Austin Office Q1 2026 Quarterly Market Report

Austin's office market recorded 1.1 million square feet of positive net absorption in Q1 2026, driven primarily by SB Energy's purchase of the 1.2 million square foot former 3M Class A campus on River Place Blvd., with the overall vacancy rate declining 130 basis points to 23.3% and full-service average rent at $45.02 per square foot. The construction pipeline contracted 30.7% over the quarter with no deliveries added, while quarterly leasing velocity decreased 2.4% from the prior quarter to 1.4 million square feet, and investment sales volume totaled $230 million over the preceding 12 months at an average capitalization rate of 6.5%.