--- title: "Maxvorstadt & Schwabing, Munich — Class A submarket" description: "Universities and corporate trophy." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Maxvorstadt & Schwabing is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Munich with average asking rent around €48/sqm/mo · ≈ $57.8 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Universities and corporate trophy. - Prime tier — ~€48/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Maxvorstadt & Schwabing, Munich — Class A submarket *Universities and corporate trophy.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: €48/sqm/mo · ≈ $57.8 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Universities and corporate trophy. - Prime tier — ~€48/sqm/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Maxvorstadt and Schwabing host the LMU and TUM campuses plus a deep corporate Class A base — BMW Welt and the Highlight Towers anchor. ## Tenant profile Tech, automotive (BMW), media, banking, 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 Münchner Freiheit, Universität, Giselastrasse (U3, U6). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Englischer Garten, Pinakothek museums, BMW Welt. ## Comparable buildings - **Highlight Towers** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Highlight%20Towers%2C%20Mies-van-der-Rohe-Stra%C3%9Fe%206%2C%2080807%20M%C3%BCnchen%2C%20Maxvorstadt%20%26%20Schwabing%2C%20Munich%2C%20Germany&query_place_id=ChIJx5VJhOxXn0cRu3SbiYTivKs) - **BayWa-Hochhaus** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=BayWa-Hochhaus%2C%20Arabellastra%C3%9Fe%204%2C%2081925%20M%C3%BCnchen%2C%20Maxvorstadt%20%26%20Schwabing%2C%20Munich%2C%20Germany&query_place_id=ChIJPZjfVgx1nkcRiDAZjeguoiE) - **Rathenauplatz Office Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rathenauplatz%20Office%20Tower%2C%20Rathenauplatz%2C%2080335%20M%C3%BCnchen%2C%20Maxvorstadt%20%26%20Schwabing%2C%20Munich%2C%20Germany&query_place_id=ChIJKUii6cp1nkcRIVWciScFrJs) ## Where Maxvorstadt & Schwabing sits in Munich Maxvorstadt & Schwabing is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Munich, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around €48/sqm/mo · ≈ $57.8 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Munich Class A stock, Maxvorstadt & Schwabing typically attracts Tech, automotive (BMW), media, banking, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Maxvorstadt & Schwabing: [Altstadt-Lehel](/cities/munich/altstadt-lehel), [Werksviertel](/cities/munich/werksviertel), [Arnulfpark & Hauptbahnhof](/cities/munich/arnulfpark-hauptbahnhof), [Bogenhausen & Riem](/cities/munich/bogenhausen-riem). The full Munich submarket atlas is at [/cities/munich](/cities/munich). ## Topic deep-dives for Maxvorstadt & Schwabing For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Maxvorstadt & Schwabing, 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: - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/rents-and-availability) - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/tenant-profile) - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/transit-and-commute) - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/trophy-and-comparables) - [Maxvorstadt & Schwabing — ](/cities/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Munich Class A leasing and to the prime 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/munich/maxvorstadt-schwabing), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.