Research &

Forecast Report

HOUSTON | OFFICE
Q3 2018

Houston’s office market is finally on the mend

Lisa Bridges Director of Market Research | Houston

Houston’s office market made more progress in the third quarter

than it has in the past three years, posting positive absorption of
901,844 SF, a substantial increase from the negative 0.7 million Market Indicators Annual Quarterly Quarterly
SF of absorption recorded one year ago. Leasing activity increased Relative to prior period Change Change Forecast*
22% over the quarter, and Houston’s overall vacancy rate is finally
VACANCY
below 20%.
NET ABSORPTION
Houston’s job growth increased by 3.7% over the year according
to recent data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The NEW CONSTRUCTION
Houston MSA created 101,200 jobs (not seasonally adjusted) UNDER CONSTRUCTION
between August 2017 and August 2018, growing faster than
Texas and the U.S. during the same period. Employment sectors *Projected
with the most substantial growth includes the construction sector
which grew by 13.5% over the year, and professional and business
services which increased by 7.2%.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gulf Coast

refineries are taking in record levels of crude oil. Crude oil exports
were up significantly in the first half of 2018 and West Texas Summary Statistics
Intermediate crude oil prices jumped in the first week of October Houston Office Market Q3 2017 Q2 2018 Q3 2018
2018, exceeding $75.00 per barrel for first time since November Vacancy Rate 19.2% 20.1% 19.7%
2014. The increase in crude oil production, along with the increase
in crude oil prices and significant job growth are all indicators that Net Absorption
-0.7 -0.1 0.9
(Million Square Feet)
Houston’s economy is bustling and it is positive news for Houston’s
office market. New Construction
0.2 0.1 0.1
(Million Square Feet)

Under Construction
(Million Square Feet)
2.2 1.8 3.3

Class A Vacancy Rate

CBD 19.0% 19.7% 19.3%
Suburban 21.7% 22.3% 21.9%

Asking Rents
Per Square Foot Per Year

Houston Class A $35.31 $34.93 $34.18

CBD Class A $44.36 $44.28 $45.28
Suburban Class A $32.92 $32.24 $31.04

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Vacancy & Availability Job Growth & Unemployment
(not seasonally adjusted)
Houston’s citywide vacancy rate decreased 40 basis points from 20.1% to 19.7%
over the quarter, but this was an increase of 50 basis points year over year, up
UNEMPLOYMENT 8/17 8/18
from the 19.2% recorded in Q3 2017. Over the quarter, the average suburban
vacancy rate decreased 30 basis points from 19.6% to 19.3% and the average HOUSTON 5.1% 4.3%
CBD vacancy rate fell 60 basis points from 22.2% to 21.6%.
TEXAS 4.4% 3.9%
The average Class A vacancy rate in the CBD dropped 40 basis points over the U.S. 4.5% 3.9%
quarter from 19.7% to 19.3% and the average Class B vacancy rate in the CBD
decreased from 31.3% to 29.8%. The average suburban Class A vacancy rate
Annual # of Jobs
decreased 40 basis points from 22.3% to 21.9% between quarters, while the JOB GROWTH Change Added
average suburban Class B vacancy decreased 10 basis points from 17.3% to
17.2%. HOUSTON 3.7% 101.2K

TEXAS 3.2% 386.9K

Of the 1,717 existing office buildings in our survey, 83 buildings have 100,000
SF or more contiguous space available for lease or sublease. Within these, 26 U.S. 1.7% 2.4M
buildings have 200,000 SF or more contiguous space available. Citywide, the
available sublease space decreased over the quarter from 9.4 million SF to 8.8
million SF. Available space differs from vacant space in that it includes space
that is currently being marketed for lease but may be occupied with a future CBD vs. Suburban
availability date. In contrast, vacant space is truly vacant and is and may still be
CLASS A OFFICE VACANCY
immediately available. Most of the sublease space is located in Class A properties
as seen in the chart below. 25.0%

Historical Sublease Statistics by Class

HISTORICAL AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE 20.0%

14,000,000

12,000,000 15.0%

10,000,000

8,000,000 10.0%
6,000,000

4,000,000
5.0%
2,000,000

0
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 0.0%
2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018

Class A Class B Houston Total

CBD Vacancy Suburban Vacancy

AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE - 125,000 SF OR GREATER

CLASS A OFFICE RENTS
Large Sublease Availabilities (Total available in building and/or complex) $50.00

$45.00
BUILDING TENANT SUBMARKET SF
$40.00
5 Greenway Plaza Oxy Greenway Plaza 807,567
$35.00
Four WestLake Park BP Katy Freeway 454,487
$30.00
Energy Tower II KTI Corporation (Technip) Katy Freeway 349,931
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NRG Tower Reliant Energy Retail CBD 262,325 $25.00

