Time from CO to stabilised occupancy.

  • Time from CO to stabilised occupancy.
  • Typical Class A new-build lease-up: 24–36 months.

Lease-up period

Leasing · Global

Short definition

Time from CO to stabilised occupancy.

Full definition

Typical Class A new-build lease-up: 24–36 months. Trophy assets in supply-constrained markets compress to 12–18 months; mid-tier in oversupplied markets stretch to 48+ months.

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Lease-up period is part of the leasing vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.