Global Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2024
Global Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2024
OFFICE GLOBAL
FITOUT COST GUIDE 2024
2024 GLOBAL OFFICE FIT OUT COST GUIDE KEY TAKEAWAYS
MOST AND LEAST EXPENSIVE BUILD OUT COSTS IN USD$/PSF
GLOBAL
AMERICAS
MOST EXPENSIVE London UK USD $263/psf
LEAST EXPENSIVE Gaborone Botswana USD $50/psf
MOST EXPENSIVE San Francisco U.S. USD $223/psf
LEAST EXPENSIVE Argentina
USD $67/psf
APAC
EMEA
MOST EXPENSIVE
LEAST EXPENSIVE Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam USD $61/psf
MOST EXPENSIVE London U.K. USD $263/psf
LEAST EXPENSIVE Gaborone Botswana USD $50/psf
Tokyo Japan USD $199/psf
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WORKPLACE STRATEGY TRENDS Productivity is most strongly correlated to connection with colleagues, maintaining energy through the day and having time to focus. TOP CORRELATIONS TO PRODUCTIVITY
Easy to Connect with Colleagues 65%
Maintain Energy 63%
Time to Focus 62%
WORKPLACE DESIGN RATIOS Standard fit out typologies are changing from approximately a 70-20-10 divide between individual workspaces, collaborative spaces and support spaces to be nearer to 40-40-20.
PAST WORKPLACE DESIGN ALLOCATION
Support & wellbeing
Collaborative
Individual workspace
FUTURE WORKPLACE DESIGN ALLOCATION
Support & wellbeing
Individual workspace
Collaborative
SUSTAINABILITY TRENDS 99% of the 7,000 global companies that have set net zero targets have done so since 2022 1 . Top green building cost savings 2 are the following.
Water consumption 11% TO 40% SAVINGS =
Maintenance costs 12% SAVINGS =
Energy consumption 25% TO 50% SAVINGS =
These can add up to a total operating cost savings of 14% to 19%.
1 https://sciencebasedtargets.org/ 2 https://smart-cre.com/financial-benefits-of-green-buildings-are-they-expensive/
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In this inaugural Office Fit Out Cost Guide global summary, we have set out average fit out costs for 134 markets across the world, to help guide occupiers through the early stages of defining their office relocation budgets. In addition to this global summary, more detailed data and insights are provided in three regional guides for: Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Asia Pacific. MARKET REVIEW AND OUTLOOK ECONOMY The global economy remained resilient throughout much of 2023 as central banks around the world continued to hike interest rates to counter high inflation. Indeed, global GDP growth for the year is estimated at 2.6%, which is broadly in line with average growth over the past decade. Positively, inflation is down from its peak, recorded in mid-2022 for most countries, and for many economies headline inflation is coming under control, with both the U.S. and Euro zone almost at 3% at the end of 2023. Despite further progress on core inflation needed, the hiking cycle is now largely over and attention is turning to when central banks will pivot and begin easing rates from their current restrictive levels. The timing of this pivot will vary across the world, though it is likely to occur from around the mid-point of this year. While central banks will likely want to be sure that inflation is firmly within, or at least on the correct trajectory to, target levels, they will also be mindful of the economic growth outlook. The cost of greater economic resilience in 2023 is that growth is forecast to slow through H1 2024, with some economies likely to enter recession or experience recessionary-like conditions during the year. For the U.S. this means growth of approximately -0.3%, the Euro area and U.K. are forecast at 0.9% and 0.3% respectively, with Asia Pacific around 3.5%.
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FORECAST REAL GDP GROWTH (AVERAGE ANNUAL PERCENT)
United States
Euro area
U.K.
Asia Pacific
2023
2.5%
0.5%
0.3%
4.3%
2024
-0.3%
0.9%
0.3%
3.5%
2025
1.1%
1.5%
0.9%
3.4%
Source: Moody’s Analytics; Cushman & Wakefield Upside and downside risks to this outlook abound. Support for stronger growth can be found in tight labour markets, which have been fundamental to the resilience shown to date. In contrast, geo-political tensions continue, which have placed further stress on supply chains, complicated economic policy and driven more cautious risk appetites.
