World's Most Expensive Office Space

London, Tokyo and Paris beat out New York as the priciest places to lease office space.

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March 13, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"According to the report, one square foot of prime office space in London’s West End district now costs on average $137.31 to rent for one year, vs. $102.56 in Tokyo and $89.28 in Paris. In fourth place, midtown New York City cost $71.53, while bottom-fishing tenants might want to lease space in Hong Kong, where $52.49 will buy one square foot for a year. Hong Kong, incidentally, has dropped from No. 5 to No. 12."

Thanks to NREI Newsline

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 in National Real Estate Investor

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