Carlsbad, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Explore 199 listings of Carlsbad commercial real estate to find the best space for your business.

2774 Jefferson St

2774 Jefferson St, Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

1,350 SF
Year Built

1968
For Sale

$1,800,000
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Poinsettia Village Center

7220 Avenida Encinas, South Beach, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

20,688 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,200 SF
Year Built

1989
For Lease

$31.80 - $34.20/SF/YR
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1938 Kellogg Avenue
Arens Group Workplace
1938 Kellogg Avenue, Carlsbad, CA
Services

Open Workspace

Meeting Room

Private Office
Amenities

Business address

Catering

Complimentary coffee & tea

Ergonomic furniture

High-speed wifi

Kitchen

Mail services

Outdoor areas

Patio

Pet friendly
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FOR SALE OR LEASE | Office Building with Income

5860 Owens Avenue, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

17,054 SF
Year Built

2001
For Sale

$4,425,000
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Carlsbad Commerce Center

5120-5122 Avenida Encinas, Carlsbad Ranch, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

12,872 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

4,033 SF
Year Built

1982
For Lease

$28.20/SF/YR
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Atlantic Aviation

2100 Palomar Airport Rd, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

1,579 SF
Year Built

2006
For Sale

$250,000
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Palomar Commons

Palomar Airport Rd & El Camino Real, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Retail

1,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,000 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Carlsbad Oaks North - Lot 15/16 - Bldg. B

Whiptail Loop, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

71,200 SF
Availability

1 Space

71,200 SF
Year Built

2029
For Lease Contact for pricing
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390 Oak Ave.

390 Oak Ave., Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

11,800 SF
Availability

1 Space

613 SF
Year Built

1974
For Lease

$42.00 - $45.00/SF/YR
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The Grand

785 Grand Ave., Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

19,363 SF
Availability

4 Spaces

4,351 SF
Year Built

1988
For Lease Contact for pricing
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The Collection at Lionshead

3176 Lionshead Ave, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

12,176 SF
Availability

1 Space

6,391 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease

$1.50/SF/MO
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Camino Corporate Center

2325-2375 Camino Vida Roble & 6451 El Camino Real, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

147,351 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

21,148 SF
Year Built

1986
For Lease

$1.45/SF/YR
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Palomar Airport Business Park

2052 Corte del Nogal, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

46,892 SF
Availability

1 Space

46,892 SF
Year Built

1984
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Palomar Airport Business Park

6231 & 6241 Yarrow Dr, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

80,441 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,922 SF
Year Built

1978
For Lease

$1.55/SF/MO
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The Towers at Bressi Ranch - Bldg. K

6128-6142 Innovation Way, Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

20,726 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,111 SF
Year Built

2007
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The Norman Office Center

861 Grand Ave, Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

3,653 SF
For Sale

Subject To Offer
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Island at Carlsbad

5806 Van Allen Way, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Retail

42,151 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,894 SF
Year Built

2000
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Palomar 28

2120 Las Palmas Dr, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

5,160 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

5,160 SF
Year Built

1982
For Lease Contact for pricing
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6125 Paseo Del Norte
NextMed
6125 Paseo Del Norte #210, Carlsbad, CA
Services

Meeting Room

Private Office
Amenities

Cleaning services

High-speed wifi

Kitchen

Paper shredding services

Parking

Printer

Professional & social events

Refreshments

Rooftop deck

Shower
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6125 Paseo Del Norte

6125 Paseo Del Norte, Poinsettia, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

17,402 SF
Availability

1 Space

2,012 SF
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2620 Roosevelt St.

2620 Roosevelt St., Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Unassigned
Year Built

2000
For Sale Contact for pricing
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2380 Camino Vida Roble & 6353 El Camino Real

2380 Camino Vida Roble & 6353 El Camino Real, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

13,802 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

2,845 SF
Year Built

1979
For Lease

$1.60 - $1.70/SF/MO
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Crossings Corporate Centre

6005 Hidden Valley Rd., Poinsettia, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

71,563 SF
Availability Contact for availability
Year Built

2001
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Chase Bank

2219 Palomar Airport Rd., Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Retail

6,695 SF
Availability

1 Space

5,000 SF
Year Built

1983
For Lease Contact for pricing
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1917 Palomar Oaks Way

1917 Palomar Oaks Way, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

46,236 SF
For Sale

$11,674,000
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5924 Balfour CT

5924 Balfour CT, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

14,377 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

14,377 SF
Year Built

1993
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Oaks East Business Center

5910 Sea Lion Place | Carlsbad, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

1,717 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Camino Corporate Center

2385 Camino Vida Roble, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

28,042 SF
Availability

5 Spaces

16,715 SF
Year Built

1984
For Lease

$1.90/SF/MO
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Freestanding Industrial Flex Building Adjacent to Bressi Ranch

2776 Loker Ave W, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

19,287 SF
For Sale

$6,750,450
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Paseo Carlsbad

Car Country Drive, Carlsbad Ranch, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Retail

