Silicon Valley Sublease Space Falls to 1.4MM SQFT, Lowest Since 2016, as Class A Premium Widens to $2.10
Why this matters
Office continues to trade in two distinct markets: trophy assets in walkable submarkets that are leasing at or near record rents, and commodity Class B and C buildings where the basis is still resetting. Underwriting on the latter has moved toward replacement-cost-minus, with credit underwriting now leaning on tenant covenant and remaining lease term rather than mark-to-market expectations. San Francisco continues to clear office at the deepest discounts to 2019 basis seen in the cycle, while multifamily fundamentals have stabilized and life sciences in the Peninsula remains active. For LP-positioned capital, the read-through is that the bifurcation is now a structural feature of the sector, not a cycle to wait out.
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The cheap seats in Silicon Valley's office market are nearly gone, and landlords of top-tier buildings are pressing the advantage, with sublease availability shrinking to 1.4 million square feet in the third quarter o…
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