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title: "Post Office Square, Boston — Class A submarket"
description: "Boutique trophy core within the Financial District."
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> Post Office Square is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Boston with average asking rent around $82/sqft/yr.

## TL;DR

- Boutique trophy core within the Financial District.
- Trophy tier — ~$82/sqft/yr.
- Strong Class A inventory.

# Post Office Square, Boston — Class A submarket

*Boutique trophy core within the Financial District.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: $82/sqft/yr

## TL;DR

- Boutique trophy core within the Financial District.
- [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~$82/sqft/yr.
- Strong [Class A](/glossary/class-a) inventory.

## Overview

Post Office Square is the boutique trophy core at the heart of Boston's Financial District — small floor-plate trophy stock favored by asset managers and law firms.

## Tenant profile

Asset management, hedge funds, boutique law, family offices.

## Typical specification

20–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock.

## Transit

State (Blue/Orange), Aquarium (Blue).

Multi-modal transit with high commute capture from the city's professional catchment.

## Amenities

Norman B Leventhal Park, Long Wharf.

## Comparable buildings

- **75 State Street** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=75%20State%20Street%2C%2075%20State%20Street%2C%20Boston%2C%20MA%2002109%2C%20Post%20Office%20Square%2C%20Boston%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJs4UngYZw44kRqwTQxILA1zI)
- **One Post Office Square** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=One%20Post%20Office%20Square%2C%201%20Post%20Office%20Square%2C%20Boston%2C%20MA%2002109%2C%20Post%20Office%20Square%2C%20Boston%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJbcz9bYNw44kRyV5PHbXqx5A)

## Where Post Office Square sits in Boston

Post Office Square is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in Boston, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around $82/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Boston Class A stock, Post Office Square typically attracts Asset management, hedge funds, boutique law, family offices 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 Post Office Square: [Financial District](/cities/boston/financial-district), [Cambridge & Kendall Square](/cities/boston/cambridge-kendall), [Seaport](/cities/boston/seaport), [Back Bay](/cities/boston/back-bay). The full Boston submarket atlas is at [/cities/boston](/cities/boston).

## Topic deep-dives for Post Office Square

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Post Office Square, 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:

- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/rents-and-availability)
- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/tenant-profile)
- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/transit-and-commute)
- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/trophy-and-comparables)
- [Post Office Square — ](/cities/boston/post-office-square/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Boston 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 [**Miriam Hollander**](/about/authors/miriam-hollander) — Lead market analyst. 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.

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