Office Leasing at Historic High in First 9 Months of 2025, says CBRE

New Delhi, October 6, 2025: Real estate consultancy CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd latest report, titled ‘CBRE India Office Figures Q3 2025’, has highlighted that office leasing reached 59.6 million square feet (msf) in the first nine months of 2025 – the highest ever during this period. The report added that technology companies held the highest share in office leasing between January and September.

“This record-breaking performance reflects the resilience and evolving dynamics of India’s commercial real estate sector,” said Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO, India, South-East Asia, Middle East & Africa at CBRE. “As occupiers seek future-ready spaces, sustained preference for flight-to-quality assets continue to anchor this momentum. Going forward, the sustained leasing in premium assets is expected to drive vacancy compression and occupiers are likely to continue exploring peripheral locations, driven by the infusion of high-grade supply.”

According to the report, Bengaluru emerged as the frontrunner in the office space absorption during Jan-Sept 2025, accounting for 25 per cent of the total with 15.1 msf leased. Mumbai and Delhi-NCR followed with the leasing of 10.6 mn. sq. ft. and 10.2 mn. sq. ft. respectively. Together, these three key markets represented about 61 per cent of the overall office leasing during the period.

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) continued to be the main drivers of the office demand during Jan-Sept 2025, accounting for almost 39 per cent of the total leasing. Bengaluru followed by Pune and Delhi-NCR together accounted for 67 per cent of the total GCC leasing.

Among all sectors, technology firms accounted for the largest share of leasing in 9M 2025. It was followed by flexible space operators and BFSI companies. Cumulatively, these three industries alone accounted for a cumulative share of 60 per cent during Jan-Sept’25.

Ram Chandnani, Managing Director, Leasing, CBRE India, said that GCCs would remain pivotal to office absorption, accounting for 35-40 per cent of total leasing in 2025. “Established players might continue taking up space in large integrated tech parks, while new entrants are expected to leverage flexible spaces. While US firms currently dominate the GCC landscape, rising interest from EMEA and APAC occupiers is anticipated to widen the demand base,” he added.

During Q3 2025, office sector leasing stood at 19.9 msf. The supply stood at 13.6 msf Bengaluru spearheaded office absorption in Jul-Sept’25 with a 22 per cent share, closely followed by Mumbai at 20 per cent and Delhi-NCR at 19 per cent. GCCs leased 7.5 msf of office space in the three months, representing 38 per cent of the overall leasing. Bengaluru led with a share of 38 per cent, followed by Pune at 25 per cent and Hyderabad at 15 per cent.

As the demand for quality spaces rises, the supply has also seen an uptick with developers responding by delivering green-certified, amenity-rich campuses that align with the ‘flight-to-quality’ strategy. During the first nine months of this year, the supply rose 10 per cent year-on-year to 41 mn. sq. ft. It was led by Pune, Bengaluru, and Delhi NCR, with a combined share of 66 per cent. “The current year is expected to conclude with a consistent pipeline of high-quality office stock, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi-NCR at the forefront,” Magazine added.