Fulton Market is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Chicago with average asking rent around $65/sqft/yr.
Tech-and-creative spine northwest of the Loop. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: $65/sqft/yr
Fulton Market has transformed from the historic meatpacking district into Chicago's tech-and-creative spine. Google's Midwest HQ anchors the cluster.
Tech (Google anchor), advertising, food and beverage HQs.
20-40,000 sqft floor plates.
CTA Pink/Green at Morgan; Union Station 10-minute walk.
Walking distance to Union Station and Ogilvie.
Time Out Market, Restaurant Row, Soho House.
Fulton Market is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in Chicago, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around $65/sqft/yr. Compared with the broader Chicago Class A stock, Fulton Market typically attracts Tech (Google anchor), advertising, food and beverage HQs and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Fulton Market: West Loop, The Loop, River North, West Loop Gate. The full Chicago submarket atlas is at /cities/chicago.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Fulton Market, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Chicago Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Miriam Hollander — Lead market analyst. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.