4 Of Toronto's Most Dynamic Office Submarkets

The GTA’s top office submarkets continue to see low vacancy rates, even as millions of feet of new supply become available across the region. Here, via Q2 figures from Colliers, are four of the most active nodes.

1. Downtown

A rendering of the ground level at King Portland Centre.
Courtesy of Allied Properties REIT | RioCan REIT

Q2 vacancy rate: 2.8%, up from 2.4% in Q1, with 5M SF available.

Net new supply: 1.3M SF

Absorption (year over year): +24k SF

Under construction: 2.2M SF, including King-Portland Centre, rendered above.

2. GTA North

Q2 vacancy rate: 2.4%, up from 2.3% in Q1, with 945k SF available.

Net new supply: 0 SF

Absorption (year over year): +12k SF

Under construction: 486k SF, including KPMG Tower (above) at SmartREIT's Vaughan Metropolitan Centre project.

3. Financial Core

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Q2 vacancy rate: 3.7%, up from 2.3% in Q1, with 3.5M SF available.

Net new supply: 1.02M SF

Absorption (year over year): -256k SF

Under construction: 906k SF, including Oxford Properties Group’s EY Tower, pictured earlier this year.

4. GTA West

RSA's new home at Mississauga's Gateway Centre
RSA | Avison Young

Q2 vacancy rate: 11.8%, up from 9.6% in Q1, with 5.8M SF available.

Net new supply: 336k SF

Absorption (year over year): -612k SF

Under construction: 220k SF, including RSA Insurance's new home at Mississauga’s Gateway Centre, rendered above.

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