5 million sq ft office space absorption in Hyderabad till Q3

Hyderabad’s office market remained resilient with about 5.0 million sq. ft. office space absorption till the third quarter, which is about 79% more than the same period last year, said a property consultant in their quarterly report. Healthy demand from occupiers in Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services (IT-ITeS) segment took the gross leasing volume to 1.88 million sq. ft. in Q3 2016 totaling to about 5 million sq. ft. year till date ( YTD). The leasing in the third quarter of 2015 was 1.52 million sq. ft. while it was 3 million sq. ft. till September last year.

The segment also witnessed a spike in pre-commitments, and agreements to lease, mostly concentrated in the secondary business districts (SBD) mainly driven by the expansion strategy of the large occupiers.

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