Gli uffici più costosi, secondo DTZ
Il decimo Rapporto annuale di DTZ, società di consulenza immobiliare internazionale, intitolato "Global Office Occupancy Costs (GOOCs) Survey 2007" (a guide to total occupancy costs across 131 business districts in 46 countries worldwide divided into six regions. Ranking is on a workstation basis) è stato diffuso il 5 gennaio. Il Rapporto afferma che «For the seventh consecutive year, London’s West End has retained its position as the world’s most expensive office location. London (City) was ranked number four. Global economic growth has sustained demand for office space in key business districts in 2006. London and Western Europe continue to dominate the top ten places for the most expensive office occupancy locations, but North America accounted for the most number of increases. New York City (Downtown) climbed 25 places to be the 15th most expensive location in the world, recording a 63% year-on-year (YOY) increase to USD 12,310 per workstation. Seventy-six per cent of locations surveyed posted increases in occupancy cost per workstation.
The top ten most expensive office locations by occupancy costs in the 2007 survey:
1. London West End USD 23,260
2. Hong Kong USD 19,730
3. Paris USD 17,770
4. London City USD 17,690
5. New York (mid-town) USD 16,400
6. Dublin USD 15,810
7. Washington DC USD 14,580
8. Tokyo USD 13,470
9. Frankfurt USD 13,410
10. Geneva USD 13,070»