One Shell Plaza Shell Oil CBD 245,785 $20.00

Three WestLake Park Phillips 66 Katy Freeway 221,723 $15.00

1100 Louisiana Enbridge CBD 202,680 $10.00

10777 Clay Rd AMEC Foster Wheeler Katy Freeway 189,285 $5.00

Westway III GE Oil & Gas West Belt 182,004 $0.00

1001 Louisiana St EP Energy Corporation CBD 124,600

Source: CoStar
CBD Rents Suburban Rents

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Absorption & Demand
Houston’s office market posted 901,844 SF of positive net absorption in Q3 2018. Suburban Class A space recorded the largest gain,
posting 457,043 SF of positive net absorption. Some of the tenants that relocated during the third quarter include the Harris County
Veterans Service (moving into 118,800 SF in 500 Jefferson in the CBD submarket), Exterran Energy Solutions (occupying 44,900 SF in
11000 Equity Drive office building located in the West Belt submarket) and WorkSuites (moving into 30,355 SF at 2001 Timberloch Place
in The Woodlands submarket).

Rental Rates
Houston’s average asking rental rate increased over the quarter from $28.99 per SF to $30.02 per SF. Houston average rental rate for
Class A space decreased over the quarter from $34.93 per SF to $34.18 per SF. In contrast, the average Class A rental rate in the CBD
increased by a dollar over the quarter up from $44.28 to $45.28 per SF. The Suburban Class A rental rate decreased from $32.24 to
$31.04 per SF.

Leasing Activity
Houston’s office leasing activity increased 22% over the quarter from 2.9M SF to 3.5M SF. Leasing activity includes new/direct, sublet,
renewals/expansions and pre-leasing in proposed buildings. Some of the more notable transactions are noted in the table below.
Highlighting the continuing improvement in the market, the office market recorded 2.3 million square feet of leasing activity in the first four
days of the fourth quarter of 2018.

Q3 2018 Select Office Lease Transactions

BUILDING NAME/ADDRESS SUBMARKET SF TENANT LEASE DATE
801 Texas CBD 212,000 Vinson & Elkins 4
Jul-18
801 Texas CBD 155,000 Hines4 Jul-18
1001 Louisiana St CBD 93,896 Constellation 2
Aug-18
15377 Memorial Dr Katy Freeway 85,500 BP2 Jul-18
1221 McKinney St CBD 72,900 Haynes and Boone3 Aug-18
1177 West Loop South West Loop/Galleria 64,022 Cornerstone Home Lending3, 5 Sep-18
2050 W Sam Houston Parkway Westchase 55,000 Cardtronics1 Aug-18
11000 Equity Dr West Belt 44,894 Exterran Energy Solutions1 Aug-18
New/Direct
1
Renewal/Expansion
3 5
Colliers International Transaction
Sublease
2
Pre-lease in proposed/under construction
4

Sales Activity
Houston’s office investment sales plunged dramatically over the year, falling by 45.3% since Q3 2017. The average sales price per square
foot trended up from $197 to $221 per SF over the quarter. Houston’s average cap rate of 7.5% is the same as the U.S. average rate.

AVERAGE OFFICE SALES PRICE PER SF AVERAGE OFFICE CAP RATE

Houston U.S. Houston U.S.
300 9.0%

250 8.5%

200 8.0%

150 7.5%

100 7.0%

50 6.5%

0 6.0%
Q3 '14 Q3 '15 Q3 '16 Q3 '17 Q3 '18 Q3 '14 Q3 '15 Q3 '16 Q3 '17 Q3 '18

Sources: CoStar and Real Capital Analytics

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Houston Office Market Summary (CBD, Suburban, & Overall)
SUBLEASE NET ABSORPTION RENTAL
INVENTORY DIRECT VACANCY VACANCY VACANCY RATE (%)
VACANCY (SF) RATE

