Demand for downtown creative-style offices

continues to rise

Columbus

• Columbus has one of the most educated workforces in the country and companies, particularly

technology firms, are looking towards prime creative building spaces with a plethora of amenities to tap

into this talent. The demand for premium creative-style offices downtown has outpaced that of other

downtown buildings, where 98.9 percent of existing creative/loft style CBD Class A office space is

occupied. There are a few buildings with creative spaces under construction but the Columbus market

has seen rapid absorption of this property type in recent years.

Source: JLL Research

Chart of the week: August 8, 2016

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