Office spaces
Office space demand has increased in Noida recently. The demand for small space in the category of 500-2000 sq ft has witnessed the highest demand. However, the supply of these units have been limited, leading to rise in rental values in the last six months. Supply of office units is limited in sectors 18, 124, [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai witnessed the highest absorption of office space at 1.32 million sq. ft in the third quarter of 2012 while Bangalore and Hyderabad witnessed an absorption of 1.25 million sq ft and 0.50 million sq ft respectively, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield. The report said that this trend is due to the [...] Continue Reading »
Despite an increase in vacancies and low business and investor sentiment, the office rent in various micro markets in Mumbai are still increasing. The main reason for increase in office space rental is that there is a lack of quality supply in superior locations. However, there is a basic scarcity of available good-quality, right-sized Grade [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate firm Vatika Group plans to invest around Rs 250 crore in the next five years to expand its business centre venture. Vatika Business Centre, a subsidiary of Vatika Group, currently has eight business centres in Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai. It covers more than two lakh square feet of office space with [...] Continue Reading »
The office space market in Bangalore seems to have taken a hit as office space absorption has been dropping by about 12 percent quarter-on-quarter. According to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) India, the first quarter witnessed growth due to companies like Axis Aerospace & Technologies leasing space in Vaswani Centropolis, KPMG leasing space in Salarpuria Hallmark [...] Continue Reading »
After corporators demanding new age mobile phones and insurance cover, the recent demand from a corporator has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to make office spaces for all city corporators available. Samita Naik, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporator from ward 202 has suggested that the corporation provide space for members on civic plots in [...] Continue Reading »
While reports pointed out an increase in office rentals, a study by real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) shows that there has been a 35 per cent dip in office space absorption in seven major cities, as of June 30, 2012. The report states that the supply fell by 52 per cent during the [...] Continue Reading »
According to property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLL), consolidated absorption of office space in the past six quarters has caused appreciation of rental growth across the country. Majority of gross rental appreciation during the period from Q4, 2010 to Q1, 2012 was witnessed in tier-I cities including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon. Chennai, [...] Continue Reading »
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), in an attempt to bring in transparency in allotment on lease basis has revamped the system. Till now, the allotment of shops and office blocks in the commercial complexes of Swarna Jayanthi, Maitrivanam was done on first-come-first served basis. Now the Authority has launched an IT-enabled system. The new [...] Continue Reading »
Recession hitting the job markets also had a bad impact on commercial spaces! Due to the current economic scenario, demand for office spaces in metro and major cities in the country has gone down drastically. In April-June quarter, the demand was 10.5 million sq ft area and in July-September quarter, it has fallen down to [...] Continue Reading »
