--- title: "Costa del Este, Panama City — Class A submarket" description: "Master-planned post-2010 trophy district." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Costa del Este is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Panama City with average asking rent around $288/sqm/yr · ≈ $26.8 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Master-planned post-2010 trophy district. - Trophy tier — ~$288/sqm/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Costa del Este, Panama City — Class A submarket *Master-planned post-2010 trophy district.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: $288/sqm/yr · ≈ $26.8 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Master-planned post-2010 trophy district. - [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~$288/sqm/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Costa del Este — the master-planned post-2010 mixed-use redevelopment east of central Panama City — anchors the city's principal post-2010 Class A trophy frontier. ## Tenant profile Tech, banking, multinationals, retail HQs, hospitality. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Panama Metro Line 2 (Costa del Este planned), MiBus. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Town Center Costa del Este, Multiplaza. ## Comparable buildings - **Torre Banco Continental** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Torre%20Banco%20Continental%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama&query_place_id=ChIJvfkJqYyprI8RAlJQ9NQ5bic) - **Costa del Este Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Costa%20del%20Este%20Office%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama&query_place_id=ChIJ_9HzZYmprI8Rq978-BfPr9Y) - **Town Center Costa del Este** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Town%20Center%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama%2C%20Costa%20del%20Este%2C%20Panama%20City%2C%20Panama&query_place_id=ChIJjR6ojyGqrI8RnBHhwUopsos) ## Where Costa del Este sits in Panama City Costa del Este is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Panama City, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around $288/sqm/yr · ≈ $26.8 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Panama City Class A stock, Costa del Este typically attracts Tech, banking, multinationals, retail HQs, hospitality 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 Costa del Este: [Banking District (Calle 50)](/cities/panama-city/banking-district), [Punta Pacifica](/cities/panama-city/punta-pacifica), [Obarrio / Marbella](/cities/panama-city/obarrio-marbella), [Panama Pacífico](/cities/panama-city/panama-pacifico). The full Panama City submarket atlas is at [/cities/panama-city](/cities/panama-city). ## Topic deep-dives for Costa del Este For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Costa del Este, 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: - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/rents-and-availability) - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/tenant-profile) - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/transit-and-commute) - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/trophy-and-comparables) - [Costa del Este — ](/cities/panama-city/costa-del-este/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Panama City 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 [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. 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/panama-city/costa-del-este), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.