--- title: "Research Triangle Park, Raleigh-Durham — Class A submarket" description: "The historic life-sciences and tech anchor." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Research Triangle Park is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Raleigh-Durham with average asking rent around $38/sqft/yr. ## TL;DR - The historic life-sciences and tech anchor. - Trophy tier — ~$38/sqft/yr. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Research Triangle Park, Raleigh-Durham — Class A submarket *The historic life-sciences and tech anchor.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: $38/sqft/yr ## TL;DR - The historic life-sciences and tech anchor. - [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~$38/sqft/yr. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview RTP — the largest research park in the US — anchors the Triangle's tech and life-sciences tenancy. Apple's flagship campus, Cisco's Research Triangle headquarters, and continuous biotech [expansion](/topics/cross-border-expansion) define the submarket. ## Tenant profile Tech (Apple, Cisco, IBM), pharma (Merck, Eli Lilly), biotech (Fujifilm Diosynth). ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit GoTriangle bus; car-dependent. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Frontier RTP, Boxyard RTP. ## Comparable buildings - **Apple RTP Campus** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Apple%20RTP%20Campus%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJ97Q2lurvrIkR_PrdSsZ9QUE) - **Imperial Center** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Imperial%20Center%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJ97Q2lurvrIkR_PrdSsZ9QUE) - **Cisco RTP Campus** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cisco%20RTP%20Campus%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States%2C%20Research%20Triangle%20Park%2C%20Raleigh-Durham%2C%20United%20States&query_place_id=ChIJmzinX1zurIkRA41XlVnCzlY) ## Where Research Triangle Park sits in Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle Park is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Raleigh-Durham, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around $38/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Raleigh-Durham Class A stock, Research Triangle Park typically attracts Tech (Apple, Cisco, IBM), pharma (Merck, Eli Lilly), biotech (Fujifilm Diosynth) 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 Research Triangle Park: [Downtown Raleigh](/cities/raleigh-durham/downtown-raleigh), [Downtown Durham](/cities/raleigh-durham/downtown-durham), [North Hills](/cities/raleigh-durham/north-hills), [Cary / Morrisville](/cities/raleigh-durham/cary-morrisville). The full Raleigh-Durham submarket atlas is at [/cities/raleigh-durham](/cities/raleigh-durham). ## Topic deep-dives for Research Triangle Park For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Research Triangle Park, 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: - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/rents-and-availability) - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/tenant-profile) - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/transit-and-commute) - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/trophy-and-comparables) - [Research Triangle Park — ](/cities/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Raleigh-Durham 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/raleigh-durham/research-triangle-park), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.