What is 可租赁总面积（GLA）?
商业建筑中专为租户使用设计的可出租总面积，不含公共区域和结构墙体，是零售商场、写字楼和工业地产报价和估值的标准面积计量单位。
Description
Gross Leasable Area measures the total rentable space within a commercial building that can be leased to tenants. It includes the tenant's private area plus their proportional share of common facilities but excludes structural elements, vertical penetrations, and building management spaces.
Dubai's major retail assets like Dubai Mall (approximately 5.9 million sqft GLA) and Mall of the Emirates (2.4 million sqft GLA) are benchmarked globally by their leasable area. For office towers in DIFC or Business Bay, GLA determines the revenue-generating capacity. A tower with 500,000 sqft GLA at AED 180/sqft generates potential gross rental income of AED 90 million annually.
Built-up area (BUA) includes walls, columns, and common areas, making it larger than GLA. In Dubai, residential properties are typically quoted in BUA, while commercial leases reference GLA. The ratio between GLA and BUA, known as efficiency ratio, ranges from 70-85% in well-designed buildings. Higher efficiency means more rentable space per total built area.
How to interpret
For retail property investors, GLA determines the rent-generating capacity of the asset. When evaluating commercial property, calculate the effective rent per square foot of GLA to compare across different buildings. A lower quoted rent on a building with lower efficiency (smaller GLA relative to BUA) may actually be more expensive on a usable-space basis.
迪拜市场背景
Dubai's major retail assets rank among the world's largest by GLA. Dubai Mall alone exceeds most European cities' entire prime retail GLA. This scale gives anchor tenants significant negotiating power. For investors in mixed-use buildings, ground-floor retail GLA is particularly valuable because footfall from residential and office tenants creates built-in customer traffic.
Frequently asked questions
The total floor area within a commercial property designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, measured in square feet or square metres, excluding common areas like lobbies and hallways.
Gross Leasable Area measures the total rentable space within a commercial building that can be leased to tenants. It includes the tenant's private area plus their proportional share of common facilities but excludes structural elements, vertical penetrations, and building management spaces.
For retail property investors, GLA determines the rent-generating capacity of the asset. When evaluating commercial property, calculate the effective rent per square foot of GLA to compare across different buildings.
Dubai's major retail assets rank among the world's largest by GLA. Dubai Mall alone exceeds most European cities' entire prime retail GLA.
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The ratio between GLA and BUA, known as efficiency ratio, ranges from 70-85% in well-designed buildings. Higher efficiency means more rentable space per total built area.
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