Entertainment, Restaurant Sectors Expand Rapidly in Southern New Hampshire

Retail inventory in Southern New Hampshire totaled 29.8 million square feet in 2018, a nominal gain of 42,900 square feet from 2017. Vacancy increased 41,200 square feet, equating to a vacancy rate of 9.3 percent compared to 9.1 percent last year. The higher rate can be mainly attributed to closings by Toys ‘R’ Us (four namesake stores and two Babies ‘R’ Us stores) and Walmart (two Sam’s Clubs). Offsetting these closings were openings that filled several large vacancies. …

January 23, 2019Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Southern New Hampshire Posts Lowest Retail Vacancy Since 2008

Retail inventory in Southern New Hampshire totaled 29.8 million square feet in 2017, a modest decline of 59,400 square feet, or 0.2 percent, largely due to retail demolitions and conversions to non-retail space, including auto dealerships, office, and residential. Some former retailer spaces that have been demolished include the 17,800-square-foot Grenon Trading Co. in Bedford, the 10,700-square-foot New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet in Salem, and the 8,400-square-foot Weathervane …

December 27, 2017Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Retail

Southern New Hampshire Industrial Overview

With a statewide unemployment rate of 2.7 percent, New Hampshire has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, and is well below the national unemployment rate of 4.4 percent. The New Hampshire labor market has continued to tighten, with unemployment having dropped 0.2 percentage points since third quarter of last year. Employment gains have not been seen in two traditionally industrial sectors: trade, transportation & utilities or manufacturing. Employment in these sectors has …

December 20, 2017Industrial, Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Landlords Have the Advantage in the New Hampshire Seacoast Industrial Market

Driven by strong leasing activity, the New Hampshire Seacoast industrial market now has a limited supply of available options. The overall Seacoast vacancy rate is currently 5.6 percent. Compare that to the end of 2010, when vacancy in the market hit 12.9 percent. Narrowing the focus to the Portsmouth industrial market (excluding the Pease Tradeport), the vacancy hit 8 percent in 2010 but it had dropped to 3 percent at the end of 2015 — and at the end of June 2016, the vacancy rate hovered at …

September 21, 2016Industrial, Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Reurbanization and Live/Stay/Play Making their Way to Southern New Hampshire

[caption id="attachment_135227" align="alignright" width="100"] Thomas Farrelly, Cushman & Wakefield[/caption] After a lackluster first quarter, the Southern New Hampshire office sector is showing strong potential as we head into the heart of 2015 and as the recovery that is firmly entrenched in major hubs like Boston begins to make its way to secondary markets. Notably, the trend toward reurbanization and the growing popularity of live/stay/play opportunities are driving activity in …

July 22, 2015Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Office

New Hampshire Seacoast Sees New Retail Development

While Southern New England gambles on casino development, shopping centers are the game of choice in Seacoast New Hampshire. DDR Corp., Waterstone Retail and New England Development have all chosen to invest in major new ventures in the sales tax-free state, and they are expanding their horizons for locations, retail tenants and customers. Supporting retail development, housing activity continues to be robust in Rockingham and Strafford counties. The latest Seacoast shopping center launch is …

July 24, 2014Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Southern New Hampshire Office Market Trending Positive In 2014

With economic improvement and job gains returning the region to its pre-recession vitality, the Southern New Hampshire office sector through mid-year 2014 has enjoyed renewed momentum. The state has nearly regained all of its jobs lost during the downturn, resulting in an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, which is well below the current national average of 6.3 percent. At the same time, the picture has changed a bit. The hard-hit financial services sector is rebounding, although slowly, …

July 11, 2014Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Busy industrial sector reflects steady recovery.

Along the Seacoast in New England, the industrial sector has been busy during the past 12 months with a number of sales and leases, reflecting the steady recovery of the economy. There is more activity and we are even seeing a new crop of startups in the market looking for space. Buyers have found opportunities to pick up industrial properties at attractive prices and while locking in low interest rates from commercial local banks offering SBA and conventional financing. The largest recent …

September 7, 2012Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast Market Reports

Population growth leads retail expansion out of the recession.

New Hampshire has a big story to tell: a lower than average unemployment rate, low poverty and crime rate, high median household income and a well-educated population. We are among the healthiest and safest states in which to live. All of these factors contribute to continued population growth which will drive the goods and services sectors. New Hampshire also benefits from its proximity to Massachusetts and Maine as well as Canada whose shoppers are eager to take advantage of the absence of a …

August 23, 2011Market Reports, New Hampshire, Northeast Market Reports