--- title: "Kunshan, Suzhou — Class A submarket" description: "Eastern industrial corridor." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/suzhou/kunshan pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Kunshan is a established-tier Class A submarket of Suzhou with average asking rent around ¥120/sqm/mo · ≈ $18.6 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Eastern industrial corridor. - Established tier — ~¥120/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Kunshan, Suzhou — Class A submarket *Eastern industrial corridor.* · Tier: established · Avg rent: ¥120/sqm/mo · ≈ $18.6 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Eastern industrial corridor. - Established tier — ~¥120/sqm/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Kunshan — east of Suzhou between Suzhou and Shanghai — anchors a deep electronics and Taiwanese-investment industrial Class A corridor. Foxconn, Compal, and Taiwanese-owned manufacturing HQs. ## Tenant profile Electronics manufacturing (Foxconn, Compal), Taiwanese-owned firms. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Suzhou Metro Line 11 (Kunshan), Suzhou-Shanghai HSR. Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Kunshan Forest Park, Zhouzhuang ancient town. ## Comparable buildings - **Kunshan Tech Park** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kunshan%20Tech%20Park%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJTVy8ma5NsjURjnew9Q29_hQ) - **Foxconn Kunshan** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Foxconn%20Kunshan%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJicRQa-xSsjURVoAAXe9gfjc) - **Kunshan Software Park** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kunshan%20Software%20Park%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China%2C%20Kunshan%2C%20Suzhou%2C%20China&query_place_id=ChIJ351ZNoCzszURFphNw7pgbfk) ## Where Kunshan sits in Suzhou Kunshan is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Suzhou, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around ¥120/sqm/mo · ≈ $18.6 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Suzhou Class A stock, Kunshan typically attracts Electronics manufacturing (Foxconn, Compal), Taiwanese-owned firms 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 Kunshan: [Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP)](/cities/suzhou/suzhou-industrial-park-sip), [Gusu / Old City](/cities/suzhou/gusu-old-city), [Suzhou New District (SND)](/cities/suzhou/suzhou-new-district-snd), [Wuzhong / Shihu Lake](/cities/suzhou/wuzhong-shihu). The full Suzhou submarket atlas is at [/cities/suzhou](/cities/suzhou). ## Topic deep-dives for Kunshan For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Kunshan, 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: - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/rents-and-availability) - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/tenant-profile) - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/transit-and-commute) - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/trophy-and-comparables) - [Kunshan — ](/cities/suzhou/kunshan/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Suzhou 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 [**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/suzhou/kunshan), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.