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OFFICE MARKET Against this uncertain economic backdrop, the office sector is also going through a period of structural change. The rise of hybrid and remote working practices have had a significant impact on office demand in some markets, as companies have rightsized their office space footprints. North America has experienced the greatest impact of these forces, with Q4 2023 marking the eighth consecutive quarter of negative net absorption, which coincided with a historically high national vacancy rate of almost 20%. However, not all office space is equal, and companies are increasingly substituting quantity with quality. Quality is often synonymous with strong sustainability certification from a physical environment and well-being perspective. For example, overall office leasing in Europe remained in positive territory in 2023, though declined 14% year-on-year with activity that was bifurcated between a 5% drop for Grade A space compared to 16% for secondary space. It is also important to note that not all markets are experiencing a contraction in demand. Grade A net absorption in Asia Pacific rose 21% YOY to reach over 78 million square feet (msf), with India setting a new record at 41 msf.
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GRADE A NET ABSORPTION BY REGION (MSF)
80
60
40
20
0
-20
-40
Q4 2015 Q4 2016 Q4 2017 Q4 2018 Q4 2019 Q4 2020 Q4 2021
Q4 2022 Q4 2023
EMEA
AMERICAS
APAC
Looking to the future, much of the aggregate impacts of flexible and remote working experienced over the past few years have worked their way through the system; they likely have a little more to run, albeit at a more muted level. This means the office recovery will remain highly uneven across regions, markets and the building quality spectrum. Notwithstanding, top tier office product—the top 10-15% of any given market—is
expected to outperform the world over, providing many of the criteria that occupiers are now seeking to meet their workplace, location and ESG goals. Beyond this, we forecast that net absorption in the Americas will return to positive territory in 2025, helping drive stronger growth in global office demand 3,4,5 .
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USING THE GUIDE Estimated costs provided herein are indicative of market averages based on certain assumptions. Exact costs for specific projects may differ to those presented here, and so we recommend engaging a Project & Development Services professional to advise on precise costings based on your unique construction requirements.
3 https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-states/insights/us-macro-outlook 4 https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/european-outlook 5 https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights/asia-pacific-office-outlook
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AMERICAS All numbers are USD per square foot.
COUNTRY
MARKET
FITOUT
COUNTRY
MARKET
FITOUT
Argentina
Argentina
67
United States
Houston
118
Brazil
Brazil
100
United States
Indianapolis
110
Canada
Calgary
119
United States
Kansas City
115
Canada
Montreal
143
United States
Las Vegas
174
Canada
Toronto
152
United States
Los Angeles
178
Canada
Vancouver
140
United States
Lower CT
169
Chile
Chile
84
United States
Miami
151
Colombia
Colombia
71
United States
Minneapolis
139
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
88
United States
Nashville
109
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
103
United States
New York City
213
El Salvador
El Salvador
106
United States
Orange County
192
Guatemala
Guatemala
106
United States
Orlando
159
Mexico
Guadalajara
123
United States
Philadelphia
173
Mexico
Mexico City
107
United States
Phoenix
147
Mexico
Monterrey
84
United States
Portland
165
Panama
Panama
157
United States
Puerto Rico
120
Peru
Peru
86
United States
Raleigh
149
United States
Atlanta
159
United States
Reno
132
United States
Austin
131
United States
Sacramento
167
United States
Baltimore
152
United States
Salt Lake City
113
United States
Boston
173
United States
San Diego
192
United States
Charlotte
147
United States
San Francisco
223
United States
Chicago
173
United States
San Jose
219
United States
Cincinnati
105
United States
Seattle
208
United States
Columbus
110
United States
St. Louis
99
United States
Dallas
136
United States
Tampa
154
United States
Denver
151
United States
Upstate NY
150
United States
Detroit
152
United States
Washington DC
135
United States
East Rutherford
161
Uruguay
Uruguay
97
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ASIA PACIFIC All numbers are USD per square foot. COUNTRY MARKET
FIT OUT RETROFIT REINSTATEMENT
Australia & New Zealand
Adelaide
141
85
12
Australia & New Zealand
Brisbane
146
88
13
Australia & New Zealand
Canberra
172
91
14
Australia & New Zealand
Melbourne
150
90
13
Australia & New Zealand
Perth
141
85
12
Australia & New Zealand
Sydney
153
92
15
