Juicebox and Newmark Show Software and Tech Dominate Talent Searches in San Francisco, With Office Leasing Tracking Toward 30-Year High
Juicebox, with Newmark Research contributions, released a report showing San Francisco office leasing jumped 37% year-over-year in H1 2026 to 7.9 million square feet, tracking toward a projected 15.9 million square feet for the year — a potential 30-year high. Software dominated talent demand, appearing in 27% of San Francisco recruiter searches, and average lease size hit 20,388 square feet, the highest since 2019, while vacancy fell in both quarters.
Key figures
- Revenue
- $3.6 billion
- Leasing yoy growth
- 37%
- Average lease size sqft
- 20388
- Sf leasing sqft h1 2026
- 7.9 million square feet
- Juicebox searches h1 2026
- 33370
- Software share of searches
- 27%
- Tech ai expansion leasing sqft
- 390,000 square feet
- Projected full year leasing sqft
- 15.9 million square feet
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