3,625 SF
Availability

1 Space

3,625 SF
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Jefferson Professional Building

2910 Jefferson St., Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

10,904 SF
Availability

2 Spaces

1,745 SF
Year Built

1987
For Lease Contact for pricing
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959-981 Tamarack Avenue

959 Tamarack Ave, Olde, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Retail

80,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,800 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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The Reserve

2333 State St., Village, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

17,000 SF
Availability

1 Space

7,125 SF
Year Built

1977
For Lease Contact for pricing
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5841 Edison Pl.

5841 Edison Pl., Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

18,732 SF
Availability

1 Space

1,786 SF
Year Built

1990
For Lease

$22.20/SF/YR
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Freestanding Industrial Flex Building Adjacent to Bressi Ranch

2776 Loker Ave W, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

19,287 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Evolve | Carlsbad Oaks North Lot 3

Whiptail Loop, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial
Availability

1 Space

24,772 SF
For Lease Contact for pricing
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The Towers at Bressi Ranch - Bldg. P

6186-6198 Innovation Way, Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

24,399 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

10,902 SF
Year Built

2007
For Lease Contact for pricing
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2300 Faraday Avenue

2300 Faraday Ave, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

13,260 SF
Availability

1 Space

13,260 SF
Year Built

1994
For Lease

$1.40/SF/MO
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2325 CAMINO VIDA ROBLE

2325 CAMINO VIDA ROBLE, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, CARLSBAD, CA
Property

Industrial

17,513 SF
Availability

1 Space

11,428 SF
Year Built

1981
For Lease Contact for pricing
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Palomar Tech Center

2463-2465 Impala Dr., Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

15,040 SF
Availability

1 Space

15,040 SF
Year Built

1984
For Lease Contact for pricing
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3150 El Camino Real

3150 El Camino Real, Tamarack Point, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

12,631 SF
Availability

3 Spaces

15,339 SF
Year Built

1983
For Lease

$2.25 - $27.00/SF/YR
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1241 Carlsbad Vilage Drive

1241 Carlsbad Vilage Drive, Olde, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Office

6,288 SF
For Sale

$2,799,000
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2715 Loker Ave W

2715 Loker Ave W, Industrial Corridor - City Centre, Carlsbad, CA
Property

Industrial

11,472 SF
Availability

1 Space

11,472 SF
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Frequently Asked Questions

Commercial real estate is a broad category that includes a high variety of space types designed to meet the needs of various industries of the local economy and their specialized subsectors, as presented in our real estate 101 guide to types of commercial real estate. However, there are three main categories that you are most likely to come across: office, retail, and industrial space.

Modern office space is typically organized over large floor plates bound by high ceilings and large windows for an abundance of natural light and is located in transit-oriented developments with good access to multiple modes of transportation, so as to facilitate employee commute. The Carlsbad commercial real estate market incorporates 4,693,969 square feet of office space across 90 buildings.

Office buildings can also accommodate coworking spaces, which are shared office options that typically cater to the needs of small, startup businesses that require flexible workspaces, a concentration of amenities, and services that can be accessed on an occasional or short-term basis.
Retail space includes shopping malls, department stores, street retail, or specialty stores dedicated to a narrow range of products. Such properties are typically located in high foot-traffic and/or car traffic areas, to facilitate customer access. The Carlsbad commercial real estate market includes 1,576,984 square feet of retail space in a variety of settings.
Industrial property most often serves businesses operating in manufacturing or logistics and generally consists of large open spaces located within good access to roads, railways, freight airports or regional water ports. Industrial space listings can include warehouses, manufacturing plants, distribution centers, flexible industrial space, or even data center facilities. Across the Carlsbad market, there is a total of 3,847,188 square feet of industrial property.

The listing inventory in Carlsbad incorporates commercial real estate for lease and for sale of almost all property types and subtypes. However, you’ll find some categories offer more rental or investment opportunities than others.

The largest share of commercial real estate space for lease in Carlsbad is represented by Office space, which accounts for 1,465,811 square feet of available listings. Industrial space available in Carlsbad adds up to 1,426,209 square feet.

Meanwhile, most of the listings of commercial property for sale in Carlsbad are in the Office category.

The price of renting or buying commercial real estate is influenced by a variety of factors, including: the property type (for example, office space is priced higher than other property types in most locations); the condition and asset class rating (property rated class A or above will typically command a higher price than lower grade classifications); the quality or the development potential of the property location; whether or not there is high demand for the type of commercial asset in question; and what the state of supply is relative to demand.

The average rent for commercial real estate space listed for lease in Carlsbad is $26.66 per square foot. However, this value does not offer enough perspective on its own, as you will find significant variation in prices across property types, property classes, and location, as well as other impacting factors. For instance, rent per square foot of office space in Carlsbad can vary greatly depending on the rating of the property from Class A to Class C, as well as across the city depending on the location of the asset. What’s more, each commercial property type makes its own rent market: while the average rent for office space rested at $36.01 per square foot, industrial space in Carlsbad saw average rents of $17.86 per square foot.