Australia & New Zealand
Auckland
158
95
13
Greater China
Beijing
110
39
12
Greater China
Guangzhou
103
40
10
Greater China
Hong Kong
147
65
38
Greater China
Shanghai
107
42
11
Greater China
Shenzhen
109
41
10
Greater China
Taipei
125
90
17
India
Ahmedabad
65
57
9
India
Bengaluru
67
58
9
India
Chennai
65
55
8
India
Delhi
69
59
10
India
Hyderabad
65
57
9
India
Kolkata
64
55
8
India
Mumbai
73
66
10
India
Pune
65
57
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North Asia
Nagoya
191
80
48
North Asia
Osaka
195
82
49
North Asia
Tokyo
199
84
50
North Asia
Busan
143
75
19
North Asia
Seoul
156
84
23
Southeast Asia
Jakarta
72
32
8
Southeast Asia
Kuala Lumpur
80
53
10
Southeast Asia
Manila
96
63
20
Southeast Asia
Singapore
140
57
17
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
85
60
11
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
63
33
5
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh City
61
32
5
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EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA All numbers are USD per square foot. COUNTRY MARKET
FIT OUT
REINSTATEMENT
Armenia
Yerevan
80
8
Azerbaijan
Baku
80
8
Belgium
Brussels
144
16
Botswana
Gaborone
50
9
Bulgaria
Sofia
75
8
Czech Republic
Prague
125
10
Denmark
Copenhagen
180
10
Egypt
Cairo
176
12
France
Paris
119
12
Georgia
Tbilisi
80
8
Germany
Berlin
229
20
Germany
Frankfurt
236
20
Germany
Hamburg
246
20
Germany
Munich
238
20
Greece
Athens
105
9
Hungary
Budapest
120
9
Ireland
Dublin
206
17
Israel
Tel-Aviv
150
11
Italy
Milan
115
13
Italy
Rome
115
13
Jordan
Amman
75
7
Kazakhstan
Astana
75
7
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EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA All numbers are USD per square foot. COUNTRY MARKET
FIT OUT
REINSTATEMENT
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek
75
7
Morocco
Rabat
138
13
Netherlands
Amsterdam
120
15
Poland
Warsaw
125
13
Portugal
Lisbon
109
16
Romania
Bucharest
94
9
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
165
15
Serbia
Belgrade
88
8
Slovakia
Bratislava
114
11
South Africa
Cape Town
152
10
South Africa
Johannesburg
152
10
Spain
Barcelona
110
14
Spain
Madrid
105
14
Sweden
Stockholm
182
11
Turkey
Istanbul
137
13
UK
Birmingham
216
16
UK
Glasgow
205
16
UK
London
263
21
UK
Manchester
223
17
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
152
12
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
152
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HOW WE CLASSIFY FIT OUTS
AMERICAS The Generation 1 tenant improvement project (Gen 1) scope and related costs are based on modern-day corporate office space with private offices, office workstations, executive areas, reception, training rooms, conference rooms and all other associated ancillary space customary in a corporate facility. Low Voltage Cabling, Audio Visual Equipment, Security, Furniture and other Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) items are excluded from the pricing. Given the fluidity of the construction market, a ten percent (10%) contingency allowance has been included in the cost.
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EMEA > Meeting facilities around 10% to 20% of space, with part single glazed partitions > Alternations to less than 25% of ceiling > Plasterboard ceiling to meeting rooms > Feature wall finishes to reception and cafeterias > Medium specification carpet and finishes > Hard flooring to reception > Alterations to air conditioning and ventilation to suit cellurisation > Multiple data points to each desk position
> Mixture of one-to-one assigned workstations with zones of non-assigned work-points > Flexible working practices have been adopted post-pandemic > Support functions include an expanded break-out area, a variety of meeting rooms and dispersed collaborative spaces > More than 50% of the space is allocated to dedicated workstations
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CONTACTS
RESEARCH
DR DOMINIC BROWN Head of International Research dominic.brown@cushwake.com
SANDY ROMERO Research Manager, Global Research sandy.romero@cushwake.com
DAVID SMITH Head of Americas Insights, Global Research david.smith4@cushwake.com
PROJECT & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BRIAN UNGLES President Project & Development Services, Americas brian.ungles@cushwake.com AMERICAS
RICHARD JANTZ Tri-State Lead Project & Development Services richard.jantz@cushwake.com
TOM GIBSON Head of Project & Development Services, Asia Pacific tom.gibson@cushwake.com ASIA PACIFIC
ANDREW CARMICHAEL Senior Director Project & Development Services, Asia Pacific andrew.carmichael@cushwake.com
NIC WILKINSON EMEA Project & Development Services Chair nic.wilkinson@cushwake.com EMEA
GILLIAN BULLEN Head of Operations
Project & Development Services gillian.bullen@cushwake.com
CAMILLA BASTONI Head of Account Management, Project & Development Services camilla.bastoni@cushwake.com
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