Square feet of usable space per seat.

  • Square feet of usable space per seat.
  • Ranges from 60–80 sf/seat (dense AI tenants, trading floors) to 250+ sf/seat (executive floors, law-firm partner offices).

Occupancy density

Strategy · Global

Short definition

Square feet of usable space per seat.

Full definition

Ranges from 60–80 sf/seat (dense AI tenants, trading floors) to 250+ sf/seat (executive floors, law-firm partner offices). Class A institutional baseline: 120–180 sf/seat. Drives TI cost, HVAC sizing, and life-safety calculations.

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Occupancy density is part of the strategy 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.