Traditional office space, Hong Kong
Whole floors in Hong Kong, priced within 24 hours
A floor of your own on a direct lease, fitted to your plan, at a rent we negotiate for you. Traditional space is not sold from a price list, so this one starts as a brief rather than a search. Tell us the headcount, the districts and the timing, and a broker comes back with priced options in 24 hours.
The brief
Tell us what the floor needs to do
What this covers
Traditional space, without the traditional search
A traditional office is a direct lease with the building owner. You take the floor bare or partly fitted, you fit it out to your own plan, and you sign for two or three years or longer. Nothing is included: no reception, no cleaning, no furniture, no internet. What you get instead is the whole floor at the building's own rate, your own name at the lift lobby, and a cost per person that falls the bigger the team gets.
The reason it is hard to shop for is that none of it is published. Landlords quote on request, the asking rent is rarely the agreed rent, and the incentives sit in the parts nobody advertises: the rent-free period, the fit-out contribution, the break clause. Two identical floors in the same tower can land three months of free rent apart.
That is the part we do. We hold the rates across the market from our own quote records, we know which landlords are moving and by how much, and we put your requirement to all of them at once rather than one at a time.
Every building, not one agent's list
We put the same brief to the landlords and the operators, so you see the whole market side by side.
Priced options in 24 hours
Real floors with real numbers, including the rent-free and the fit-out contribution, not just an asking rent.
We negotiate the terms
Rent, incentives, break clause and reinstatement. Our clients save up to 32% against going direct.
No fee to you, ever
We are paid by the landlord or the operator on completion. Your price never goes up because we are in it.
How it works
One brief. We handle the rest.
- Tell us the briefHeadcount, districts, budget, when you need to be in, and how long you want to commit.
- Priced options in 24 hoursThree to five floors that actually fit, each with the rent and the incentives the landlord will agree to.
- Visit the ones you likeWe book the viewings, we come with you, and we tell you what the floor plan will really seat.
- We negotiate, you signRent, rent-free, fit-out contribution and break clause, all the way to the lease.
Serviced or traditional
Which one actually fits
Most teams under twenty people are better off in a serviced office, and most teams over forty are better off on a lease. In between it turns on how long you can commit and how much fit-out you want to pay for.
| Traditional lease | Serviced office | |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | Two to three years, sometimes longer | One month to two years |
| What is included | The bare floor. You add everything else. | Furniture, reception, cleaning, internet, meeting rooms, utilities |
| Upfront cost | Fit-out, deposit of three to six months, agency and legal | One or two months deposit and a set-up fee |
| Time to move in | Three to six months, mostly fit-out | Days |
| Cost per person | Falls as the team grows | Flat per desk, whatever the size |
| Best when | Forty people or more, a settled headcount, and a brand you want the floor to carry | Under twenty people, a headcount that could move either way, or you need the space this month |
Not sure which side you fall on?
Give us the brief once and we price both, so you can see the real difference over three years rather than argue it in the abstract.
What we need from you
Four things and we can start
How many people
Today, and what you expect in two years. It sets the floor size and the whole shape of the deal.
Where
One district or a few. We will tell you what the same requirement costs in each of them.
When
Your current lease expiry, or the date you need to be in. Traditional space needs the runway.
What you can spend
Monthly, all in. If the number does not reach the market we will say so on the call rather than after the viewings.
Before you enquire
Questions about traditional office space
How much does traditional office space cost in Hong Kong?
It is quoted per square foot per month on lettable area, and it moves by building and by floor, not just by district. On top of the rent you carry management fees, government rates, your own utilities and the fit-out. A useful rule is that the all-in monthly cost per person on a lease only beats a serviced office once you are past roughly twenty people, and the gap widens from there.
We price your actual requirement rather than quote an average, because the incentives are where the real difference sits.
How long does it take to move in?
Three to six months in most cases. Finding and agreeing the floor is the quick part, usually four to six weeks. The fit-out is what takes the time, along with the landlord approvals that go with it. If you need to be in sooner, a serviced office covers the gap and we can run both in parallel.
What is a rent-free period, and how much should I get?
It is the months at the start of the lease where you pay no rent, meant to cover your fit-out. It is negotiated, not published, and it moves with how much space the landlord has standing empty. Two identical floors in the same tower can land three months apart on this alone, which is why we put your requirement to every building at once.
Do I need an agent if I already know the building I want?
You still need someone quoting the rest of the market, because that is what sets the number the landlord will actually agree to. It also costs you nothing to have us do it: the fee is paid on the other side, and your rent does not go up because we are in it.
Is Nextspace free?
Yes. The landlord or the operator pays us on completion. You never pay us, and you never pay more than you would going direct.
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