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Industrial Market Snapshot By Property Type, Second Quarter 2008, Charleston S.C. MSA

By Property Type (All Submarkets)  Total Square Feet  Total Square Meters  Vacant Square Feet  Vacant Square Meters  % Vacant  Under Construction Square Feet  Under Construction Square Meters  Asking Rent 
General Industrial 68,229 6,338 15,500 1,440 22.7% 50,000 4,645 $8.00
R&D/Flex 3,535,381 328,437 360,997 33,537 10.2% 404,088 37,540 $7.83
Warehouse/Distribution 29,798,444 2,768,275 4,105,143 381,368 13.8% 153,400 14,251 $4.59
Total 33,402,054 3,103,051 4,481,640 416,344 13.4% 607,488 56,436 $4.93
Source: Grubb & Ellis/Barkley Fraser, 8/2008. Includes tenant-occupied and owner-occupied buildings of 10,000 sq.ft. (929 square meters) or larger. Vacant space includes both vacant direct and vacant sublease space. Asking rents are per square foot per year, triple net. Industrial buildings are categorized as warehouse/distribution or R&D/flex based on their physical characteristics including percent office build-out, clear height, typical bay depth, typical suit size, type of loading and typical uses.

Industrial Market Snapshot By Submarket, Second Quarter 2008, Charleston S.C. MSA

By Submarket (All Property Types)  Total Square Feet  Total Square Meters  Vacant Square Feet  Vacant Square Meters  % Vacant  Under Construction Square Feet  Under Construction Square Meters  Asking Rent, Warehouse/ Distribution  Asking Rent, R&D/Flex 
Berkeley 8,727,267 810,763 524,860 48,759 6.0% - - $5.33 $7.76
Downtown 2,686,858 249,609 134,800 12,523 5.0% - - $4.12 $9.32
East Cooper 3,531,890 328,113 1,242,183 115,399 35.2% 351,000 32,608 $4.96 $10.96
North Charleston 12,886,679 1,197,172 1,263,019 117,334 9.8% 183,288 17,027 $4.81 $7.22
Summerville 4,834,900 449,162 1,241,816 115,365 25.7% 73,200 6,800 $3.94 $6.94
West Ashley 734,460 68,231 74,962 6,964 10.2% - - $5.00 $7.45
Total MSA 33,402,054 3,103,051 4,481,640 416,344 13.4% 607,488 56,436 $4.59 $7.83
Source: Grubb & Ellis/Barkley Fraser, 8/2008. Includes tenant-occupied and owner-occupied buildings of 10,000 sq.ft. (929 square meters) or larger. Vacant space includes both vacant direct and vacant sublease space. Asking rents are per square foot per year, triple net. Industrial buildings are categorized as warehouse/distribution or R&D/flex based on their physical characteristics including percent office build-out, clear height, typical bay depth, typical suit size, type of loading and typical uses.


Office Market Snapshot, Second Quarter 2008, Charleston S.C. MSA

By Submarket  Total Square Feet  Total Square Meters  Vacant Square Feet  Vacant Square Meters  % Vacant  Under Construction Square Feet  Under Construction Square Meters  Asking Rent, Class A  Asking Rent, Class B 
Downtown (CBD) 1,744,845 162,096 122,740 11,403 7.0% 35,000 3,252 $28.64 $26.62
Daniel Island 1,044,779 97,060 198,950 18,482 19.0% 76,120 7,072 $25.38 $23.24
Mount Pleasant 1,501,410 139,481 307,367 28,554 20.5% 20,844 1,936 $25.48 $23.99
North Charleston 3,373,740 313,420 720,954 66,977 21.4% 374,000 34,745 $22.82 $20.44
West Ashley 1,096,469 101,862 220,082 20,446 20.1% 26,800 2,490 $24.39 $21.12
Total MSA 8,761,243 813,919 1,570,093 145,862 17.9% 532,764 49,494 $25.59 $22.16
Source: Grubb & Ellis/Barkley Fraser, 8/2008. Includes tenant-occupied office buildings of 10,000 sq.ft. (929 square meters) or larger, and excludes owner-occupied, government and medical buildings. Vacant space includes both vacant direct and vacant sublease space. Asking rents are per square foot per year, full service. Classifications adhere to BOMA guidelines: Class A properties are the most prestigious buildings competing for premier office users with rents above average for the area, while Class B properties compete for a wide range of users with rents in the average range for the area.


Retail Space Survey, Charleston S.C. MSA

Area  # Retail Centers  Gross Leasable Area  Available Sq.Ft.  % Vacant 
Charleston Peninsula 6 265,816 11,065 4.2
West Ashley 34 4,056,855 316,700 7.8
North Charleston 33 4,619,097 587,085 12.7
Johns Island 5 322,649 9,819 3.0
Goose Creek/Berkeley 9 647,086 31,727 4.9
Mt. Pleasant 26 3,287,606 100,429 3.1
Summerville 13 1,404,240 116,202 8.3
Total 126 14,712,658 1,187,619 8.1
Source: Center for Business Research, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, January 2008. Includes retail centers of 30,000 sq.ft. or larger in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.


The average cost for new construction in the Charleston region (2008) is approximately 17% lower than the national average, according to the RS Means Construction Cost Index.

Charleston, SC MSA New Building Permit Activity

Permits (#)  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 forecast  2009 forecast 
Single-Family Units 5,384 7,371 8,084 7,304 5,602 4,410 4,500
Multi-Family Units 2,010 935 2,734 1,769 1,178 1,809 1,827
Total Residential Units Permitted 7,394 8,306 10,818 9,073 6,780 6,219 6,327
Total Non-Residential Permits 1,043 1,214 1,461 1,357 1,278 1,342 1,352
Sources: BCD Council of Governments; U.S. Census Bureau


Charleston, SC MSA New Building Permit Activity

Permits ($ Value in Billions)  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 forecast  2009 forecast 
Total Residential Permits $ Value 0.9 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.0 1.0
Total Non-Residential Permits $ Value 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5
Sources: BCD Council of Governments; U.S. Census Bureau