# Guangzhou Class A Office Market

> Guangzhou Class A office rents around ¥240/sqm/mo · ≈ $37.2 PSF/yr USD, with 19.6% vacancy and 8 months of typical rent-free on a 5-year term.

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**Last updated:** 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
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## TL;DR
- Trophy product in Zhujiang New Town trades at CNY 240-300/sqm/month.
- Automotive, trade, and consumer goods anchor the tenant mix.
- Pazhou is the principal exhibition and tech trophy frontier.
- Vacancy elevated post-2022 driven by broader China demand softness.

## Key facts
- **city**: Guangzhou
- **country**: China
- **region**: APAC
- **classARentLocal**: ¥240/sqm/mo · ≈ $37.2 PSF/yr USD
- **classARentUsd**: $37.190980964148686/sqft/yr
- **vacancyPct**: 19.6%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 5
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 8
- **submarkets**: 5
- **corporateTaxPct**: 25%
- **talentIndex**: 84

## FAQ
### What is the Pazhou tech island?
Pazhou hosts the Canton Fair complex plus a wave of tech HQ delivery — Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance all anchor major Pazhou campuses.

### How significant is the Canton Fair?
Material. The biannual Canton Fair drives meaningful seasonal hospitality and short-term office demand and structurally underwrites the Pazhou hospitality and exhibition cluster.

### What is the Greater Bay Area context?
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau form a structural metropolitan region. High-speed rail and cross-border infrastructure increasingly enable cross-border professional flow.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/guangzhou), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.