Boston's retail market also remained strong in Q3 2015. Vacancy was down to 3.7% at the end of the quarter, compared with 3.9% in Q4 2014. Asking rent rates were also up - at $17.83/SF, up 5.38% from four quarters earlier. (Remember, those averages are across the greater Boston area - in Q3 2015, average quoted rent rates were $90.80/SF in the Back Bay and $110/SF in the Midtown/Downtown Crossing area).
As the chart above shows, there is not a great deal of new construction retail space scheduled to be delivered in the next year - and much of what is, has already been committed to tenants.
Sale prices have trended generally up. The chart below is a little deceiving in the sense that it covers so many different areas. However, I wanted to share it because it shows how strong 2015 started for Boston retail (data for the 2nd half of 2015 will be out in the coming weeks).
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