Q1 2018 | Fort Bend | Submarket Snapshot

E Fort Bend Commercial Real Estate Trends

Office Market
The Fort Bend office submarket posted 177,000 SF of negative net absorption in
Q1 2018. This was primarily due to Telecheck closing its Sugar Creek on the Lake
offices. The average vacancy rate increased 330 basis points (bps) from 8.4% to
11.7% over the quarter. The average quoted rental rate decreased between quarters
from $25.14 to $24.92 per SF. Leasing activity, which includes renewals, increased
slightly over the quarter from 87,000 SF to 106,000 SF. There are currently two
buildings under construction; the largest of the two being a 23,530-SF, two-story
general purpose office building located at 12002 S Highway 6.

Medical Office Market

The average quoted rental rate decreased over the quarter from $29.51 to $29.20 per
SF. The average vacancy rate increased 70 bps from 10.4% to 11.1% over the quarter
mostly due to new construction. Currently, there are two medical office buildings
under construction in the E Fort Bend/Sugar Land submarket. The largest project is a
38,600-SF, two-story medical office building located at 7619 Branford Place, which is
expected to deliver in August 2018. Two medical office buildings delivered during Q1
2018, one delivered partially leased causing vacancy and absorption to increase over
the quarter.