This document provides a quarterly dashboard and market indicators for the Yonge & Bloor office submarket in Toronto for Q2 2010. Key points include:
- Inventory increased slightly to 9.7 million SF while net absorption was negative. Vacancy rose to 3.8%.
- Average asking rents fell slightly to $16.65 per SF.
- Recent large lease and sale transactions are noted.
- Availability is split 65% direct and 35% sublease space.
- Rents are highest for Class A buildings and lowest for Class C.
- Absorption and vacancy trends over the past 15 months are shown.
1. Office Submarket Dashboard: Yonge & Bloor
Office Submarket Dashboard: Yonge & Bloor
Q2 2010
Q2 2010
SUBMARKET INDICATORS MAP OF SUBMARKET
Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Trend DO
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Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
Avenue Road
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Mount Pleasant Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Office Inventory* 9,694,747 9,707,440
Mount Pleasant Road
Mount Pleasant Road
Net Absorption 27,052 (14,391)
Vacancy Rate 3.7% 3.8%
⊳ Dupont Street
Dupont Street
Dupont Street
Dupont Street
Davenport Road
Davenport Road
Davenport Road
Average Asking Net Rent $16.76 $16.65 TW
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*Office Inventory: For the purpose of this report, buildings with less than 10,000 SF of office space and buildings owned and occupied by the
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West
Bloor Street West Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue
government have not been included in the office inventory. There are 75 office buildings surveyed in the GTA office region. Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue
Danforth Avenue
Bathurst Street
Yonge Street
Bathurst Street
Bathurst Street
YongeStreet
Yonge Street
Bathurst Street
Bathurst Street
YongeStreet
Yonge Street
Spadina Avenue
Spadina Avenue
Spadina Avenue
Bay Street
Church Street
Church Street
Church Street
Church Street
Sherbourne Street
Sherbourne Street
Spadina Avenue
Spadina Avenue
Bay Street
Bay Street
Church Street
Jarvis Street
Sherbourne Street
Sherbourne Street
Spadina Avenue
Spadina
Bay Street
Bay Street
Church Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Sherbourne Street
Sherbourne Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Jarvis Street
Parliament Street
Parliament Street
Parliament Street
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Parliament Street
Parliament Street
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AVAILABLE SUPPLY SPLIT
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700 45% Number of units on the submarket by size brackets
SF (1,000's)
600
35% 0 - 4k SF 4k - 10k SF 10k - 20k SF 20 - 50k SF 50k - 100k SF 100k SF +
500
400 25% # of units** 86 13 13 4 0 0
300 15% ** Counting smallest divisible units in existing buildings and buildings which are under construction.
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5% RECENT TRANSACTIONS Q2 2010
100
TOP Office Lease Transactions by Size
0 -5%
Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Address Suite SF Landlord
45 Charles Street, Toronto 200 7,691 45 Charles Ltd.
GROSS RENT & AVAILABILITY BY BUILDING CLASS
Avail. Office Space Not Avail. Office Space TOP Office Sale Transactions by Price
$45 6,000
Date Address Price Vendor Purchaser Size $/PSF
$40
$41.74 5,000
$36.44 KingSett
$35 130 Bloor KingSett Captial (130
6/17/2010 $87,000,000 Capital (130 150,326 $579
Street West Bloor Creif Inc.)
Bloor KS Inc.)
$30 4,000
$25 $28.95
Gross Rent $/SF
SF (1,000's)
3,000
$20 Finance
32%
$15 2,000
$10
1,000
Data,Publishing, Professional
$5
Broadcasting Services
$- - Services 20%
20%
Class A Class B Class C
Note: Not available office space (light blue) and available office space (dark blue) add up to the total inventory of office space in the
respective building class.
Manufacturing &
15 MONTH TREND Distribution Public Service &
Others Private Sector
6% 1%
Absorption Asking Net Rent Vacancy Rate Services
9.0% 21%
20
8.0%
$16.65
TOP PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY SIZE
10
Net Rent $/SF / Absorption (10,000's)
7.0%
Address Developer SF Anchor Tenant Est. Com.
- 6.0% No construction took place during this period.
Vacancy Rate
Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 5.0%
SUBMARKET CHARACTERISTICS
-10 * Largest Midtown office submarket in terms of total inventory and occupied space
4.0%
* Highest real estate costs on average in Midtown market but still less than the core
3.8% 3.0% * Multiple residential condominium developments will increase and diversify labour force
-20
* Limited parking, but great access to public transit and the northern part of the PATH
2.0% system, Toronto's underground walkway
* Proximity to multiple amenities add convenience for employees and customers
-30
1.0%
-40 0.0%
Source: Colliers International, Q2 2010
Information contained herein has been obtained from the owners or other sources deemed reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy but regret we cannot guarantee it. All properties subject to change or withdrawal without notice. All numbers reported use
the most accurate information available at the time of publishing, however we acknowledge that there may be marginal changes over time as more accurate information becomes available. Colliers Macaulay Nicolls (Ontario) Inc., Brokerage.