# OF RATE RATE TOTAL AVG

CLASS TOTAL (SF) (SF) (SF) Q3-2018 Q2-2018 Q3-2018 Q2-2018
BLDGS. (%) (%) (SF) ($/SF)
CBD
A 34 32,499,577 5,110,217 15.7% 1,170,290 3.6% 6,280,507 19.3% 19.7% 105,746 285,038 $45.28
B 31 10,009,778 2,916,459 29.1% 68,340 0.7% 2,984,799 29.8% 31.3% 143,733 -147,042 $29.85
C 13 855,542 99,657 11.6% 0 0.0% 99,657 11.6% 11.6% 0 5,050 $19.99
Total 78 43,364,897 8,126,333 18.7% 1,238,630 2.9% 9,364,963 21.6% 22.2% 249,479 143,046 $38.03
SUBURBAN
A 402 99,673,964 18,091,785 18.2% 3,708,861 3.7% 21,800,646 21.9% 22.3% 457,043 491,647 $31.04
B 947 77,865,112 12,927,731 16.6% 498,144 0.6% 13,425,875 17.2% 17.3% 109,256 -628,986 $20.90
C 290 12,228,759 1,362,490 11.1% 10,963 0.1% 1,373,453 11.2% 11.9% 86,066 -51,691 $17.39
Total 1639 189,767,835 32,382,006 17.1% 4,217,968 2.2% 36,599,974 19.3% 19.6% 652,365 -189,030 $26.42
OVERALL
A 436 132,173,541 23,202,002 17.6% 4,879,151 3.7% 28,081,153 21.2% 21.7% 562,789 776,685 $34.18
B 978 87,874,890 15,844,190 18.0% 566,484 0.6% 16,410,674 18.7% 18.9% 252,989 -776,028 $22.55
C 303 13,084,301 1,462,147 11.2% 10,963 0.1% 1,473,110 11.3% 11.9% 86,066 -46,641 $17.56
Total 1717 233,132,732 40,508,339 17.4% 5,456,598 2.3% 45,964,937 19.7% 20.1% 901,844 -45,984 $30.02

Houston Suburban Office Market Summary

SUBLEASE NET ABSORPTION RENTAL
INVENTORY DIRECT VACANCY VACANCY VACANCY RATE (%)
VACANCY (SF) RATE

# OF RATE RATE TOTAL AVG

CLASS TOTAL (SF) (SF) (SF) Q3-2018 Q2-2018 Q3-2018 Q2-2018
BLDGS. (%) (%) (SF) ($/SF)
ALLEN PARKWAY (MIDTOWN)
A 8 2,284,619 360,019 15.8% 12,016 0.5% 372,035 16.3% 16.0% -5,377 74,753 $32.99
B 34 2,552,569 225,471 8.8% 10,295 0.4% 235,766 9.2% 8.3% -23,293 -27,022 $27.66
C 13 402,988 104,026 25.8% 0 0.0% 104,026 25.8% 24.9% -3,621 -1,880 $26.44
Total 55 5,240,176 689,516 13.2% 22,311 0.4% 711,827 13.6% 13.0% -32,291 45,851 $30.26
BAYTOWN
B 3 186,005 8,540 4.6% 0 0.0% 8,540 4.6% 4.6% 0 77 $21.45
C 3 81,481 2,500 3.1% 0 0.0% 2,500 3.1% 3.1% 0 0 -
Total 6 267,486 11,040 4.1% 0 0.0% 11,040 4.1% 4.1% 0 77 $16.59
BELLAIRE
A 7 1,375,713 145,586 10.6% 13,969 1.0% 159,555 11.6% 15.1% 48,309 -26,732 $29.06
B 19 2,456,593 129,907 5.3% 13,721 0.6% 143,628 5.8% 5.8% -2,095 -62,103 $24.78
C 5 318,508 34,518 10.8% 0 0.0% 34,518 10.8% 11.0% 658 0 $18.06
Total 31 4,150,814 310,011 7.5% 27,690 0.7% 337,701 8.1% 9.3% 46,872 -88,835 $26.04
CONROE AND OUTLYING MONTGOMERY CO
A 2 88,449 28,449 32.2% 0 0.0% 28,449 32.2% 32.2% 0 0 $23.53
B 9 368,376 1,474 0.4% 0 0.0% 1,474 0.4% 0.8% 1,345 3,470 $18.00
C 7 287,369 14,768 5.1% 0 0.0% 14,768 5.1% 3.5% -4,636 4,166 $18.60
Total 18 744,194 44,691 6.0% 0 0.0% 44,691 6.0% 5.6% -3,291 7,636 $6.74
E. FORT BEND CO SUGAR LAND
A 17 3,400,728 197,796 5.8% 151,320 4.4% 349,116 10.3% 10.7% 13,147 57,466 $31.56
B 40 2,411,312 269,663 11.2% 12,109 0.5% 281,772 11.7% 14.2% 77,471 -1,766 $24.86
C 5 146,524 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 $13.02
Total 62 5,958,564 467,459 7.8% 163,429 2.7% 630,888 10.6% 11.8% 90,618 55,700 $27.69

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Houston Suburban Office Market Summary - Continued
SUBLEASE NET ABSORPTION RENTAL
INVENTORY DIRECT VACANCY VACANCY VACANCY RATE (%)
VACANCY (SF) RATE

