Absorption of office space in Boston Q1-Q3 2024, by district
Seaport was the Boston district with the highest net absorption in the office real estate sector in the first three quarters of 2024. Conversely, Downtown recorded the lowest net absorption, at negative 459,410 square feet. A negative net absorption means that more space was vacated or supplied than absorbed. That is a sign of declining demand for offices. Across the U.S. many of the major markets were impacted by this trend.