{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/san-diego",
  "title": "San Diego Class A Office Market",
  "description": "Life sciences capital of the West Coast with deep biotech and defense tenancy.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "San Diego Class A office rents around $56/sqft/yr, with 18.4% vacancy and 12 months of typical rent-free on a 10-year term.",
  "tldr": [
    "UTC / Torrey Pines is the deepest life sciences and biotech submarket in California.",
    "Defense and intelligence tenancy underwrites long-duration leases (federal anchors).",
    "Downtown trophy product is comparatively soft — Class A trades at $48-$54/sqft.",
    "Naval and Marine adjacency drives long-term defense tenant demand."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "San Diego",
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Americas",
    "classARentLocal": "$56/sqft/yr",
    "classARentUsd": "$56/sqft/yr",
    "vacancyPct": "18.4%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 12,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "corporateTaxPct": "27.9%",
    "talentIndex": 86
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "How tight is UTC / Torrey Pines?",
      "answer": "Direct vacancy in life sciences product is sub-7% as of Q1 2026. Lab-ready inventory is structurally tight."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the defense tenancy concentration?",
      "answer": "Material. Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, Booz Allen, and a deep cluster of defense contractors anchor Class A demand around Sorrento Mesa and Kearny Mesa."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is downtown San Diego recovering?",
      "answer": "Slowly. The Campus at Horton reposition is the single largest downtown leasing event of the cycle. Broader recovery requires sustained demand diversification."
    }
  ],
  "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/san-diego), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}