Houston law firms are playing an outsized role in sustaining the city's office market, particularly downtown, as other firms move farther out to be closer to workers amid the rise of hybrid work.
While many tenants are paring their spaces by as much as half as leases come up for renewal and relocating farther west, law firms are signing up for bigger, more expansive spaces and spending big money on remodeling. That trend was underlined by a new study from Savills showing that Houston now counts the most square footage per attorney of any other city in the country.
Source: Houston Law Firms Go Big On Space, Propping Up Office Market