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Foreign firms leased a record 9.1 million sq ft office space last quarter across India's top 9 cities to set up Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to CBRE. Real estate consultant CBRE on Monday released its office market data for January-March period, which showed that the office space demand remained strong driven by leasing of workspaces for establishment of GCCs. As per the data, the total gross leasing of office spaces rose 5 per cent across top 9 cities to 20.7 million square feet in January-March from 19.7 million square feet in the year-ago period. The nine cities are -- Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Kochi. The leasing of space for GCCs stood at record 9.1 million sq ft in the January-March period, the highest in any quarter. "The record GCC leasing activity is a definitive signal of India's position as the global destination of choice for high-complexity capability functions," said Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO,
Co-working operators are expanding their business in tier II cities to meet demand of managed office spaces from corporates, as more than 575 centres, comprising nearly 9 million sq ft area, have been set up across 17 small towns, according to Vestian. US-based real estate consultant Vestian has come out with a report 'Flex Spaces Reshaping Tier II Office Markets', which suggests that India's 17 major tier II cities house more than 575 co-working or flexible workspace centres, representing nearly 29 per cent of the total such facilities across India. In terms of area, these 17 towns have over 8.8 million sq ft of flexible workspace stock, accounting for over 9 per cent of the pan-India flex stock. The average size of the co-working centre is 64 per cent smaller than that of Tier-1 cities. Co-working operators generally take on lease office space from real estate developers and property owners to set up their centres and then sub-lease workspaces to corporates of all sizes. These ..
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 ...