Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon) is a established-tier Class A submarket of Zurich with average asking rent around CHF 50/sqft/yr · ≈ $55 PSF/yr USD.
Decentralized Class A at scale. · Tier: established · Avg rent: CHF 50/sqft/yr · ≈ $55 PSF/yr USD
Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon) hosts Switzerland's largest decentralized Class A cluster. Significant rent discount to the central CBD.
Tech, insurance, telecom, pharma satellites.
20-35,000 sqft floor plates.
Oerlikon S-Bahn (8 lines), Glattalbahn tram.
Strong residential reach into Glattal and Furttal.
MFO Park, Andreasturm retail.
Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon) is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Zurich, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around CHF 50/sqft/yr · ≈ $55 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Zurich Class A stock, Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon) typically attracts Tech, insurance, telecom, pharma satellites and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon): Bahnhofstrasse / Paradeplatz, Zürich-West, Seefeld, Altstetten. The full Zurich submarket atlas is at /cities/zurich.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Zürich-Nord (Oerlikon), 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 Zurich Class A leasing and to the established tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.