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Seoul Prime Office Q1/2025

Investment market starts strong

Quarterly transaction volume rose 6% year-on-year.

  • Project 107 Office (Cho-dong 107-1) in Euljiro was completed in January 2025, adding new supply to Seoul’s CBD.
  • Prime office vacancy rate edged down 0.1%p to 3.4%, with vacancy rising in CBD and GBD but falling in YBD. Total net absorption was recorded at 3,700 sqm.
  • In Q1, 34% of new take-up was attributed to flight-toquality relocation activities from secondary to prime office property, followed by 32% from new leases.
  • Quarterly office transaction volume reached approximately KRW 2.7 trillion in Q1, up 6% year-on-year. With a large pipeline of assets currently on the market, transaction activity is expected to remain robust.