The Bad Placeqwant news | Yardi: Miami Has The Nation's Tightest Office Market
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Miami now has the nation’s tightest office market, with its vacancy rate dropping from 15.7 % in early 2025 to just 12.5 % in April 2026—the lowest among the top 25 metros and well below the national average of 17.6 %, trailing only Manhattan (13.1 %) and Los Angeles (13.8 %). This scarcity has pushed rents to $58.41 per square foot, 77 % higher than the U.S. average and second only to Manhattan’s $69.29. The drop in vacancy reflects strong growth in office‑using employment, especially in finance, banking, insurance, real‑estate (20 % of leasing activity) and tech (37 %). Major tenants such as Amazon have expanded their Wynwood footprint, while firms like Palantir have relocated headquarters to South Florida and coworking operators such as Industrious have signed sizable leases, driving a 14 % rise in asking rents in the Coral Gables sub‑market in Q1. Despite broader concerns about artificial‑intelligence‑driven job cuts—highlighted by Meta’s 8,000‑person reduction and Coinbase’s 14 % layoff—Miami’s office demand remains resilient amid a tightening market.
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