Office absorption up 52% in Q4 of CY20 on sequential basis: JLL report

While IT/ITeS continues to grab the lion's share, leasing activity is being driven by increased demand from sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare and FMCG

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Office space absorption | IT office space | e-commerce market

Samreen Ahmad  |  Bengaluru 

Driven by pre-commitments in new completions during the quarter, the company’s office market continues to recover witnessing a net absorption of 8.27 million sq ft, up 52 per cent in the fourth quarter of Calendar 2020 on a sequential basis.

While IT/ITeS continues to grab the lion's share, leasing activity is being driven by increased demand for office spaces from sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare and FMCG, according to a JLL report. Except for Bengaluru, net absorption of office spaces improved in the other six cities (Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, ...

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First Published: Mon, December 28 2020. 19:22 IST
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