Nomad Research
Market reports from the Nomad team.
Quarterly reads on the Manhattan office market: availability, rents, the leases that cleared, and what it means for a growing tenant.
Latest report · July 2026
Manhattan Office Market Report, Q2 2026
A demand-led quarter. AI and growth-tech tenants pulled premium space off the board faster than landlords could re-list it, the sublease overhang kept shrinking, and Midtown South and Hudson Square hardened into the city’s tech core.
14.5%Availability
$80.42Avg asking / SF
<11M SFSublease supply
Earlier quarters
- Q4 2025: the busiest quarter since 2019January 6, 2026
- Q3 2025: more deals, even less spaceSeptember 30, 2025
- Q2 2025: leasing cools, availability hits a four-year lowJuly 10, 2025