Pulse360 | TAMPA2020 | Page 24

// OFFICE MARKET OVERVIEW // DOWNTOWN OFFICE // HISTORICAL VACANCY // HISTORICAL RENTAL RATES Vacancy is approaching alltime lows for both Class A and B product types, with the ability to go lower as the market continues to strengthen and the lack of office construction in progress downtown. CBD rents have steadily climbed for Class A product since 2012, and are currently 12.5 percent higher than their previous peak in 2009. 2016 TAMPA PULSE // 24 // HISTORICAL ABSORPTION Combined, the Tampa Bay CBDs have experienced five straight years of positive absorption totaling 685,100 square feet, accounting for 8.7 percent of the total inventory.