Uptown is the larger of the two, with 8.5 million sf of space. It has 1.2 million sf vacant in the third quarter and office vacancy rate of 14.29%. In the third quarter, it absorbed 101,187 sf, but in the first nine months of the year it has 86,888 sf of negative absorption.
There's no construction underway in the Uptown area. The asking rental rate in class A properties is $19.98 per sf, below the average asking rate in the entire market of $23.36 per sf. The asking rate for class B properties is $18.14, below the overall average asking rate of $19.72 for all class B properties, Grubb & Ellis notes.
The Downtown CBD submarket, with 5.6 million sf, has 766,321 sf vacant in the third quarter, for an overall vacancy rate of 13.67%, slightly better than the larger Uptown area. It absorbed 20,551 sf in the third quarter and 17,876 sf through September. It has 407,000 sf under construction, which includes spec and build-to-suit for lease, is more than in any other submarket.
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