Office Market Activity Boost in Prince George’s County

Our 2016 mid-year office market report indicates that there is an office market activity boost in Prince George’s County during the first two quarters of the year.

Over the first half of the year, increased interest in Prince George’s County contributed to an office market activity boost. The County’s office market is showing signs of growth, while the Washington DC office market has been slowing down. One reason for this is the attractive rental rates in Prince George’s County. The average office rental rate is approximately $30 less in Prince George’s County than in the District of Columbia.

Additionally, there has been an increase in the number of transactions in the county – 79 full service office leases and 18 office sales over 15,000 square feet have been completed. As we’ve recently reported, this is part of the dramatic increase in office investment sales in suburban Maryland. We expect sales of multi-tenanted office buildings to ultimately benefit office tenants. There will be a push to upgrade and renovate properties to more modern standards. This means that some buildings will finally receive long-awaited upgrades, both cosmetic and in the systems that support their workplace environments.

VIEW NAI MICHAEL’S FULL 2016 MID-YEAR OFFICE MARKET REPORT