Definitions

Office Market Definitions

Available & Vacant Definitions

Term Description
Leased Area The area contained within a building that is currently under contract to a tenant, either directly with the landlord or through a sublet contract with a former tenant.
Change in Leased Area Difference (positive or negative) between total Leased Area for current quarter/year and total Leased Area from previous quarter/year.
Occupied Area The area contained within a building that is currently physically occupied by employees of a tenant.
Change in Occupied Area Difference (positive or negative) between total Occupied Area for current quarter/year and total Occupied Area from previous quarter/year.
Vacant Area The area contained within a building that is currently physically unoccupied by a tenant.
Available Area The area contained within a building that is currently being marketed as available for lease with an immediate or future possession date.
Possession Date The date on which the available space will become vacant and a prospective tenant can take possession of the space. This may or may not be the actual move-in or date of occupancy.
Termination Date The date on which the sublet lease term is due to expire.
Asking Rate Posted rental rate, in dollars per sq. ft. per annum, for a specific available space. This rate is typically a negotiable cost.
Total Additional Rent The sum of additional costs (realty taxes, operating costs, in-suite power) for all spaces in a building. This amount is typically not negotiable.
Direct Available Space available for lease direclty from the landlord.
Sublet Available Space available for lease from one of the tenants in the building for the remaining portion of their lease term.
Total Available Sum of Direct Available Area and Sublet Available Area.
Total Available Rate Total of Direct and Sublet Available Area divided by Total Office Area and expressed as a percentage.
Direct Available Vacant The portion of Direct Available space that is physically unoccupied by a tenant.
Sublet Vacant The portion of Sublet Available that is physically unoccupied or unoccupied by a tenant.
Vacant and Leased Space that is both physically unoccupied and leased but not currently being marketed as available. Most often describes leased area in properties under construction.
Total Vacant Sum of Direct Vacant Area and Sublet Vacant Area.
Total Vacant Rate Total of Direct and Sublet Vacant Area divided by Total Office Area and expressed as a percentage.