Indian office property net absorption is rising due to global capability centres (GCCs) and flexible spaces. India's status as a business centre is strengthened by global and local firms' rapid development.

To expand, flexibility provider Incuspaze leased 325,000 sq ft of office space at QUBE Software Park in Bengaluru. Previously leased 156,000 sq ft in Whitefield, this demonstrates the company's aggressive growth ambition. INCUSpaze is expanding into Bengaluru's IT industry.

Amazon, Cognizant, IBM, Accenture, and McKinsey are renewing leases in India's office space market, which is booming. Bangalore led the list of cities where major firms renewed office space, with 1.6 million square feet renewed between January and July 2024.

IBM renewed its lease for 830,000 square feet of Embassy Golf Links Business Park office space in Bengaluru. The ₹143 crore yearly leasing contract is one of the biggest in the commercial office space category this year. According to insiders, this initiative would strengthen the US technology giant

SEBI's obligatory sustainability reporting has expedited green building uptake by occupiers, investors, and developers. This legislative focus is changing India's real estate environment, especially green-certified office leasing.

Apple will lease 400,000 sq ft of office space on Sankey Road from Embassy Group at a record cost of nearly ₹220 per sq foot per month.

Office space leasing in India's top six cities rose 19% to 29.4 million square feet in the first half of 2024. Mumbai and Hyderabad quadrupled office space absorption, with Bengaluru leading at 8.8 million sq ft.

Amazon will lease over 1.1 million sq ft of office space from Sattva Group in North Bengaluru, expanding its operations there. Amazon will occupy the 11-story office tower in Sattva Horizon business park near the international airport, which will house roughly 7,000 people.

Google leased 649,000 sq ft of office space in Alembic City in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Sources report a monthly fee of ₹62 per sq ft with a three-year lock-in term. Google has been proactively purchasing conventional and flexible office premises in key Indian cities to expand its footprint.

Bengaluru office leasing is changing. Multinational firms' tech and shared service divisions, Global Capability Centres (GCCs), are gaining ground in India's commercial real estate market. In 2023, GCCs leased the most space since the start of the decade, according to Colliers.

Apple Inc.'s newest location in Bengaluru, India's innovation hub, has greatly increased its footprint in the nation. This shows the U.S. company's increasing commitment to India, the second-largest smartphone market, and its diversification outside China.

Commercial purchases in Bengaluru fell 14.3% to 12.5 million square feet in 2023. Knight Frank India ascribed this decline to US inflation and a slowing technology industry, which drives Bengaluru's office space demand.

Despite global economic uncertainty, the Indian office space market is expected to grow significantly between 2023 and 2025. According to CBRE, developers are confident about adding over 165 million sq. ft. of office space by 2025, exceeding the 142 million constructed in the preceding three years.

In FY23, the demand for coworking spaces surpassed all previous records, with India's IT hubs leading the pack. Latest real estate data shows that leasing of "flex-seats" has increased by 20%, with the biggest activity occurring in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune.

Rahul Arora has been appointed head of retail services in India by JLL. Rahul, who is based in Bengaluru, will assume this role in addition to his current responsibilities as head of office leasing advisory and MD for Karnataka and Kerala.