# OF TOTAL RATE RATE TOTAL AVG

CLASS (SF) (SF) Q3-2018 Q2-2018 Q3-2018 Q2-2018
BLDGS. (SF) (%) (%) (SF) ($/SF)
FM 1960
A 13 2,975,786 386,491 13.0% 12,512 0.4% 399,003 13.4% 12.6% -22,834 -14,850 $28.09
B 71 4,386,053 815,751 18.6% 25,651 0.6% 841,402 19.2% 19.6% 19,808 -41,412 $16.86
C 23 805,296 109,392 13.6% 0 0.0% 109,392 13.6% 15.3% 13,448 27,437 $14.27
Total 107 8,167,135 1,311,634 16.1% 38,163 0.5% 1,349,797 16.5% 16.7% 10,422 -28,825 $19.95
GREENWAY PLAZA
A 21 7,429,743 1,343,525 18.1% 57,444 0.8% 1,400,969 18.9% 19.6% 57,979 -162,220 $35.94
B 31 3,103,161 370,660 11.9% 1,675 0.1% 372,335 12.0% 12.5% 14,983 14,142 $26.61
C 12 406,928 35,560 8.7% 0 0.0% 35,560 8.7% 12.1% 13,549 -4,201 $21.75
Total 64 10,939,832 1,749,745 16.0% 59,119 0.5% 1,808,864 16.5% 17.3% 86,511 -152,279 $33.68
GULF FREEWAY PASADENA
A 2 105,782 29,975 28.3% 0 0.0% 29,975 28.3% 28.3% 0 53,101 -
B 42 2,435,737 232,773 9.6% 10,555 0.4% 243,328 10.0% 11.5% 37,743 -2,217 $21.28
C 27 996,887 104,885 10.5% 0 0.0% 104,885 10.5% 10.6% 528 5,417 $23.16
Total 71 3,538,406 367,633 10.4% 10,555 0.3% 378,188 10.7% 11.8% 38,271 56,301 $21.21
I-10 EAST
B 6 427,851 74,516 17.4% 0 0.0% 74,516 17.4% 22.7% 22,668 -1,393 $17.73
C 6 266,929 13,000 4.9% 0 0.0% 13,000 4.9% 4.9% 0 0 $18.08
Total 12 694,780 87,516 12.6% 0 0.0% 87,516 12.6% 15.9% 22,668 -1,393 $17.78
KATY FREEWAY
A 88 22,224,825 3,412,568 15.4% 1,703,559 7.7% 5,116,127 23.0% 23.6% 131,082 752,167 $35.29
B 93 8,384,623 1,587,369 18.9% 85,043 1.0% 1,672,412 19.9% 19.9% -7,013 10,160 $21.75
C 30 1,374,963 121,642 8.8% 5,206 0.4% 126,848 9.2% 8.8% -5,439 -12,814 $19.76
Total 211 31,984,411 5,121,579 16.0% 1,793,808 5.6% 6,915,387 21.6% 22.0% 118,630 749,513 $30.72
KATY GRAND PARKWAY
A 17 1,563,712 214,791 13.7% 6,896 0.4% 221,687 14.2% 15.0% 39,199 66,309 $28.93
B 16 1,147,005 13,364 1.2% 0 0.0% 13,364 1.2% 1.0% -2,270 -1,046 $25.27
C 2 149,262 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 -
Total 35 2,859,979 228,155 8.0% 6,896 0.2% 235,051 8.2% 8.5% 36,929 65,263 $28.72
KINGWOOD HUMBLE
B 19 1,285,693 88,353 6.9% 0 0.0% 88,353 6.9% 6.3% -7,242 -18,700 $22.28
C 5 159,105 12,878 8.1% 0 0.0% 12,878 8.1% 8.6% 800 24,215 $18.14
Total 24 1,444,798 101,231 7.0% 0 0.0% 101,231 7.0% 6.6% -6,442 5,515 $21.75
NASA CLEAR LAKE
A 12 1,778,721 168,709 9.5% 2,390 0.1% 171,099 9.6% 9.3% -5,116 -35,425 $27.54
B 48 3,146,817 862,643 27.4% 1,092 0.0% 863,735 27.4% 28.0% 18,199 -246 $19.81
C 17 511,360 75,291 14.7% 0 0.0% 75,291 14.7% 13.8% -4,849 1,182 $16.07
Total 77 5,436,898 1,106,643 20.4% 3,482 0.1% 1,110,125 20.4% 20.6% 8,234 -34,489 $20.73
NORTH BELT GREENSPOINT
A 25 5,522,618 3,359,079 60.8% 56,081 1.0% 3,415,160 61.8% 62.1% 14,034 -171,898 $22.09
B 56 5,735,931 1,669,442 29.1% 34,145 0.6% 1,703,587 29.7% 30.3% 36,773 -185,460 $15.31
C 21 1,410,678 221,426 15.7% 2,757 0.2% 224,183 15.9% 18.7% 39,573 -3,122 $13.17
Total 102 12,669,227 5,249,947 41.4% 92,983 0.7% 5,342,930 42.2% 42.9% 90,380 -360,480 $19.56
NORTHEAST NEAR AND OUTLIER
A 3 642,223 21,702 3.4% 0 0.0% 21,702 3.4% 3.4% 0 6,355 -
B 6 243,799 34,508 14.2% 0 0.0% 34,508 14.2% 10.4% -9,146 54 $21.51
C 2 56,562 12,035 21.3% 0 0.0% 12,035 21.3% 18.1% -1,819 2,448 $15.00
Total 11 942,584 68,245 7.2% 0 0.0% 68,245 7.2% 6.1% -10,965 8,857 $13.52

