{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/geneva",
  "title": "Geneva Class A Office Market",
  "description": "Private banking and international-organisation capital with constrained heritage Class A.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Geneva Class A office rents around CHF 800/sqm/yr · ≈ $81.8 PSF/yr USD, with 5.2% vacancy and 4 months of typical rent-free on a 5-year term.",
  "tldr": [
    "International organisations (UN, WTO, ICRC) anchor structural long-duration demand.",
    "Private banking (Pictet, Lombard Odier, UBP) and commodity trading (Cargill, Mercuria, Trafigura) drive private-sector demand.",
    "Class A vacancy near 5% — among the tightest in EMEA.",
    "Geneva canton's 14% combined corporate tax rate is among the lowest in Western Europe."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Geneva",
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "EMEA",
    "classARentLocal": "CHF 800/sqm/yr · ≈ $81.8 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$81.75475431767296/sqft/yr",
    "vacancyPct": "5.2%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 5,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 4,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "corporateTaxPct": "14%",
    "talentIndex": 88
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "What is the impact of international organisations on demand?",
      "answer": "Material. UN Geneva, WTO, ICRC, ITU, WIPO, and a deep treaty-body cluster anchor 30%+ of Geneva's Class A market with long-duration headquarters-agreement tenancy."
    },
    {
      "question": "How does Geneva's rent compare to Zurich?",
      "answer": "Geneva trophy product clears at CHF 700-900/sqm/year (Old Town and Rue du Rhône); Zurich Bahnhofstrasse is broadly comparable. Geneva's overall Class A average is slightly lower than Zurich."
    },
    {
      "question": "Are concessions available?",
      "answer": "Limited. Rent-free of 3-6 months on a 10-year deal is the norm — among the tightest in EMEA, reflecting persistent supply scarcity."
    }
  ],
  "pageType": "city",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/geneva), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}