--- title: "CBD (Guomao), Beijing — Class A submarket" description: "Beijing's trophy financial core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > CBD (Guomao) is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Beijing with average asking rent around ¥380/sqm/mo · ≈ $58.9 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Beijing's trophy financial core. - Trophy tier — ~¥380/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # CBD (Guomao), Beijing — Class A submarket *Beijing's trophy financial core.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: ¥380/sqm/mo · ≈ $58.9 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Beijing's trophy financial core. - [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~¥380/sqm/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Guomao CBD anchors Beijing's trophy core — China World Trade Center Tower III, China Zun, and the deepest Class A trophy concentration in north China. ## Tenant profile SOEs, banking, multinational HQs, law, professional services. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Guomao (Lines 1, 10), Yong'anli (Line 1). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities China World Mall, Yintai Center, SKP retail. ## Comparable buildings - **China World Trade Center Tower III** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=China%20World%20Trade%20Center%20Tower%20III%2C%201%20Jianguomenwai%20Avenue%2C%20Chaoyang%20District%2C%20Beijing%2C%20CBD%20(Guomao)%2C%20Beijing%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJ1x2t7AOt8TUR5erw_oQ-v7g) - **China Zun (CITIC Tower)** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=China%20Zun%20(CITIC%20Tower)%2C%201%20Jianguomenwai%20Avenue%2C%20Chaoyang%20District%2C%20Beijing%2C%20CBD%20(Guomao)%2C%20Beijing%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJrYjbKgCt8TURp-wnhdzeI6s) - **Galaxy SOHO** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Galaxy%20SOHO%2C%207%20Xiaopaifang%20Hutong%2C%20Dongcheng%20District%2C%20Beijing%2C%20CBD%20(Guomao)%2C%20Beijing%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJi36hadis8TURKV_YiikaDG0) ## Where CBD (Guomao) sits in Beijing CBD (Guomao) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Beijing, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around ¥380/sqm/mo · ≈ $58.9 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Beijing Class A stock, CBD (Guomao) typically attracts SOEs, banking, multinational HQs, law, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside CBD (Guomao): [Zhongguancun](/cities/beijing/zhongguancun), [Wangjing](/cities/beijing/wangjing), [Financial Street](/cities/beijing/financial-street), [Lize Business District](/cities/beijing/lize-business-district). The full Beijing submarket atlas is at [/cities/beijing](/cities/beijing). ## Topic deep-dives for CBD (Guomao) For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating CBD (Guomao), the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/rents-and-availability) - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/tenant-profile) - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/transit-and-commute) - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/trophy-and-comparables) - [CBD (Guomao) — ](/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Beijing Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/beijing/cbd-guomao), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.