Whether you are looking for commercial real estate for lease or commercial property for sale, the best choice of location depends on the factors that are most relevant to your business strategy. A good thing to look for at the start, however, is the areas of the city that have the highest concentration of your preferred type of property, as these areas are generally well connected to the amenities and points of interest that are most relevant to each property type.

As such, there are several areas that you could consider to be the best location for commercial real estate in Carlsbad, depending on the property type you are interested in. The highest concentration of commercial space listings of any kind in Carlsbad is in the Industrial Corridor - City Centre neighborhood. But if we look at each commercial property type, we find that for office space, the best location is the Industrial Corridor - City Centre area.

Meanwhile, retail space opportunities are most abundant in the Rancho La Costa submarket. Alternatively, if you are looking for warehouse or other industrial space, consider looking at listings in Industrial Corridor - City Centre.

Select your preferred property type from the search filters menu at the top of the search page and then navigate the interactive map for a better view of commercial real estate availability in the locations most suited to your needs.

Regardless of whether buying or leasing commercial space is a new experience for you, there are significant benefits to working with a commercial real estate broker. In addition to saving you time and money, an experienced broker will contribute specialist knowledge of the local market, the property type you need representation for, and will handle negotiations on your behalf in your best interest.

To start, it is important for you to have a good understanding of what kind of broker you need. For instance, there are differences between a tenant broker and a listing broker. Also important at the start is to have a clear idea of what kind of space (or tenant) you are looking for and what (if any) particular needs and requirements you might have. And, while it is good to get a referral, you should interview several brokers to better gauge who you feel would best represent your interests.

CommercialCafe hosts listings from some of the most trusted commercial real estate brokerages in the country. Use the contact form available on each listing page or the contact details for the property representatives to reach out and start your search!

The profitability of a commercial real estate investment depends on a multitude of factors working together. These factors include the quality of the asset itself — which itself includes aspects such as location, property class, amenities, and the quality of the property management — to the local market conditions, the state of the local economy, the demand for that particular type of commercial property, and of course the costs of owning and maintaining it relative to what leasing rate or sale price you get from the property. Asking rents in the city went as high as $37.8 per square foot. In particular, the property type commanding the highest lease rates in Carlsbad was Office space.

Conversely, the highest sale price last year was $35,750,000 that is located at 2210 Faraday Avenue.

The average size of a commercial property in Carlsbad depends greatly on the property type and the location — geographical possibilities and zoning allowances have significant influence on how big developers can build. While there are outliers that break height or volume records in the city, we can look at some average sizes by property use:

In Carlsbad, the average size of an office property is 58,675 square feet.
Retail properties here incorporate an average of 78,850 square feet.
Industrial space in Carlsbad is in buildings that are, on average 54,960 square feet in size.

Carlsbad, CA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial real estate listings for rent in Carlsbad currently add up to 3,057,008 square feet. The market offers 83 active office listing(s), which amount to 1,447,118 square feet and account for 48% of commercial spaces on the market. Local retail availability includes 173,428 square feet across 18 retail space(s). Industrial space for rent opportunities in Carlsbad amount to 1,436,462 square feet across a total of 70 warehouse and other industrial listing(s).

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	83	1,447,118
Retail	18	173,428
Industrial	70	1,436,462

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

What’s more, if you are interested in making an investment in the local market, you can also find commercial real estate for sale in Carlsbad, CA. Currently, there is 260,646 square feet of commercial property for sale here , which includes 9 office building(s) for sale , 1 retail investment opportunity listing(s) , and 3 listing(s) of industrial real estate property for sale .

Property Type	Count of Listings	Total SF
Office	9	152,034
Retail	1	6,383
Industrial	3	67,102
Other	4	35,127

Carlsbad, CA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

Carlsbad has a robust and diverse economy fueled by a host of major medical, sports and software companies. The city also boasts a massive innovation community — a significant share of the patents issued in California originated in Carlsbad.

What’s more, as the home of the largest desalination plant in the U.S., Carlsbad is also a prominent clean tech hub. Companies such as Life Technologies, Genoptix and Callaway Golf drive the demand for commercial real estate properties in the city.

Public transit in Carlsbad is handled by the North County Transit District, which operates the SPRINTER light rail service and the BREEZE bus service. Amtrak also operates two stations in the city — Carlsbad Village and Carlsbad Poinsettia. Carlsbad is also serviced by the McClellan-Palomar Airport, which is located seven miles southeast of downtown. I-5 and California State Route 78 also run through the city through the west and north, respectively.

Carlsbad, CA Commercial Real Estate for Lease and Sale

Frequently Asked Questions

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Carlsbad, CA Currently Available Listings

Commercial Space for Lease Breakdown

Commercial Space for Sale Breakdown

Carlsbad, CA Commercial Real Estate Market Overview

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