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Net leasing of office space across seven major cities fell 6.5 per cent to 7.95 million square feet during the April-June period, mainly on lower demand in Bengaluru amid global economic uncertainties, according to JLL India. Net leasing of office space stood at 8.5 million square feet in the year-ago period (April-June 2022), real estate consultant JLL India had said in July last year. Net absorption/leasing is calculated as the new floor space occupied less floor space vacated. Floor space that is pre-committed is not considered to be absorbed until it is physically occupied. As per the data, the net leasing of office space in Bengaluru declined 55 per cent to 1.87 million square feet in April-June from 4.12 million square feet a year ago. Mumbai saw a dip of 26 per cent to 0.98 million square feet from 1.33 million square feet. In Chennai, the net leasing jumped to 1.76 million square feet from 0.53 million square feet. Net absorption of office space grew marginally in Delhi-N
The total leasing of office space, which comprises demand for all grades of buildings, rose 93 per cent year-on-year in January to 3.2 million square feet across seven major cities, according to property consultant JLL India. However, the leasing fell 56 per cent, compared to December 2022, which had seen 7.4 million square feet office space absorption. In January 2022, the aggregate leasing activities stood at 1.7 million square feet. The aggregate office market leasing activities refer to transactions for all grades or types of buildings in the top seven cities (Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata). The data includes confirmed pre-commitments and term renewals. Deals in the discussion stage are not included. JLL India said that fresh leasing, which included expansion and relocation-driven space take-up accounted for 87 per cent of all recorded transactions during the last month. "The month of January is typically a slow period, as the holiday seas
Total office space leasing in July jumped over twofold annually across seven cities to 8.8 million square feet, according to JLL India. Real estate consultant JLL India in its 'Aggregate Monthly Office Lease Tracker' said the total leasing stood at 3.9 million square feet in July last year and 5.8 million square feet in the previous month. The aggregate market leasing activity refers to lease transactions for all grades or types of office buildings in the top seven cities (Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata), including confirmed pre-commitments and term renewals. Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi-NCR remained the top three cities with a cumulative share of 85 per cent in the July 2022 monthly leasing activity tracker. "Around 2.27 million square feet of the aggregate monthly leasing activity was on account of renewals, highlighting the long-term occupier confidence in India and the physical workplace being central to the evolving portfolio strategies," the