely due to a decrease in supply, the property consultancy added.
[SINGAPORE] Led by Marina Bay, the office market is starting to see rents and vacancy rates improve, supported by more broad-based leasing demand.
According to Cushman & Wakefield (C&W), Marina Bay saw Grade A vacancies decline 2.0 percentage points to 3.6 per cent from the first quarter, even as rents rose 10.9 per cent on a quarterly basis.
This led to an increase in average Grade A rents by 4.2 per cent to $9.03 per square foot (psf) per month quarter-on-quarter.
KEPPEL Reit has achieved full occupancy at its five Singapore properties, after Ocean Financial Centre (OFC) became fully leased.
The manager for the commercial real estate investment trust, Keppel Reit Management, said yesterday that both the office and the newly completed retail space at OFC have been completely taken up.Said Ng Hsueh Ling, CEO of the Reit manager: "We have steadily signed on tenants to achieve full occupancy, from approximately 80 per cent when we acquired Ocean Financial Centre in December 2011."
Rents at the top-performing sub-market, Marina Bay, were $11.80 per square foot (psf) per month, after inching up 0.85 per cent from Q3's $11.70 psf per month. Elsewhere in the CBD, Raffles Place saw rents increase 0.67 per cent quarter on quarter to $9 psf per month, while Shenton Way's rents increased 0.99 per cent to $8.20 psf per month.