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title: "Submarket tier (trophy / prime / established / emerging) — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Quality-tier classification of submarkets within a city."
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> Quality-tier classification of submarkets within a city.

## TL;DR

- Quality-tier classification of submarkets within a city.
- Class A Atlas standard taxonomy: Trophy (top-tier address with full amenitisation), Prime (high-end Class A), Established (institutional Class A), Emerging (gentrifying Class A).

# Submarket tier (trophy / prime / established / emerging)

*Market data · Global*

## Short definition

Quality-tier classification of submarkets within a city.

## Full definition

[Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas standard taxonomy: Trophy (top-tier address with full [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation)), Prime (high-end Class A), Established (institutional Class A), Emerging (gentrifying Class A). Drives rent benchmarks and tenant filtering.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Submarket tier (trophy / prime / established / emerging) is part of the market data vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/submarket-tier), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.