How many Class A submarkets are in Beijing?

5, ranging from trophy (CBD (Guomao)) down to established and emerging clusters.

Beijing has 5 distinct Class A submarkets we track, anchored by CBD (Guomao) at the trophy tier.

5 submarkets covered.
Trophy tier: CBD (Guomao), Zhongguancun, Financial Street.
Prime tier: Wangjing, Lize Business District.
Established/emerging tier: —.

Beijing Class A submarkets

Beijing has 5 distinct Class A submarkets we track, anchored by CBD (Guomao) at the trophy tier.

TL;DR

5 submarkets covered.
Trophy tier: CBD (Guomao), Zhongguancun, Financial Street.
Prime tier: Wangjing, Lize Business District.
Established/emerging tier: —.

By tier

**CBD (Guomao)** (trophy, ~¥380/sqm/mo · ≈ $58.9 PSF/yr USD) — Beijing's trophy financial core. **Zhongguancun** (trophy, ~¥280/sqm/mo · ≈ $43.4 PSF/yr USD) — China's tech and innovation core. **Wangjing** (prime, ~¥240/sqm/mo · ≈ $37.2 PSF/yr USD) — International HQ and Korean business cluster. **Financial Street** (trophy, ~¥360/sqm/mo · ≈ $55.8 PSF/yr USD) — State-owned banking and finance core. **Lize Business District** (prime, ~¥220/sqm/mo · ≈ $34.1 PSF/yr USD) — Trophy expansion frontier.

Key facts

city	Beijing
country	China
region	APAC
classARentLocal	320 CNY/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$45/sqft/yr
vacancy	18.5%
typicalLeaseYears	5
typicalRentFreeMonths	8
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	5.6%
trophyCount	3
primeCount	2

Frequently asked questions

How many Class A submarkets are in Beijing?: 5, ranging from trophy (CBD (Guomao)) down to established and emerging clusters.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
JLL Office Insight — JLL
Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
Savills World Research — Savills
Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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