Surprise: Downtown St. Paul’s office occupancy rates tick upward in COVID era
20 Oct 2020
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An unexpected thing happened after the pandemic hit St. Paul. Despite many employees working remotely, downtown office occupancy rates actually ticked up.
Spanning competitive, government and owner-occupied space, the overall office occupancy rate in downtown St. Paul is now 91 percent.
That number is up from 89.85 percent in 2019, partially as a result of a large vacant office structure — Cray Plaza — dropping out of the office market entirely. Still, in what’s become a rare feat for downtown, more office space was added in recent months than absorbed by the residential market.
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