Detroit office market report

Q1 2024

The Detroit office market continued to face uncertainty in Q1 2024 with vacancies at a seven-year high. Occupier downsizings, and an oversupply of aging properties have led to reduced demand and minimal rent growth, challenging market fundamentals. Optimistically, GM announced they will relocate its headquarters to become the anchor tenant at the recently completed Hudson Building in exchange for the redevelopment rights of the Renaissance Center into a mixed-use project.

22.1%

Vacancy in 1980’s-built office product

Many older office properties, mainly from the 1980s, are losing appeal from occupiers aiming to offer new amenities to attract and keep talent. Along with touting the highest vacancy rate, the 80’s segment of the market has the largest amount of vacant space on a square-foot basis, totaling almost 9 million.

846k sf

Total market leasing activity in Q1 2024

This is down 20% from Q1 of last year and the second lowest Q1 total since 2019.

2.5 msf

Sublet availability across the market

This amount is down almost 200k sf end of Q1 last year.

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