Newmark sees San Francisco office leasing on track for 30-year high in 2026

PUBT · 2d ago
Newmark sees San Francisco office leasing on track for 30-year high in 2026
  • Newmark analysis with Juicebox showed San Francisco office leasing hit 7.9 million square feet in H1 2026, up 37% year over year.
  • Leasing pace implies 15.9 million square feet for 2026, positioning the market for a 30-year high.
  • Average lease size rose to 20,388 square feet, the highest since 2019, as vacancy fell year over year in Q1 and Q2.
  • Tech and AI expansion leasing reached about 390,000 square feet in six months, exceeding each full-year total since 2019.


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