22@ will close this year with a contracting of around 80,000 square meters, the second best figure in the last five years. Thus, according to the consultant CBRE, the technological district has undertaken its "recovery", driven above all by the Glòries area.
Until September, 67,000 square meters were contracted in the district, double that of the same period last year, and almost 31% of the city's total. For its part, during the third quarter it reached a contracting of 17,000 square meters, 250% more than the same period of the previous year.
"With these figures, the technological district regains weight in Barcelona after two very hard years in terms of contracting," according to the head of CBRE Barcelona, Xavier Güell.
In the city as a whole, the office availability rate reached 14.4% at the end of the third quarterBy areas, most of the contracting registered between January and September, about 37,000 square meters, has taken place in 22@ Sur. In this area, office availability is 22.3%, and the delivery of 24,000 square meters is planned for the next two years.
For its part, 22@ Glòries has concentrated the contracting of 18,000 square meters until September. Currently, the area has a stock of 403,000 square meters, 28% of the total 22@, and an availability of 20.1%. However, taking into account sector forecasts, this area could reach an availability of 8% in 2028.
In the northern area of 22@, contracting in the first three quarters stood at 13,000 square meters, four times more than the previous year. With these figures, what is the area with the highest percentage in the city has reduced its availability from 52% in 2023 to 41.3% this year. "We foresee that the decrease in availability will continue in the coming months, but to continue in this line it is also essential to temporarily stop producing more stock in this area and encourage the increase of services in the surroundings," Güell stated.
In the city as a whole, the office availability rate reached 14.4% at the end of the third quarter. Taking into account this figure and contracting in relation to its size, the Catalan capital is the fourth European city with the highest absorption capacity, with a capacity of 4.6%, behind London (6.9%), Warsaw (6.3%) and Budapest (6.2%), and ahead of cities such as Lisbon (4.5%), Dublin (4.2%) and Frankfurt (3.8%).