From Hong Kong to London to NYC, the Priciest Offices on Earth
- Hong Kong Central takes top spot for third consecutive year
- Firms leasing prime space in Midtown South pay more than ever
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The rent is due, the rankings are out and it’s another year at the top for Hong Kong, the most expensive office market in the world.
Occupancy costs -- which include rent, local taxes and service charges -- for the city’s notoriously pricey Central district are 30 percent higher than in London’s West End, which took the No. 2 spot in a survey by CBRE Group Inc. of prime office real estate in the first quarter.