Building off the momentum established in the third and fourth quarters of last year, the office market kicked off the year on a positive note, according to a JLL first quarter office report.

The WWE lease of more than 415,000 square feet was nearly 60% of all Fairfield County's 709,068 square feet of leasing activity in the first quarter. Despite the WWE's deal, the county registered 106,006 square feet in negative office space absorption in the first quarter.

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