--- title: "Yuexiu (Historic CBD), Guangzhou — Class A submarket" description: "Heritage commercial core." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Yuexiu (Historic CBD) is a established-tier Class A submarket of Guangzhou with average asking rent around ¥150/sqm/mo · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Heritage commercial core. - Established tier — ~¥150/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Yuexiu (Historic CBD), Guangzhou — Class A submarket *Heritage commercial core.* · Tier: established · Avg rent: ¥150/sqm/mo · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Heritage commercial core. - Established tier — ~¥150/sqm/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Yuexiu is Guangzhou's historic CBD — heritage Class A, deep retail (Beijing Road), and traditional government and trade tenancy. ## Tenant profile Government, trade, professional services, retail HQs. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Beijing Road (Line 6), Gongyuanqian (Lines 1, 2). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Beijing Road retail, Wenming Road, Yuexiu Park. ## Comparable buildings - **GT Land Plaza** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=GT%20Land%20Plaza%2C%2085%20Huacheng%20Avenue%2C%20Tianhe%20District%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20Yuexiu%20(Historic%20CBD)%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJjS7xmwX_AjQRi15ZBqehQ6g) - **Center Plaza** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Center%20Plaza%2C%20161%20Linhexi%20Road%2C%20Tianhe%20District%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20Yuexiu%20(Historic%20CBD)%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJ0c0KQMz4AjQRYUI8FF4jEMs) - **Wuyang New Town Plaza** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wuyang%20New%20Town%20Plaza%2C%20Wuyang%20New%20Town%2C%20Yuexiu%20District%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20Yuexiu%20(Historic%20CBD)%2C%20Guangzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJ9UG12ir_AjQRDsTIt-ZzJMQ) ## Where Yuexiu (Historic CBD) sits in Guangzhou Yuexiu (Historic CBD) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Guangzhou, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around ¥150/sqm/mo · ≈ $23.2 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Guangzhou Class A stock, Yuexiu (Historic CBD) typically attracts Government, trade, professional services, retail HQs and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Yuexiu (Historic CBD): [Zhujiang New Town](/cities/guangzhou/zhujiang-new-town), [Pazhou](/cities/guangzhou/pazhou), [Tianhe North](/cities/guangzhou/tianhe-north), [Nansha New Area](/cities/guangzhou/nansha-new-area). The full Guangzhou submarket atlas is at [/cities/guangzhou](/cities/guangzhou). ## Topic deep-dives for Yuexiu (Historic CBD) For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Yuexiu (Historic 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: - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/rents-and-availability) - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/tenant-profile) - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/transit-and-commute) - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/trophy-and-comparables) - [Yuexiu (Historic CBD) — ](/cities/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Guangzhou Class A leasing and to the established 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/guangzhou/yuexiu-historic-cbd), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.