The pan-India office space vacancy in 2016 at 15 per cent was the lowest in eight years. The sharpest decline in pan-India office vacancy was seen between 2013 and 2016 when it went down from 18.5 per cent to 15 per cent. “On the back of positive office space demand from sectors such as manufacturing,… Read More »
Information Technology (IT) sector continued to dominate the leasing activity in India in 2016. Together, IT and BFSI contributed to nearly 69% of the leasing volume last year. Bangalore dominated the city-wise contribution to IT sector leasing with 36.7% share, followed by Pune. *2016 Grade A lease data only
With limited availability and high demand for high-quality office spaces in the city bringing about the lowest vacancy rates in three years and steadily increasing rents, Pune is facing a commercial real estate supply crunch. The market is opting for solutions ranging from converting the non-performing retail and hospitality space into offices, refurbishing of failed… Read More »
Pune’s office property supply crunch is likely to ease by 2019 as the city is expected to see supply of around 11 million sq ft until 2019-end, out of which 80% is likely to hit the market in 2018 and 2019, said property consultant JLL India. “Against the mentioned supply, the city is expected to… Read More »
Barclays Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG, Standard Chartered Plc and Citigroup Inc. are among global financial firms looking to add office space in India even as they trim their retail operations worldwide, two people aware of the matter said. Much of this space will be used to house the banks’ captive technology businesses in cities… Read More »
Pune’s commercial real estate market has recorded an optimistic start to the year 2017 with rising number of transactions. Pune has witnessed 23% year-on-year growth in leasing volume during the months of January and February, said commercial realty data information and analytic firm Propstack. Pune has also recorded 26% year-on-year rise in number of lease… Read More »
Pune recorded increase in leasing and no. of deals in Jan-Feb’17 compared to Jan-Feb’16. Higher number of deals in suburban locations and increase in rates for furnished spaces drove average transacted rentals upwards. Vacancy levels declined during the same period.
Housing department officials have said that Maharashtra will follow the Centre’s Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and is planning to publish the final rules this month so that the legislation can be implemented from May 1. The officials said the file for publishing the rules is in the final stages of approval. “There… Read More »
US-based fintech company FIS Solutions has renewed its lease of over 2.28 lakh sq ft office space at Westend Center One in Pune’s Aundh locality, two persons familiar with the development said. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company, earlier known as Sunguard Solutions, will pay monthly rental of Rs 54 per sq ft, taking the total lease… Read More »
The city continues to witness lowest office vacancy, pan-India as compared to major cities in the country. The IT capital of India has 4% vacancy across office space in the city, said JLL India. “From these figures, it is clear that IT hubs continue to see a good supply-demand equilibrium compared to other markets in… Read More »
