Commercial real estate market overview H1 2011

The overview sums up the results of the commercial real estate market development for H1 2011, including the commercial real estate market of Moscow and regions, as well as detailed analysis of the office, retail and hotel real estate markets.

The office real estate market of Moscow Region enlarged with 300 thous.sq.m. of high-quality space for H1 2011. The total volume of new supply is much lower than the indices of the previous years – the trend of the delivery paces slowdown, which began in 2010, is still relevant. Therefore, the aggregate supply volume in the office real estate market amounted to approx 11.1 mln. sq.m.

  The price situation in the office real estate market in H1 2011 was characterized with an upward trend: the aggregate growth of average rental rates amounted to approx 10-15% against the background of tenants’ rather high activity since the beginning of the year.

During Q2 2011 no professional retail center was opened in Moscow. As a result, the supply volume remained at the level reached in Q1: the total volume constituted 5.98 mln. sq.m., rentable – 3.03 mln. sq.m. Therefore, the provision of Moscow population with high-quality retail area remains at the level of 289 sq. m. per 1, 000 residents.   

Retail operators’ high activity was observed during H1 2011, which contributed to the growth of the deals number and the slowdown of vacant premises level both in the segment of professional retail centers and in the street retail segment.

During H1 2011 the supply in the hotel market of Moscow increased by 636 rooms at the expense of the opening of three hotels. As the majority of delivered for the last years hotels, two out of three opened properties are positioned in the upper segment of the market. This trend contributes to the deficit of high-quality hotels in the middle and low segments. Therefore, the hotel market of Moscow is still predominantly focused on the business tourists.