Minneapolis–St. Paul office market report

Q3 2025

The Minneapolis – St. Paul office market has shown continued signs of stabilization through Q3 2025. Leasing activity remains in line with post-pandemic averages, with suburban users still accounting for much of the demand despite renewed activity within the Minneapolis CBD, sparked by several large employers increased return to office efforts. The development pipeline has grown, with an additional office project breaking ground this quarter. Overall, Q3 provides optimism for the Minneapolis – St. Paul office market, as construction activity has increased, with interest rate cuts providing a boost in confidence, and office utilization appears to be trending upwards.

3.4 msf

Total leasing volume YTD in 2025

Total leasing volume YTD in 2025 is 3.4 msf, significantly below the pre-pandemic 2015-2019 average leasing volume through the first 3 quarters of the year of 4.3 msf. Office leasing volume in the Minneapolis – St. Paul market has remained conservative post-pandemic, with leasing volume YTD in 2025 staying largely consistent with the 2020-2024 average leasing volume through the first 3 quarters of the year of 3.5 msf.
25.2 msf

Total availability

Total availability in the Minneapolis – St. Paul office market has essentially remained flat since reaching 25.0 msf in Q3 2023, measuring at 25.2 msf in Q3 2025. Since eclipsing a total of 25.0 msf available in Q3 2023, available space has not shown much variation from this level. However, total availability has expanded slightly to 25.2 msf in Q3 2025, partially due to a new office project, Arcadia, breaking ground and introducing new available space to the market, and experiencing negative net absorption.
64.5%

In Q3 2025, suburban submarkets accounted for nearly 65% of the total space leased in the third period of the year.

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