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SUBLEASE NET ABSORPTION RENTAL
INVENTORY DIRECT VACANCY VACANCY VACANCY RATE (%)
VACANCY (SF) RATE

# OF TOTAL RATE RATE TOTAL AVG

CLASS (SF) (SF) Q3-2018 Q2-2018 Q3-2018 Q2-2018
BLDGS. (SF) (%) (%) (SF) ($/SF)
NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST OUTLIER
A 9 1,985,781 844,756 42.5% 5,107 0.3% 849,863 42.8% 36.9% -116,461 -49,699 $22.88
B 73 5,832,796 934,746 16.0% 1,468 0.0% 936,214 16.1% 17.3% 74,951 -16,485 $18.80
C 33 1,329,729 101,319 7.6% 3000 0.2% 104,319 7.8% 10.6% 36,289 -99,664 $16.62
Total 115 9,148,306 1,880,821 20.6% 9,575 0.1% 1,890,396 20.7% 20.6% -5,221 -165,848 $20.52
RICHMOND FOUNTAINVIEW
B 15 916,446 117,042 12.8% 0 0.0% 117,042 12.8% 14.4% 14,736 14,064 $17.10
C 10 392,300 32,035 8.2% 0 0.0% 32,035 8.2% 8.0% -804 -9,566 $17.33
Total 25 1,308,746 149,077 11.4% 0 0.0% 149,077 11.4% 12.5% 13,932 4,498 $17.15
SAN FELIPE VOSS
A 3 1,720,793 475,401 27.6% 20,779 1.2% 496,180 28.8% 27.7% -20,000 -436 $36.13
B 30 3,157,710 560,770 17.8% 36,227 1.1% 596,997 18.9% 18.8% -2,191 -871 $24.81
Total 33 4,878,503 1,036,171 21.2% 57,006 1.2% 1,093,177 22.4% 22.0% -22,191 -1,307 $30.00
SOUTH
A 1 76,048 9,307 11.6% 0 0.0% 9,307 11.6% 11.6% 0 1,715 $30.88
B 12 358,303 25,829 7.2% 0 0.0% 25,829 7.2% 8.5% 4,466 -5,116 $24.78
C 5 195,387 26,100 13.4% 0 0.0% 26,100 13.4% 5.5% -15,400 1,704 $28.34
Total 18 629,738 61,236 9.7% 0 0.0% 61,236 9.7% 8.0% -10,934 -1,697 $27.26
SOUTH MAIN MEDICAL CENTER
A 1 485,000 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 -
B 12 829,793 94,169 11.3% 0 0.0% 94,169 11.3% 12.8% 12,071 -5,177 $17.99
C 7 286,418 59,495 20.8% 0 0.0% 59,495 20.8% 21.3% 1,458 8,797 $15.28
Total 20 1,601,211 153,664 9.6% 0 0.0% 153,664 9.6% 10.4% 13,529 3,620 $16.65
SOUTHEAST
B 17 1,271,884 84,909 6.7% 0 0.0% 84,909 6.7% 8.8% 27,300 -5,523 $18.06
C 2 118,209 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 -
Total 19 1,390,093 84,909 6.1% 0 0.0% 84,909 6.1% 8.1% 27,300 -5,523 $15.91
SOUTHWEST
A 6 1,580,642 334,346 21.2% 29,163 1.8% 363,509 23.0% 23.0% -213 18,211 $19.46
B 63 6,069,695 1,190,596 19.6% 58,887 1.0% 1,249,483 20.6% 19.9% -42,403 33,578 $17.15
C 34 1,802,750 255,226 14.2% 0 0.0% 255,226 14.2% 14.0% -3,009 -4,342 $15.04
Total 103 9,453,087 1,780,168 18.8% 88,050 0.9% 1,868,218 19.8% 19.3% -45,625 47,447 $17.28
SOUTHWEST FAR AND OUTLIER
A 2 158,720 19,737 12.4% 0 0.0% 19,737 12.4% 12.4% 0 0 -
B 12 925,976 233,335 25.2% 0 0.0% 233,335 25.2% 25.2% 0 -10,520 $27.67
C 3 91,661 7,000 7.6% 0 0.0% 7,000 7.6% 8.7% 1,000 -5,000 $15.60
Total 17 1,176,357 260,072 22.1% 0 0.0% 260,072 22.1% 22.2% 1,000 -15,520 $26.23
WEST BELT
A 30 4,380,523 698,854 16.0% 361,923 8.3% 1,060,777 24.2% 28.2% 176,413 -175,953 $29.74
B 36 2,086,925 339,678 16.3% 101,889 4.9% 441,567 21.2% 21.3% 3,168 -77,628 $20.82
C 4 112,629 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 -
Total 70 6,580,077 1,038,532 15.8% 463,812 7.0% 1,502,344 22.8% 25.6% 179,581 -253,581 $26.82
WEST LOOP
A 51 18,015,071 3,072,561 17.1% 510,656 2.8% 3,583,217 19.9% 20.9% 185,957 141,328 $37.53
B 53 6,030,358 940,915 15.6% 59,336 1.0% 1,000,251 16.6% 15.4% -70,960 -146,069 $27.86
C 4 216,268 2,943 1.4% 0 0.0% 2,943 1.4% 100.0% -758 -2,185 $20.82
Total 108 24,261,697 4,016,419 16.6% 569,992 2.3% 4,586,411 18.9% 19.4% 114,239 -6,926 $35.25

