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Boston’s upper floors see higher vacancy in 2025 bostons-upper-floors-see-higher-vacancy-in-2025 Class A and Trophy assets continue to lead Downtown leasing activity, making up 51.3% of all Boston...

After record boom, Boston's industrial market enters healthy rebalance https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Boston industrial deliveries slowed to a nine-year low in 2025 following the...

Boston’s MBTA sees commuter volume continue to recover https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Commuter activity continued to rebound in 2025, with public transportation usage into Boston...

Boston sees higher volume of new office leases in 2025 https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Year-to-date 2025 marks a return to a more normal balance of lease activity in downtown...

High interest rates contribute to low industrial transaction volume in Boston https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL High interest rates continue to contribute to a dip in industrial...

Boston sees rise in average lease size in 2025 https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Year-to-date 2025, the average office lease size has risen to 24,405 SF, the highest level in a...

Boston industrial escalation trends favor landlords https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Over the past 24 months, industrial rent escalation rates in Boston have demonstrated a clear...

Boston MBTA public transportation ridership continues to recover https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Ridership on Boston’s public transportation system continues to rebound, gradually...

Boston TEU volume stays high as ports are seeing more vessels https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) volume for the Port of Boston is climbing back to...

Greater Boston Occupiers see a trade-off in rent concessions as construction costs rise, and landlords become more cash constrained https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Free rent...

Vacancy lower in smaller industrial buildings within Greater Boston https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Smaller flex/industrial buildings have outperformed larger sites since 2020,...

Law firms drive largest YoY growth in Boston office leasing https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL In Downtown Boston, mid-size to large office leases (20,000+ SF) were dominated by...

Boston industrial subtypes react differently to economic shifts https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Boston’s overall industrial vacancy rate has been rising since Q3 2023, driven by...

Sublease Share of Total Vacant Space is Trending Downward in Boston https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Sublease availability in the Boston market has fallen sharply, from 10.5 MSF at...

Downtown Boston demand requirements dominated by surplus of FIRE & tech tenants https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL As of March 2025, Downtown Boston currently boasts over 4 msf of...

2025 or 2005? Greater Boston suburban offices trading below values recorded almost 20 years ago Greater Boston suburban offices trading below values recorded almost 20 years ago...

Downtown Boston’s Class B market will see 2.5% reduction in vacancy following office to residential conversions Downtown Boston’s Class B market will see 2.5% reduction in vacancy following office...

Industrial & flex availability concentrated in newer, recently delivered facilities in Greater Boston https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Throughout Q4 2024, industrial & flex space...

Boston's shopping centers, event venues see significant visitation increase comparing 2019 to past 12 months https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL Avison Young utilized data from...

Cambridge, Inner Suburbs exhibit weakest visitation recovery, 495 Belt leads with strongest https://www.avisonyoung.us/w/friendly-journal-URL From Aug-2019 to Aug-2024, Cambridge and the inner...