Business Journal: Office Leasing Slips
Commercial office construction continues to dominate the skyline in Downtown Sacramento. But the buildings may be only partially leased for the next few years.
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(Sacramento, CA)
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sacramento’s longtime booming commercial office market has hit a major problem – too much available space and not enough tenants, according to industry reports. And that empty feeling will likely continue for some time, as developers are building almost 3 million square feet of offices, the most since at least 2000, and some housing-related companies, such as homebuilders and mortgage lenders, are closing or moving into smaller space. That 3 million figure includes two downtown office buildings with a combined 800,000 square feet – enough space for about six Wal-Mart stores. In fact, Sacramento developers are building more office space than St. Louis, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, combined. Elk Grove and Rocklin are the hardest-hit cities in the four-county region, with office vacancy rates of more than 20 percent.