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Houston Suburban Office Market Summary - Continued

SUBLEASE NET ABSORPTION RENTAL

INVENTORY DIRECT VACANCY VACANCY VACANCY RATE (%)
VACANCY (SF) RATE

# OF TOTAL RATE RATE TOTAL AVG

CLASS (SF) (SF) Q3-2018 Q2-2018 Q3-2018 Q2-2018
BLDGS. (SF) (%) (%) (SF) ($/SF)
WESTCHASE
A 34 10,002,462 1,933,281 19.3% 704,480 7.0% 2,637,761 26.4% 25.4% -92,441 -8,240 $31.54
B 62 7,615,667 1,635,501 21.5% 35,476 0.5% 1,670,977 21.9% 19.9% -142,316 -109,523 $22.07
C 5 176,872 10,193 5.8% 0 0.0% 10,193 5.8% 5.8% 0 -1 $15.00
Total 101 17,795,001 3,578,975 20.1% 739,956 4.2% 4,318,931 24.3% 22.9% -234,757 -117,764 $28.65
THE WOODLANDS
A 50 11,876,005 1,034,852 8.7% 60,566 0.5% 1,095,418 9.2% 9.7% 53,365 -34,305 $33.12
B 69 4,498,034 385,807 8.6% 10,575 0.2% 396,382 8.8% 10.0% 52,503 13,746 $26.29
C 5 131,696 6,258 4.8% 0 0.0% 6,258 4.8% 19.3% 19,098 15,718 $25.08
Total 124 16,505,735 1,426,917 8.6% 71,141 0.4% 1,498,058 9.1% 9.8% 124,966 -4,841 $31.24

Office Development Pipeline

3.2 million SF of office space is under construction and 46.6% of space is pre-leased. Build-to-suit projects make up 26% of the space
under construction and the remaining 74% is spec office space, of which 28% is pre-leased. The table below includes office buildings
under construction with a RBA of 100,000 SF or more.

PRE- EST.
BUILDING NAME ADDRESS SUBMARKET SF DEVELOPER/CONTRACTOR
LEASED DELIVERY
801 Texas 801 Texas Ave CBD 1,110,220 33.1% Hines Securities, Inc. Oct-21
Capitol Tower 800 Capitol St CBD 778,344 34.4% SCD Acquisitions LLC Jun-19
CityPlace 2 - BTS for ABS 1701 City Plaza Dr The Woodlands 326,800 93.9% Patrinely Group, Inc Oct-18
CityPlace - HP Building 1 City Plaza Dr The Woodlands 189,000 100% Patrinely Group, Inc Jan-19
CityPlace - HP Building 2 City Plaza Dr The Woodlands 189,000 100% Patrinely Group, Inc Jan-19
Chasewood Crossing Three 19350 State Highway 249 FM 1960 156,000 0% Greenwood Properties Jul-19
CityPlace 1 1700 City Plaza Dr The Woodlands 149,500 5.2% Patrinely Group, Inc Apr-19

Skylines | Now Available Online at colliers.com/houston

A skyline view of available space for nine of Houston’s Class A office submarkets including CBD, Galleria, Energy Corridor, Greenway
Plaza, NASA/Clear Lake, North Belt, Sugar Land, The Woodlands and Westchase, is now available online.

