Guelph Office Market Snapshot | Q1 2016

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Research & Forecast Report GUELPH OFFICE First Quarter 2016

Transcript of Guelph Office Market Snapshot | Q1 2016

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Net Absorption New Supply Vacancy Rate

Notable Sale TransactionsADDRESS PRICE APPROXIMATE

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1. 15 Lewis Road $875,000 10,000

Upcoming New InventoryADDRESS COMPLETION APPROXIMATE

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2. 7 Edinburgh Road Q2 2016 11,713

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Research & Forecast Report | First Quarter 2016 | Guelph / Industrial | Colliers International

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Summary Statistics Guelph Office Market 2015 Q4 2016 Q1 Trend

Office Inventory 1,895,080 1,913,981

Net Absorption -12,353 -18,237

Vacancy Rate 4.91% 6.80%

Average Asking Net Rent(Per Square Foot) $12.44 $13.06

Average Additional Rent(Per Square Foot) $11.94 $10.97

City of GuelphOne of Canada’s fastest growing cities with a population base of over 121,608, Guelph is also part of one of Ontario’s strongest economic regions, offering easy entry to major Canadian and U.S. markets. With competitive land and building development, and business operating costs, Guelph has increasing appeal; it offers a variety of available employment lands and buildings to meet most business needs. Home to a diverse economic base including agricultural biotechnologies, the advanced manufacturing sector as well as expanding life sciences and environmental technologies clusters. Well educated and skilled workforce, with access to research facilities and graduates from 15 major Canadian post-secondary institutions within 100 kilometres.

Trends

> The Guelph office market is under-supplied in a number of areas.

> Companies looking for large blocks of space need to be in the market far enough in advance to take advantage of new build opportunities.

> Guelph continues to attract tenants to suburban locations rather than the downtown core.

MARKET CONTACT:Serguei Kaminski Market Intelligence Coordinator | Waterloo Region+1 519 904 [email protected]

REGIONAL AUTHORS:Karl Innanen | Managing Director, BrokerSerguei Kaminski | Market Intellience CoordinatorBlake Mills | Vice President, Sales RepresentativeJennie Ross | Client Project Coordinator

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