--- title: "Indre By (CBD), Copenhagen — Class A submarket" description: "Historic trophy core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Indre By (CBD) is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Copenhagen with average asking rent around DKK 2,600/sqm/yr · ≈ $35 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Historic trophy core. - Trophy tier — ~DKK 2,600/sqm/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Indre By (CBD), Copenhagen — Class A submarket *Historic trophy core.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: DKK 2,600/sqm/yr · ≈ $35 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Historic trophy core. - [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~DKK 2,600/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Indre By — the historic city core — anchors Copenhagen's trophy stock. Heritage Class A, Axel Towers, and the Strøget retail spine. ## Tenant profile Banking, professional services, family offices, government, design HQs. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Kongens Nytorv (M1, M3), Nørreport (M1, M2, M3, S-tog). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Strøget retail, Tivoli Gardens, Royal Theatre. ## Comparable buildings - **Axel Towers** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Axel%20Towers%2C%20Axeltorv%202%2C%201609%20K%C3%B8benhavn%2C%20Indre%20By%20(CBD)%2C%20Copenhagen%2C%20Denmark&query_place_id=ChIJAdTVtw1TUkYR0E2SuztY-pY) - **Frederiksberggade Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Frederiksberggade%20Office%2C%20Frederiksberggade%2038%2C%201459%20K%C3%B8benhavn%20K%2C%20Indre%20By%20(CBD)%2C%20Copenhagen%2C%20Denmark&query_place_id=ChIJ61Ag_hFTUkYRwN8vqyl1uqQ) - **Holmens Kanal** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Holmens%20Kanal%2C%20Holmens%20Kanal%207%2C%201060%20K%C3%B8benhavn%20K%2C%20Indre%20By%20(CBD)%2C%20Copenhagen%2C%20Denmark&query_place_id=ChIJIw2b0BdTUkYRvmQEBLYR6KY) ## Where Indre By (CBD) sits in Copenhagen Indre By (CBD) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Copenhagen, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around DKK 2,600/sqm/yr · ≈ $35 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Copenhagen Class A stock, Indre By (CBD) typically attracts Banking, professional services, family offices, government, design HQs 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 Indre By (CBD): [Nordhavn](/cities/copenhagen/nordhavn), [Frederiksberg](/cities/copenhagen/frederiksberg), [Carlsberg Byen](/cities/copenhagen/carlsberg-byen), [Ørestad](/cities/copenhagen/orestad). The full Copenhagen submarket atlas is at [/cities/copenhagen](/cities/copenhagen). ## Topic deep-dives for Indre By (CBD) For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Indre By (CBD), 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: - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/rents-and-availability) - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/tenant-profile) - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/transit-and-commute) - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/trophy-and-comparables) - [Indre By (CBD) — ](/cities/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Copenhagen 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 [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA 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/copenhagen/indre-by-cbd), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.