Average Costs

Average Asking Rents (Gross Rent per Square Foot)
  CBD Suburban
Class A office (average) $17.50 $17.50
Class B Office (full service rate $12.00 $14.00
Bulk Warehouse (triple net) $3.25
Manufacturing (triple net) $4.25
High Tech/R&D (triple net) $7.00
Vacancy Rates (%)
  CBD Suburban
Class A office 11.0% 13.0%
Class B Office 14.0% 18.0%
Bulk Warehouse 15.0%
Manufacturing 7.0%
High Tech/R&D 2.0%
Source: Pyramid Brokerage Company, 2007 Market Report
Updated: July 2007


Development Land (Price per Acre)
Classification Low High
Land in office Parks $60,000 $100,000
Land in Industrial Parks $25,000 $45,000
Office/Industrial Land - Non Park $15,000 $50,000
Retail/commercial Land $40,000 $1,250,000
Residential $5,000 $25,000
Source: Pyramid Brokerage Company, 2007 Market Report
Updated: July 2007
Spreadsheet comparing real estate costs in Upstate NY cities

Construction costs
According to the January 1998, R.S. Means Composite Index, the Labor and Material Construction Cost index for Syracuse is 112.7


Syracuse Area – Average Construction Costs
Average Construction Costs / Price per Square Foot Low High
Class A Office $110 $140
Class B Office $85 $110
Bulk Warehouse $32 $50
Manufacturing $45 $75
High Tech/R&D $100 $200
(Cost figures do not include land or soft costs associated with the project)

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