www.colliers.com/Austin Q2 2014 | OFFICE MARKET AUSTIN OFFICE MARKET INDICATORS Q2 2013 Q2 2014 CITYWIDE NET ABSORPTION (SF) 352K 171K CITYWIDE AVERAGE VACANCY 11.6% 10.7% CITYWIDE AVERAGE RENTAL RATE $26.53 $27.77 CITYWIDE DELIVERED INVENTORY (SF) 148K 188K CLASS A RENTAL RATE CBD $40.94 $39.76 SUBURBAN $29.39 $30.71 CLASS A VACANCY CBD 16.0% 16.0% SUBURBAN 11.4% 10.5% RESEARCH & FORECAST REPORT AUSTIN OFFICE MARKET Austin’s office market construction pipeline increases to 2.4M SF Austin’s strong economy continues to spur office development with over 2.4M SF currently under construction. Over 188,000 SF of new inventory delivered during Q2, bringing 2014 year-to-date delivered inventory to 587,657 SF. Seven buildings totaling 199,286 SF delivered in Q2, with the most notable delivery being Seaholm Power Plant Building (117,000 SF) which is now 97.0% leased to Athena Healthcare. Other notable deals for Q2 are Dropbox (55,000 SF) at 501 Congress Ave., Whole Foods (40,000 SF) at 311 Bowie and Wework (34,000 SF) at One American Center. Austin’s office market posted 85,623 SF of positive net absorption in Q2 2014, pushing year-to-date 2014 net absorption to positive 375,246 SF. The citywide average rental rate increased 0.9% from $28.33 per SF to $28.59 per SF over the quarter and 4.7% from $26.53 per SF to $27.77 per SF over the year. The average CBD rental rate decreased slightly to $40.94, while the average suburban rental rate increased to $30.71. According to local economists, 2014 job growth will remain strong with 68,000 to 72,000 new jobs forecasted for the year. Austin’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.6% over the year. Austin area home sales rose ABSORPTION, NEW SUPPLY & VACANCY RATES UNEMPLOYMENT 5/13 5/14 AUSTIN 4.6% 4.1% TEXAS 6.3% 5.1% U.S. 7.3% 6.1% JOB GROWTH ANNUAL CHANGE # OF JOBS ADDED AUSTIN 3.6% 31K TEXAS 3.4% 375.3K U.S. 1.8% 2.4M JOB GROWTH & UNEMPLOYMENT (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% -1,000,000 -800,000 -600,000 -400,000 -200,000 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 NetAbsorption New Supply Vacancy
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www.colliers.com/Austin
Q2 2014 | OFFICE MARKET
AUSTIN OFFICEMARKET INDICATORS
Q2 2013 Q2 2014
CITYWIDE NET
ABSORPTION (SF) 352K 171K
CITYWIDE AVERAGE
VACANCY 11.6% 10.7%
CITYWIDE AVERAGE
RENTAL RATE $26.53 $27.77
CITYWIDE
DELIVERED
INVENTORY (SF) 148K 188K
CLASS A RENTAL
RATE
CBD $40.94 $39.76
SUBURBAN $29.39 $30.71
CLASS A VACANCY
CBD 16.0% 16.0%
SUBURBAN 11.4% 10.5%
RESEARCH & FORECAST REPORTAUSTIN OFFICE MARKET
Austin’s office market construction pipeline increases to2.4M SFAustin’s strong economy continues to spur office development with over 2.4M SF currently under construction. Over 188,000 SF of new inventory delivered during Q2, bringing 2014 year-to-date delivered inventory to 587,657 SF. Seven buildings totaling 199,286 SF delivered in Q2, with the most notable delivery being Seaholm Power Plant Building (117,000 SF) which is now 97.0% leased to Athena Healthcare. Other notable deals for Q2 are Dropbox (55,000 SF) at 501 Congress Ave., Whole Foods (40,000 SF) at 311 Bowie and Wework (34,000 SF) at One American Center.
Austin’s office market posted 85,623 SF of positive net absorption in Q2 2014, pushing year-to-date 2014 net absorption to positive 375,246 SF.
The citywide average rental rate increased 0.9% from $28.33 per SF to $28.59 per SF over the quarter and 4.7% from $26.53 per SF to $27.77 per SF over the year. The average CBD rental rate decreased slightly to $40.94, while the average suburban rental rate increased to $30.71.
According to local economists, 2014 job growth will remain strong with 68,000 to 72,000 new jobs forecasted for the year. Austin’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from 4.6% over the year. Austin area home sales rose 11.0% between May 2013 and May 2014, a sign that the area’s economy is growing.
Economy looks to remain strong in 2014 driven by employment growth in the tech and hospitality sectors.
QUOTED GROSS RENTAL RATES FOR EXISTING TOP PERFORMING OFFICE BUILDINGS
BUILDING NAME ADDRESS SUBMARKET RBA (SF)YEAR BUILT
%LEASED
AVAIL. SF
RENT ($/SF)
OWNER
Frost Bank Tower 401 Congress Ave. CBD 535,078
2003 93.7% 48,802 $50.97 Parkway Properties, Inc.
One American Center
600 Congress Ave. CBD 519,109
1984 90.4% 124,170 $42.44 Parkway Properties, Inc.