75 CLASS A OFFICE BUILDINGS 75 CLASS A OFFICE BUILDINGS

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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS 70 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT HOUSTON, TEXAS
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BUILDING NAME 717 TEXAS 600 TRAVIS BANK OF AMERICA CENTER NORTH BLDG SOUTH BLDG 811 LOUISIANA ONE SHELL PLAZA 609 MAIN at TEXAS BG GROUP PLACE 2 HOUSTON CENTER LYONDELLBASELL TOWER FULBRIGHT TOWER 5 HOUSTON CENTER BUILDING NAME HESS TOWER NRG TOWER 1301 FANNIN OFFICE TOWER 1400 SMITH WEDGE INT’L TOWER 1600 SMITH 1500 LOUISIANA
ADDRESS 717 Texas Avenue 600 Travis Street 700 Louisiana Street 700 Milam Street 711 Louisiana Street 811 Louisiana Street 910 Louisiana Street 609 Main Street 811 Main Street 909 Fannin Street 1221 McKinney Street 1301 McKinney Street 1401 McKinney Street ADDRESS 1501 McKinney Street 1201 Fannin Street 1301 Fannin Street 1400 Smith Street 1415 Louisiana Street 1600 Smith Street 1500 Louisiana Street
RBA / AVG FLOOR / # OF FLOORS 696,228 / 21,097 / 33 1,656,529 / 22,575 / 75 1,268,480 / 25,000 / 56 679,337 / 20,523 / 36 664,940 / 20,000 / 34 588,423 / 33,350 / 26 1,228,923 / 24,572 / 50 1,056,658 / 22,035 / 48 972,474 / 27,000 / 46 1,024,956 / 25,624 / 40 1,061,351 / 23,500 / 46 1,247,061 / 24,452 / 51 580,875 / 29,649 / 27 RBA / AVG FLOOR / # OF FLOORS 844,763 / 30,500 /29 265,000 / 22,701 / 11 784,143 / 26,000 / 24 1,266,714 / 24,578 / 50 520,475 / 18,000 / 43 1,098,399 / 23,000 /51 1,157,690 / 25,263 / 40
% LEASED 47.7% 82.0% 95.5% 61.2% 73.2% 53.1% 88.2% 69.0% 93.6% 51.9% 90.8% 73.9% 67.5% % LEASED 100% 100% 91.0% 100% 63.2% 68.5% 100%

space for eight of Houston’s

TOTAL AVAILABLE SF 355,908 544,265 366,332 250,939 290,613 274,524 372,963 317,388 79,568 510,553 100,794 403,592 226,943 TOTAL AVAILABLE SF 123,371 262,325 51,968 0 310,040 502,211 0
MAX CONTIGUOUS SF 355,908 213,678 83,381 142,954 92,404 220,529 154,129 284,501 53,435 309,966 24,301 75,376 114,814 MAX CONTIGUOUS SF 123,371 262,325 51,968 0 61,186 280,593 0
QUOTED RATE** $45.75 $43.40 $44.95 $44.95 $44.34 $41.93 $45.24 $52.00 $51.91 $43.93 $44.20 $45.19 $50.00 QUOTED RATE** N/A N/A $38.63 N/A $33.32 $39.97 N/A
PARKING RATIO 1.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 0.3 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 PARKING RATIO 1.7 1.5 1.0 N/A 2.7 1.0 1.1
OWNER Hines Texas Tower Ltd M-M Properties Metropolis Investment Metropolis Investment Busycon Properties LLC Busycon Properties LLC Hines NPS Brookfield Asset Brookfield Asset Brookfield Asset Spear Street Capital OWNER H&R REIT Midway Companies/ Netrality Properties Chevron Corporation Wedge Commercial Brookfield Office ChevronTexaco Corp.
Holdings Inc. Holdings Inc. Management Inc. Management Inc. Management Inc.

class a office skylines

Lionstone Investments Properties Properties, Inc.
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50 Available Sublease Space Available Sublease Space Available Direct Space Available Direct Space Class A Rental Rate and Vacancy Percentage
Q2 2018 Q2 2018
Central Business District Central Business District Central Business District - Houston, TX

Energy Corridor, Greenway

45 Class A: 2,059,564 SF or 5.9% Class A: 6,832,158 SF or 19.6% CBD Class A Rents CBD Class A Vacancy
Class B: 283,582 SF or 3.1% Class B: 3,038,504 SF or 33.3% $48.00 22.0%
Class A Class B Class A Class B
40 $46.00
20.0%
2,500,000 8,000,000 $44.00
$42.00
35 7,000,000 $40.00
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2,000,000 $38.00 16.0%

