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March 8, 2022Atlanta Office & Industrial Market: Year End 2021
Year End 2021
Atlanta continues to show signs of an economic recovery. Leasing volume continues to expand, demonstrating confidence in the return to office occupancy. In addition, large corporations including Microsoft, Google, FanDuel, Visa, Cisco, Norfolk Southern, Deluxe Corp, Papa John’s, Mailchimp, Carvana, and Airbnb are all in the process of adding thousands of high-paying office jobs in Atlanta. However, overall leasing activity is still trending below norms and contending with the effects of a few large move-outs and a surplus of sublet availability.
Industrial leasing volume has surged in Atlanta over the past few quarters. Third-party logistics firms and e-commerce fulfillment providers account for many new deals. The metro area benefits from its role as a regional and national distribution hub, the growing Port of Savannah, and its strong local demographic trends. Developers have responded to the strong demand for industrial space here as groundbreakings have ramped up in recent quarters. However, even as the metro’s speculative pipeline continues to increase, vacancies have trended downward due to impressive net absorption. As a result, Atlanta’s vacancy rate should remain relatively flat through 2022. Rent growth is outperforming the national benchmark, though Atlanta remains one of the least expensive industrial markets in the country.