Global office markets: outlook for gateway cities
COVID-19 has disrupted office markets around the world and accelerated trends that were already in place. But, today, cities face different levels of occupancy, remote working, pandemic restrictions, and vaccination and case rates.
London offices: Down, but not out
Office occupancy in London has been hit hard by the pandemic, says Maha Khan Phillips. But major investors continue to bet on a recovery
New York offices: Start spreading the news…
The City That Never Sleeps went into an induced coma in 2020. Some tenants and investors are now preparing for New York City to reawaken. Venessa Drucker reports
Tokyo offices: Build it and they won’t come?
Vacancy levels have always been low in Tokyo, but that could change as a glut of post-Olympics projects arrive. Florence Chong reports
Paris offices: City of Light switches back on
Many Parisians have returned to the workplace, but the outlook for the office sector varies across the city. Maha Khan Phillips reports
Berlin offices: Germany’s tech magnet
Despite a rise in vacancies as a result of the lockdowns, investors are bullish on the tech-fuelled growth potential of Berlin’s office market. Luigi Serenelli reports
San Francisco offices: Reigniting the space race
Tech firms reserved vast amounts of office space to grow into before the pandemic. Now the city is sitting on a glut of subleased space. Vanessa Drucker reports
Sydney offices: Poised for a quick recovery
Australia’s harbour city is pinning hopes on a quick bounceback when it reopens in October, says Florence Chong
Singapore offices: Asia’s shining example
The city-state has led the way in controlling COVID-19 and its tightly contested office market is benefitting. Florence Chong reports
Shanghai offices: Aiming high
China’s largest city has its eyes on becoming Asia-Pacific’s biggest office market. Florence Chong reports
Viewpoints: What is the future of office?
We asked 10 people in the real estate industry what will happen to the future of the sector
Inflation: Spotting the ‘real’ in prime office yields
Megan Walters, Clemens Ernst and Gizem Bartu analyse the impact of rising inflation on prime office yields
Future of Offices: No going back
Enforced remote working has changed the office landscape almost overnight. But what is going to happen to the sector in the long term? Maha Khan Phillips explores
Future of Offices: The end of urbanisation?
The seemingly unstoppable progress of urbanisation has underpinned real estate strategies in recent years. Is the mega-trend about to go into reverse? Rachel Fixsen investigates
Offices now have a building standard for the COVID-19 era
The IMMUNE project looks to address the future health standards of offices
Q&A: A smarter way of working
Italian architect and professor Carlo Ratti directs the MIT Senseable City Lab, which explores how technology is changing cities. How does he see the future of the office post-COVID-19? Maha Khan Phillips reports
Future of Offices: Permanent health regime
Health and wellbeing in offices is now critical if they are to function. But don’t expect this to change if the pandemic does come to an end. Maha Khan Phillips reports
Future of Offices: Asia-Pacific – first in, first out
Some Asian cities were the first to go into lockdown. Through technology, they are now leading the reopening, writes Florence Chong
Future of Offices: A flexible shake-out
Co-working providers are probable casualties of COVID-19. But the flexible office market itself could become bigger and stronger, writes Maha Khan Phillips
Future of Offices: Europe to reveal its differences
The outlook for offices across different parts of Europe could diverge markedly as the full effects of the pandemic are felt, writes Alicia Villegas
Nuveen invests $274m to gain majority stakes in San Francisco offices
Nuveen buys majority stakes in two life-science office buildings from Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Evergreen Medical, Bain Capital JV buys US medical offices
Railpen sells 45,000sqft London office asset to Tikehau, BSREF
Primonial REIM, Société Générale buy Paris office complex
Starwood to list 420,000sqft office property on IPSX exchange
Schroders acquires 2,615sqm Paris office building
ERS of Texas backs GI Partners life science, R&D real estate fund
Hines acquires London site for £1bn mixed-use scheme
UK life science REIT seeks £300m in London IPO
GPT buys logistics portfolio, office asset from Ascot for A$682m
