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Actual office use under the microscope

Knight Frank and Z#bre propose a new metric to measure it
The interior of the Ariane Tower at La Défense, renovated by Nouvelle AOM (Nicolas Trouillard)
The interior of the Ariane Tower at La Défense, renovated by Nouvelle AOM (Nicolas Trouillard)
Business Immo
September 26, 2025 | 1:55 P.M.

Translated from French.

What if the issue in commercial real estate today was no longer surface area, but actual use? This is the question that Knight Frank and Z#bre have been examining closely in light of the extent of "invisible vacancy", and to which they have responded by launching a new metric to measure the real performance of offices: the euro per activated square meter.

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