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title: "Hauptbahnhof, Vienna — Class A submarket"
description: "New trophy quarter around the central station."
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lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
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> Hauptbahnhof is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Vienna with average asking rent around €312/sqm/yr · ≈ $31.3 PSF/yr USD.

## TL;DR

- New trophy quarter around the central station.
- Trophy tier — ~€312/sqm/yr.
- Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

# Hauptbahnhof, Vienna — Class A submarket

*New trophy quarter around the central station.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: €312/sqm/yr · ≈ $31.3 PSF/yr USD

## TL;DR

- New trophy quarter around the central station.
- [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~€312/sqm/yr.
- Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

## Overview

The Hauptbahnhof quarter — built around Vienna's new central rail terminus since 2014 — hosts Erste Campus, The Icon Vienna, and a deep banking and consulting tenant base.

## Tenant profile

Banking (Erste, Raiffeisen), consulting (BCG, Accenture), CEE regional HQs.

## Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

## Transit

Hauptbahnhof (S-Bahn, ÖBB long-distance, U1).

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

## Amenities

BahnhofCity retail, Belvedere gardens.

## Comparable buildings

- **Erste Campus** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Erste%20Campus%2C%20Am%20Belvedere%201%2C%201100%20Wien%2C%20Hauptbahnhof%2C%20Vienna%2C%20Austria&query_place_id=ChIJxZUw5pqpbUcR3vFPNujIsZY)
- **The Icon Vienna** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Icon%20Vienna%2C%20Gertrude-Fr%C3%B6hlich-Sandner-Stra%C3%9Fe%202-4%2C%201100%20Wien%2C%20Hauptbahnhof%2C%20Vienna%2C%20Austria&query_place_id=ChIJrSG2btepbUcR1oQKZyju3cE)
- **QBC (Quartier Belvedere Central)** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=QBC%20(Quartier%20Belvedere%20Central)%2C%20Am%20Belvedere%2010%2C%201100%20Wien%2C%20Hauptbahnhof%2C%20Vienna%2C%20Austria&query_place_id=ChIJnZUF9R2pbUcRicz4ij3q6uo)

## Where Hauptbahnhof sits in Vienna

Hauptbahnhof is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Vienna, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around €312/sqm/yr · ≈ $31.3 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Vienna Class A stock, Hauptbahnhof typically attracts Banking (Erste, Raiffeisen), consulting (BCG, Accenture), CEE regional HQs 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 Hauptbahnhof: [Innere Stadt](/cities/vienna/innere-stadt), [Donau City](/cities/vienna/donau-city), [Wien Mitte–Landstraße](/cities/vienna/wien-mitte-landstrasse), [Ringstraße Corridor](/cities/vienna/ringstrasse-corridor). The full Vienna submarket atlas is at [/cities/vienna](/cities/vienna).

## Topic deep-dives for Hauptbahnhof

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Hauptbahnhof, 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:

- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/rents-and-availability)
- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/tenant-profile)
- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/transit-and-commute)
- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/trophy-and-comparables)
- [Hauptbahnhof — ](/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Vienna 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 [**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.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/vienna/hauptbahnhof), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.