6,000,000
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Plaza, North Belt, Sugar

$36.00
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1,500,000 5,000,000 $34.00
$32.00 12.0%
25 4,000,000
$30.00
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3,000,000
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2,000,000 $24.00
500,000
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Land, The Woodlands, and

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Westchase.
BUILDING NAME 1001 FANNIN ONE CITY CENTRE HILCORP ENERGY TOWER 1000 MAIN KINDER MORGAN BLDG. WELLS FARGO PLAZA HERITAGE PLAZA 1100 LOUISIANA CENTERPOINT ENERGY ONE ALLEN CENTER TOTAL PLAZA THREE ALLEN CENTER TWO ALLEN CENTER
ADDRESS 1001 Fannin Street 1021 Main Street 1111 Main Street 1000 Main Street 1001 Louisiana Street 1000 Louisiana Street 1111 Bagby Street 1100 Louisiana Street 1111 Louisiana Street 500 Dallas Street 1201 Louisiana Street 333 Clay Street 1200 Smith Street
RBA / AVG FLOOR / # OF FLOORS 1,385,212 / 27,210 / 49 608,660 / 21,266 / 29 406,600 / 17,678 / 23 837,161 / 23,333 / 36 937,003 / 28,510 / 32 1,721,242 / 25,000 / 71 1,212,895 / 26,652 / 51 1,327,882 / 23,060 / 55 1,081,251 / 22,968 / 47 993,297 / 29,214 / 34 843,533 / 24,600 / 35 1,194,719 / 25,000 /50 995,623 / 26,613 / 36
% LEASED 97.6% 75.7% 95.7% 82.4% 100% 79.4% 98.8% 99.4% 100% 85.5% 87.3% 91.7% 90.6%
TOTAL AVAILABLE SF 97,828 142,654 17,700 160,550 124,600 498,412 70,714 299,435 0 199,766 130,318 254,922 430,470 *Gold and white indicators are approximate only at the time of printing and are presented to show approximate percentage of available
MAX CONTIGUOUS SF 28,026 42,047 17,700 144,394 124,600 101,498 41,005 202,680 0 70,676 96,897 48,560 228,064 space by floor/building. All indicators are left-to-right and are not meant to show location of available space. COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
QUOTED RATE** $44.51 $30.09 N/A $53.56 N/A $49.15 $51.06 $45.00 N/A $46.53 $38.91 $46.21 $44.60
PARKING RATIO 1.0 2.3 N/A 2.0 1.0 1.7 2.4 1.8 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 **Rental rates listed are net + operating expenses. 1233 West Loop South, Suite 900
OWNER JMB Financial Advisors Accesso Partners, LLC Hilcorp Ventures Inc. Union Investment EPEC Property Holdings New York State Common Brookfield Office Enterprise Products CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Brookfield Office Brookfield Office Brookfield Office Brookfield Office Houston, TX 77027
Real Estate Retirement Fund Properties, Inc. Partners L.P. Properties, Inc. Properties, Inc. Properties, Inc. Properties, Inc.
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 Quoted gross rental rates for existing top performing office buildings
YEAR % AVAIL. RENT
BUILDING NAME ADDRESS SUBMARKET RBA (SF) OWNER
BUILT LEASED SF ($/SF)
BG Group Place 811 Main St CBD 972,474 2011 93.6% 79,568 $51.91 BG Holdco LLC
Heritage Plaza 1111 Bagby St CBD 1,212,895 1986 98.8% 70,714 $51.06 Brookfield Office Properties, Inc
CityCentre Two 818 Town & Country Blvd Katy Freeway 149,827 2009 99.1% 1,375 $50.04 Midway Cc15 Partners
Town Centre One 750 Town & Country Blvd Katy Freeway 253,714 2015 85.2% 37,451 $43.09 Moody Rambin
Amegy Tower 1717 W Loop Fwy S West Loop/Galleria 380,000 2017 90.2% 61,986 $49.87 Zions Bancorporation
BBVA Compass Plaza 3009 Post Oak Blvd West Loop/Galleria 326,200 2013 96.6% 11,035 $51.63 Corporacion Masaveu S.A.
CityWestPlace 4 2103 CityWest Blvd Westchase 518,293 2000 85.5% 128,303 $50.45 Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board
Granite Briarpark Green 3151 Briarpark Dr Westchase 302,551 2013 98.9% 91,547 $39.77 GPI Briarpark Green LP
Two Hughes Landing 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd The Woodlands 197,696 2014 95.5% 13,899 $44.47- The Woodlands Development
$50.47 Company, L.P.

Note: Available SF includes direct and sublet space as well as any future available space currently listed.
Source: CoStar Property

Q3 2018 Houston Office Highlights

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