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Net leasing of office spaces rose 25 per cent last year to a record 61.4 million sq ft across eight major cities on strong demand from domestic and overseas companies, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Net leasing of office spaces stood at 49.1 million sq ft during 2024 in these eight cities. Net absorption or leasing represents the net change in office space occupied during the year. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield on Monday released the data, showing that net office leasing rose in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi-NCR, and Chennai but declined in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad. "The last year's performance reflects more than record numbers, it signals a long-term growth trajectory anchored in strong fundamentals," said Anshul Jain, Chief Executive, India, SEA, MEA & APAC Office and Retail, Cushman & Wakefield. He projected that the office demand would remain strong during 2026, driven by expansion of global capability centres (GCCs) in India and rising ...
Noida's office market has seen an 18 per cent increase in rentals during the last six years, with the city gradually emerging as an important location for corporates to set up their bases, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Prime locations at Noida in Uttar Pradesh, however, saw an increase of 29 per cent in office rentals. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield has released a report, 'Noida-Runway for Growth, ' that captures the city's rapid transformation into a premier economic and real estate destination. As per the report, Noida has a total office stock of 43.4 million square feet, including 26.6 million sq ft of Grade A+ (top quality) assets as of September 2025. "Noida's office rental market from 2019 to 2025 showcases broad-based growth, driven by strong demand, major infrastructure upgrades and the city's emergence as a favoured corporate destination," the report said. The average office rentals currently stand at Rs 70-72 per sq ft a month, an increase of 18.3 per
CPP Investments and IndoSpace joint venture IndoSpace Core on Tuesday announced the acquisition of six industrial and logistics parks valued at Rs 3,000 crore (471 million Canadian dollars). The six parks, located across key logistics markets, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune, collectively span 380 acres with a leasable area of around 9 million sq ft feet, the company said. Set up in 2017 to acquire and develop logistics facilities across India, IndoSpace Core is co-owned by supply chain infrastructure platform IndoSpace and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), which holds a 93 per cent stake in the JV (joint venture). CPP Investments will commit Rs 1,400 crore (217 million Canadian dollars) to fund the acquisition, it said. The latest acquisition strengthens the JV's position as India's largest operator of stabilised industrial and logistics real estate, the company said. "India's logistics sector continues to benefit from strong structural
India's top six cities witnessed a 26 per cent annual growth in new supply of office spaces during the September quarter to 16.1 million sq ft as developers look to encash strong demand of premium workspaces from global and domestic firms, according to Vestian. US-based real estate consultant Vestian data showed that the new supply of office space was the highest in Pune at 3.70 million sq ft during the July-September period, an increase of 164 per cent from the year-ago period. In Delhi-NCR, the new office supply increased 35 per cent to 3.10 million sq ft. The fresh supply of office space in Chennai jumped 320 per cent to 2.1 million sq ft, while the supply doubled in Mumbai to 1.80 million sq ft. However, Bengaluru, the biggest office market in India, witnessed a 6 per cent drop in new office supply to 3.40 million sq ft. In Hyderabad, too, the new supply fell 51 per cent to 2 million sq ft during July-September period of this calendar year. Interestingly, Kolkata, the seventh
Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd on Monday said it has taken 8.15 lakh sq ft of office space on rent in Mumbai from Hiranandani Group to establish the biggest managed workspace campus in the world. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that it has signed an agreement to lease over 8,15,000 sq ft at Vikhroli in a project developed by Regalia Office Parks Pvt Ltd, the commercial office division of the Niranjan Hiranandani Group. The facility will be operational in the last quarter of 2026 calendar year. Smartworks currently has six large office campuses pan-India with an area of over 5 lakh square feet each. "Our alliance with the Niranjan Hiranandani Group for 'Eastbridge' marks a major milestone in Smartworks' journey. "With this new centre set to become the largest managed campus globally, we continue to break our own records and set new benchmarks in the managed workspace segment," Neetish Sarda, Managing Director & Founder of Smartworks, said. He said the company ...