Metro Denver Commercial Real Estate Rentals on an Uptrend

Commercial real estate lease in Metro Denver is on an uptick, setting a new record for the sector, a report from the Denver Business Journal said.

Citing third quarter data from commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc., the report revealed that asking rates for metro Denver offices now sit at $22.71 per square foot. CBRE notes that the rate is a “record-high” for the sector, bringing the rates back to nearly pre-recession levels.

That is just for average office spaces, Sam DePizzol, a broker at CBRE noted to the Journal. Class A and AA could even command higher lease rates.

DePizzol noted the demand for office spaces was spurred by “capital markets and organic growth” in the area. He pointed out expansion in the local energy and professional services sectors as two main drivers for office rental price increases.

As a result, developers have started to reconsider building new office towers. DePizzol said that developers “have committed to building over 1.5 million square feet of office spaces.”

These speculative office spaces would probably be constructed in Downtown Denver or the Denver Tech Center where 75 percent of companies are headquartered.

The report said that Metro Denver’s rising rates was due to an improved job market and the arrival of new investors.

Metro Denver’s industrial sector has also seen similar trends this year with lease prices almost at pre-recession range at $6.72 per square foot. Jim Bolt, another broker at CBRE, noted that the rates are still below 2008 rates but should recover by end of the year or by 2015.

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