Six Things To Know About Nashville Office Space (And The Employment Market)

Nashville Skyline

The year's half over—what a year it's been so far for Nashville commercial real estate—and our Nashville State of the Market is coming up soon: July 19 at the Doubletree by Hilton, Downtown Nashville. With that in mind, here are six facts about the market at mid-year.

Best Office Vacancy Rate In The US

The Nashville office market has the lowest vacancy rate in the nation in Q2 by one estimate: 5.1%. Despite that, the market's on track to absorb 1M SF this year.

Source: JLL

The Most Office Space Underway

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Nashville is tied for the most new office space under construction of any US market, in terms of percentage of existing stock: 9.4%, a total it shares with Seattle. Next are Brooklyn (9.4%), Salt Lake City (6.4%) and San Francisco (6.2%).

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

Nashville's Attracting People En Masse

Brad232/Wikipedia

Nashville is No. 8 among cities that Americans are moving to, attracted by available jobs (3.2% unemployment) and the relatively low cost of living. The ranking is based on Realtor.com and Census Bureau data.

Source: Forbes

Co-working Firmly Established

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17 co-working providers have 27 locations, totaling close to 367k SF. In terms of the overall office market, co-working space in Nashville represents 1.1% of the inventory, which is on par with national averages.

Source: JLL

Nashville Tops For Employee Engagement

Andrea Booher/Public Domain

A survey of more than 8,700 organizations in 47 cities across the United States revealed which cities have the highest percentage of employees who "feel truly professionally engaged in their workplaces." Nashville ranked No. 6, with 71.2% employee engagement.

Source: Quantum Workplace/Forbes

Nashville's A Dynamic Place

Dees Stribling

Nashville's one of the most dynamic cities in the US, according to a list based on the following criteria: civic leadership (e.g. collaboration between the mayor’s office and the chamber of commerce); quality of life (e.g. traffic, climate); business climate (e.g. taxes, zoning); sustainability (e.g. environmental consciousness, greenspace); and more.

Source: Worth Destinations

Hear more at our first-ever Nashville State of the Market event on July 19 beginning at 7:30am at the Doubletree by Hilton, Downtown Nashville. Sign up here.

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