300 West Sixth 300 W. 6th Street CBD 454,000
2001 93.4% 52,033 $49.17 Parkway Properties, Inc.
UFCU Plaza 8303 N. MoPac Expy Central 246,869
1987 90.0% 27,187 $31.43 University Federal Credit Union
University Park 3300 N. Interstate 35
Central 206,657
2009 58.1% 86,524 $35.45 Spear Street Capital GP LLC
7700 Parmer Lane – Building B
7700 Parmer Lane Far Northwest 350,000
1999 19,7% 281,000 $29.95 Spear Street Capital GP LLC
7700 Parmer Lane – Building C
7700 Parner Lane Far Northwest 282,000
1999 82.3% 98,000 $29.95 Spear Street Capital GP LLC
Research Park Plaza – Building IV
12301 Research Blvd
Northwest 184,159
2001 98.4% 99,789 $35.00 Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
Prominent Pointe I
8310 N. Capital of Texas Hwy
Northwest 151,092
1986 88.6% 20,012 $36.84 DivcoWest
Two Barton Skyway
1601 S. MoPac Expy South 195,639
2000 83.9% 40,399 $37.62 DRA Advisors, LLC
Note: Avail. SF includes direct and sublet space as well as any future available space listed. Source: CoStar Property
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VACANCY & AVAILABILITY
Austin’s citywide vacancy rate decreased from 10.8% to 10.7% between quarters, and dropped by 90 basis points annually from 11.6% in Q2 2013. Between quarters, the average suburban vacancy rate remained at 10.6%, while the average CBD vacancy rate decreased 70 basis points from 12.0% to 11.3%.
The average CBD Class A vacancy rate decreased 140 basis points between quarters from 17.4% to 16.0%, and the average CBD Class B vacancy rate decreased 20 basis points from 5.0% to 4.8%. The average suburban Class A vacancy rate decreased 210 basis points from 10.1% to 9.8% between quarters, and the average suburban Class B vacancy rate fell 310 basis points from 14.7% to 11.6% between quarters. Absorption could have been stronger, but Apple relocated from Riata Park Court to their campus, freeing up approximately 90,000 SF in Riata Corporate Park Building 4.
Of the 1,161 existing office buildings in our survey, 4 have 100,000 SF of contiguous space available for lease or sublease. Further, only 3 have 200,000 SF of contiguous space available. Citywide, available sublease space totals 576,226 SF or 9.7% of Austin’s total office inventory.
ABSORPTION & DEMAND
Austin’s office market posted 85,600 SF of positive net absorption in Q2
2014.
The Northwest Class A submarket posted the largest gain, with 133,215 SF of positive net absorption, followed by the CBD submarket, posting 78,105 SF of positive net absorption and the Central submarket, which posted 21,481 SF of positive net absorption.
Some of the larger tenants that moved into new space during Q2 include: SolarWinds (229,792 SF) moved into The Summit at Latana Building 4 in the Southwest submarket; C3 Presents (29,947 SF) moved into 300 West Sixth Street, located in the CBD submarket; and Loan Science (28,920 SF) moved into Burnet Gateway II in the North submarket.
RENTAL RATES
The citywide average rental rate increased slightly from $27.68 per SF to $27.77 per SF over the quarter and increased 4.6% from $26.53 per SF to $27.77 per SF over the year. Average citywide Class A rents increased from $39.76 to $40.94 and Class B rents decreased from $30.71 to $29.39 over the quarter.
The Class A average rental rate in the CBD decreased 1.0% from $40.37 per SF to $39.76 per SF between quarters, while the suburban Class A average rental rate increased 1.0% from $30.37 per SF to $30.71 per SF. The average Class B rental rate in the CBD rose 1.1%, while the average suburban Class B rental rate increased 1.0% between quarters.
Austin’s office investment sales activity included 13 sales transactions with a total sales volume of approximately $162.5 million, averaging $297 per SF. Listed below are a few significant transactions that closed in Q2 2014.
LEASING ACTIVITY
Austin’s office leasing activity reached 1.2 million SF in Q2 2014 with transactions including renewals, expansions, subleases, and pre-leases in buildings currently under construction.
1Renewal 2Expansion/Extension3Sublease4Pre-lease/proposed or under construction
Data Source: CoStar Property
BUILDING NAME/ADDRESS SUBMARKET SF TENANT LEASE DATE
MetCenter Business Park - Bldg 10 Southeast 224,979 Pharmaceutical Product Development1 J un-14
Encino Trace Southeast 120,000 ARM Holdings PLC May-14
Seaholm Power Plant Building CBD 117,000 Athena Health, Inc. Apr-14
Colorado Tower CBD 73,843 Parsley Energy Apr-14
Prominent Pointe II Northwest 62,752 Ixia2 May-14
Lavaca Plaza CBD 59,149 University of Texas May-14
501 Congress CBD 55,000 Dropbox Apr-14
311 Bowie CBD 40,000 Whole Foods J un-14
One American Center CBD 34,000 Wework May-14
Colorado Tower CBD 24,141Atlassian Apr-14
CityView Center Southwest 15,927 Cross Texas Transmission, LLC May-14
Waterford Centre North 12,050 TeleNetwork Partners J un-14
Q2 2014 TOP OFFICE LEASE TRANSACTIONS
BUILDING NAME SUBMARKET SF YEAR BUILT BUYER SELLERSALES
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