Atlanta Office Q1 2026 Quarterly Market Report

Atlanta Metro recorded 2.6 million square feet of leasing activity in Q1 2026, up 3.3% year-over-year, with the overall vacancy rate declining 50 basis points to 26.5% as demand strengthened amid employer shifts toward in-office work requirements and early lease commitments. Asking rents increased 4.6% year-over-year to $33.09 per square foot, the second consecutive quarter of at least 4% annual growth, while Central Perimeter led leasing volume with a 70.6% increase and net absorption reached 487,222 square feet, the largest quarterly total since Q3 2022.